I wish car salesman would stop saying these things
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I don't remember car salesman saying these things so often, but recently every car I've been to view the salesman has said.
"We sold this car to the owner originally and he part-ex'd it back to us"
"The previous owner actually upgraded to the same car" adding "he didn't know what else to get that was as good so bought another".
"We sourced this directly from a main dealer, it came in as a part-ex".
"The previous owner actually runs the owners club, he meticulously maintained it as he was a bit OCD about his cars".
I hear it so often it's not even believable anymore.
"We sold this car to the owner originally and he part-ex'd it back to us"
"The previous owner actually upgraded to the same car" adding "he didn't know what else to get that was as good so bought another".
"We sourced this directly from a main dealer, it came in as a part-ex".
"The previous owner actually runs the owners club, he meticulously maintained it as he was a bit OCD about his cars".
I hear it so often it's not even believable anymore.
AlexNJ89 said:
I don't remember car salesman saying these things so often, but recently every car I've been to view the salesman has said.
"We sold this car to the owner originally and he part-ex'd it back to us"
owner's now bored of it
"The previous owner actually upgraded to the same car" adding "he didn't know what else to get that was as good so bought another".
this one's now shagged out, and the owner has no idea what to get instead
"We sourced this directly from a main dealer, it came in as a part-ex".
not good enough for approved used. definitely shagged
"The previous owner actually runs the owners club, he meticulously maintained it as he was a bit OCD about his cars".
people in the owner's club know the reg off by heart, and refer to it only by the reg, and feel that it's a "club car" and that effectively they all have some right to it. Do not do anything to it, not even let it get dirty for they will rain down their fury upon you
I hear it so often it's not even believable anymore.
HTH "We sold this car to the owner originally and he part-ex'd it back to us"
owner's now bored of it
"The previous owner actually upgraded to the same car" adding "he didn't know what else to get that was as good so bought another".
this one's now shagged out, and the owner has no idea what to get instead
"We sourced this directly from a main dealer, it came in as a part-ex".
not good enough for approved used. definitely shagged
"The previous owner actually runs the owners club, he meticulously maintained it as he was a bit OCD about his cars".
people in the owner's club know the reg off by heart, and refer to it only by the reg, and feel that it's a "club car" and that effectively they all have some right to it. Do not do anything to it, not even let it get dirty for they will rain down their fury upon you
I hear it so often it's not even believable anymore.
As a car salesman myself, I find the conversation about another interested party a very difficult one. You don’t want to appear cliched, but you do have a duty to let each party know.
I just tell the truth (an odd approach to sales, I know), and if the customer thinks I’m trying to spin them a yarn, that’s their decision. Two customers last week obviously thought I was, and by the time they’d called back, both cars were sold to the other customer.
I just tell the truth (an odd approach to sales, I know), and if the customer thinks I’m trying to spin them a yarn, that’s their decision. Two customers last week obviously thought I was, and by the time they’d called back, both cars were sold to the other customer.
mac96 said:
It's not just car salesman; selling stuff must soften the brain. My house is for sale, and the estate agent actually described it as 'deceptively spacious'. I thought that was just a joke, but apparently not!
Can never decide whether ‘deceptively spacious’ is a compliment or a criticism.i.e the house looks underwhelming or the house is really well planned and practical.AlexNJ89 said:
I don't remember car salesman saying these things so often, but recently every car I've been to view the salesman has said.
"We sold this car to the owner originally and he part-ex'd it back to us"
"The previous owner actually upgraded to the same car" adding "he didn't know what else to get that was as good so bought another".
"We sourced this directly from a main dealer, it came in as a part-ex".
"The previous owner actually runs the owners club, he meticulously maintained it as he was a bit OCD about his cars".
I hear it so often it's not even believable anymore.
The Main Dealer cliche could well be true.Many main dealers have a policy based on age, and so don’t retail some quite nice cars, but pass them down to a good independent.This is especially true of small low mileage stuff like Hondas Micras and small Kias etc."We sold this car to the owner originally and he part-ex'd it back to us"
"The previous owner actually upgraded to the same car" adding "he didn't know what else to get that was as good so bought another".
"We sourced this directly from a main dealer, it came in as a part-ex".
"The previous owner actually runs the owners club, he meticulously maintained it as he was a bit OCD about his cars".
I hear it so often it's not even believable anymore.
Edited by Lester H on Friday 17th September 20:39
paralla said:
Let me speak to the sales manager and see what I can do.
,Dear me, that one’s as old as the hills, going back to the Dale Carnegie sales courses and manuals. They were much used by the former Rootes Group and I think Volvo at one time maybe as they originated in America. The ploy here is that the junior salesman or woman casts himself as your friend; hence the Sales Manager and even Dealer Principal become the ‘enemy’ to be beaten. The absurdity of this is that the sales person is out for as much as can possibly be wrung from the customer. Why do they still do it? Anyway I’ve not heard ‘back seat never been sat in’ for a while.
Edited by Lester H on Saturday 18th September 10:53
Edited by Lester H on Tuesday 21st September 16:33
Deep Thought said:
Local dealer to used the same patter all the time -
When you were buying the car it was - the right spec, the one to have, in demand, won't sit long.
When you traded it in the same car was - off the boil, unloved now, not the seller it once was, hard to find a home for.
Another was ‘ oh dear, we’ve got three of these round the back.’ ..and this was an Opel Manta Berlinetta.When you were buying the car it was - the right spec, the one to have, in demand, won't sit long.
When you traded it in the same car was - off the boil, unloved now, not the seller it once was, hard to find a home for.
Edited by Lester H on Friday 17th September 19:49
bigandclever said:
mac96 said:
It's not just car salesman; selling stuff must soften the brain. My house is for sale, and the estate agent actually described it as 'deceptively spacious'. I thought that was just a joke, but apparently not!
That just means “you’d think it would be bigger, but it’s not” 
Glasgowrob said:
The adverts I don’t mind
But pee off with the balloons I actively avoid any dealer with open tailgates and balloons these days
Balloons and bunting are a no. Boot open is a freshener or drying interior after wet valet. Careless sellers will stupidly leave ‘em open in poor weather though.But pee off with the balloons I actively avoid any dealer with open tailgates and balloons these days
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