Confessions of an RV Salesman
Confessions of an RV Salesman
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^^ Eggzactly!
And since the general aura around RV and auto dealer ships is that they're all crooks, from a business perspective, I believe that there is no honor in being honest because the guy down the street is going to sell ice to that eskimo if he doesn't. And, aside from possibly small town local dealerships, repeat clientele is likely not a priority either.
I mean, we walked into a car dealer last year, easiest sale ever for them, literally. Be only the 2nd brand new car out of dozens we've ever bought. Had a loaded checkbook, paying the advertised price for the car they had, period. No convincing needed, no financing "help" needed, no "education" about the features or comparable models or our needs or any of that bull chit.
I said, we want that car, now, cash, pull it out of the lineup, let me take a test drive, write it up, Merry Xmas to both of us, I expect my wife to be driving it to the mall in 1 hour.
FCK!, Still got passed around to a couple salesmen, still got an upsell? attempt at a used one similar to it, still got the financing speil, still had to threaten the guy writing it up with bodily harm if he didn't shut the f up about extended warranties, service plans, paint protection, interior protection, and a host of other things.
AND, they asked about trading in our car. Same model, 12 years old, I said, not interested, you'll offer me about 5 grand for it. Nope, let us check it out, it's in high demand, etc. After being hasseled like 3 times I gave them the keys. Fck again, took 45 min to get the d@mn keys back after they said they'd give me about 5 grand (sold it for 10 btw).
It's just how it is. If you find a person or dealer that isn't like that, they're the rare exception to the rule. FWIW, they don't make their money off the smart or informed, they make it off the uninformed and impulse buyers.
And since the general aura around RV and auto dealer ships is that they're all crooks, from a business perspective, I believe that there is no honor in being honest because the guy down the street is going to sell ice to that eskimo if he doesn't. And, aside from possibly small town local dealerships, repeat clientele is likely not a priority either.
I mean, we walked into a car dealer last year, easiest sale ever for them, literally. Be only the 2nd brand new car out of dozens we've ever bought. Had a loaded checkbook, paying the advertised price for the car they had, period. No convincing needed, no financing "help" needed, no "education" about the features or comparable models or our needs or any of that bull chit.
I said, we want that car, now, cash, pull it out of the lineup, let me take a test drive, write it up, Merry Xmas to both of us, I expect my wife to be driving it to the mall in 1 hour.
FCK!, Still got passed around to a couple salesmen, still got an upsell? attempt at a used one similar to it, still got the financing speil, still had to threaten the guy writing it up with bodily harm if he didn't shut the f up about extended warranties, service plans, paint protection, interior protection, and a host of other things.
AND, they asked about trading in our car. Same model, 12 years old, I said, not interested, you'll offer me about 5 grand for it. Nope, let us check it out, it's in high demand, etc. After being hasseled like 3 times I gave them the keys. Fck again, took 45 min to get the d@mn keys back after they said they'd give me about 5 grand (sold it for 10 btw).
It's just how it is. If you find a person or dealer that isn't like that, they're the rare exception to the rule. FWIW, they don't make their money off the smart or informed, they make it off the uninformed and impulse buyers.
