Cars sales people doing funny things during a sale.
Discussion
For me:
1) Buying an Aston Martin DB7 when Aston were near the Ritz. Look around the car, brief bit of chat and there then follows a sort of first to speak loses pause....the salesmen then asks whether I am going to buy the car, I say yes and he then says in a cut glass English accent "Good. Now can you please f*** off!". Sounds rude - prob was - but very funny.
2) A friend who sold Porsches told me of the time he valued a part ex and the prospective purchaser dragged out a Parkers guide to "prove" the car was worth more than stated. The salesmen politely asked to look at the guide, threw it in the bin and with a smile asked whether they could have a sensible conversation regarding the part ex price.
Actually, perhaps thread should be titled along the lines of rude things they got away with.
1) Buying an Aston Martin DB7 when Aston were near the Ritz. Look around the car, brief bit of chat and there then follows a sort of first to speak loses pause....the salesmen then asks whether I am going to buy the car, I say yes and he then says in a cut glass English accent "Good. Now can you please f*** off!". Sounds rude - prob was - but very funny.
2) A friend who sold Porsches told me of the time he valued a part ex and the prospective purchaser dragged out a Parkers guide to "prove" the car was worth more than stated. The salesmen politely asked to look at the guide, threw it in the bin and with a smile asked whether they could have a sensible conversation regarding the part ex price.
Actually, perhaps thread should be titled along the lines of rude things they got away with.
Stu - B said:
2) A friend who sold Porsches told me of the time he valued a part ex and the prospective purchaser dragged out a Parkers guide to "prove" the car was worth more than stated. The salesmen politely asked to look at the guide, threw it in the bin and with a smile asked whether they could have a sensible conversation regarding the part ex price.
Different story if the Guide went in favour of the dealer though 
Stu - B said:
For me:
1) Buying an Aston Martin DB7 when Aston were near the Ritz. Look around the car, brief bit of chat and there then follows a sort of first to speak loses pause....the salesmen then asks whether I am going to buy the car, I say yes and he then says in a cut glass English accent "Good. Now can you please f*** off!". Sounds rude - prob was - but very funny.
There has to be more to that story? Aston salesman tells customer to f1) Buying an Aston Martin DB7 when Aston were near the Ritz. Look around the car, brief bit of chat and there then follows a sort of first to speak loses pause....the salesmen then asks whether I am going to buy the car, I say yes and he then says in a cut glass English accent "Good. Now can you please f*** off!". Sounds rude - prob was - but very funny.
k off? 
We had a weird experience at a Renault dealership a few years ago - nothing was too much trouble, multiple test drives in different engine sizes / trim levels, they just said "yes" to pretty well everything we asked, but somehow seemed disinterested. If it hadn't felt strange we'd have ordered a car there and then.
They lost the franchise at the end of the week, and closed shortly after.
I always ask franchised dealerships now if they're under notice of losing the franchise. Surprising how many can't or won't give a straight answer.
They lost the franchise at the end of the week, and closed shortly after.
I always ask franchised dealerships now if they're under notice of losing the franchise. Surprising how many can't or won't give a straight answer.
Wills2 said:
Stu - B said:
For me:
1) Buying an Aston Martin DB7 when Aston were near the Ritz. Look around the car, brief bit of chat and there then follows a sort of first to speak loses pause....the salesmen then asks whether I am going to buy the car, I say yes and he then says in a cut glass English accent "Good. Now can you please f*** off!". Sounds rude - prob was - but very funny.
There has to be more to that story? Aston salesman tells customer to f1) Buying an Aston Martin DB7 when Aston were near the Ritz. Look around the car, brief bit of chat and there then follows a sort of first to speak loses pause....the salesmen then asks whether I am going to buy the car, I say yes and he then says in a cut glass English accent "Good. Now can you please f*** off!". Sounds rude - prob was - but very funny.
k off? He is a good salesman. Witness this take on explaining deprecation.....
Buyer of new Aston Coupe sat in showroom c1997. Sale price £150K: "How much will this car lose in the first year"?
Salesman: When that car (points to car), goes through that door (points to showroom door), you will lose £50K. (Buyer went ahead with purchase)
Honesty indeed.
Ford salesman when my ex-wife was looking for a company car. We made it clear it was her company car but he didn't seem to be able to talk to her, just talked to me. I got bored with this so while he was making eye contact with me and talking I just turned around and walked off.
He was a little lost what to do next.
Guess what, we didn't buy from him, or from Ford.
He was a little lost what to do next.
Guess what, we didn't buy from him, or from Ford.
Stu - B said:
Wills2 said:
Stu - B said:
For me:
1) Buying an Aston Martin DB7 when Aston were near the Ritz. Look around the car, brief bit of chat and there then follows a sort of first to speak loses pause....the salesmen then asks whether I am going to buy the car, I say yes and he then says in a cut glass English accent "Good. Now can you please f*** off!". Sounds rude - prob was - but very funny.
There has to be more to that story? Aston salesman tells customer to f1) Buying an Aston Martin DB7 when Aston were near the Ritz. Look around the car, brief bit of chat and there then follows a sort of first to speak loses pause....the salesmen then asks whether I am going to buy the car, I say yes and he then says in a cut glass English accent "Good. Now can you please f*** off!". Sounds rude - prob was - but very funny.
k off? He is a good salesman. Witness this take on explaining deprecation.....
Buyer of new Aston Coupe sat in showroom c1997. Sale price £150K: "How much will this car lose in the first year"?
Salesman: When that car (points to car), goes through that door (points to showroom door), you will lose £50K. (Buyer went ahead with purchase)
Honesty indeed.
He said "go on then, but will you please sign the order and f
k off!" (said with smile on his face) I laughed and signed the order. Plus I ordered another car from him last month, honest human beings are nice to do business with.
NiceCupOfTea said:
Re:Parkers.
I know the trade laugh at it, but as a punter what are you supposed to do? You can't get hold of Glasses Guide, so what do you use for a guide?
Checking classifieds for prices is one thing, but not very convenient at an auction.
Do it in advance.I know the trade laugh at it, but as a punter what are you supposed to do? You can't get hold of Glasses Guide, so what do you use for a guide?
Checking classifieds for prices is one thing, but not very convenient at an auction.
You can get glasses guide prices on the net (I don't have the link to hand, it was off the Vauxhall site) and go through and check trade on that. Alternatively, you can gauge them pretty well by classifieds.
When buying at auction you need to do your homework before the auction. When you get there you need to evaluate the car and look for areas where it's had paint etc and then when it starts up and begins to move through check out the mechanicals as best you can.
By the time it's in the ring you need to know hat the trade price is and what you're willing to pay.
NiceCupOfTea said:
Re:Parkers.
I know the trade laugh at it, but as a punter what are you supposed to do? You can't get hold of Glasses Guide, so what do you use for a guide?
Checking classifieds for prices is one thing, but not very convenient at an auction.
I can see where you're coming from, but what's the point in taking something that's not accurate? In any case they (Glasses/Cap) are only guides, and not to be taken as gospel. I know the trade laugh at it, but as a punter what are you supposed to do? You can't get hold of Glasses Guide, so what do you use for a guide?
Checking classifieds for prices is one thing, but not very convenient at an auction.
As a side note, you're the reason people complain about auction prices then! Dealers love you paying silly money for part exchange snotters :P
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