Truck salesmen are idiots
I've got a new trailer on order, a Laredo 322RL. At 36 ft and 7500 lbs I know it's going to be a stretch for my current tow vehicle, a 6.2L Tahoe. So I had a little time yesterday and stopped by a c...
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JALLEN4 wrote:
Car/Truck dealerships are not amusement parks nor are they Disney Land rides. Millions were spent to build them and millions more to stock them. There is only one purpose for their existence and that is to make money. If the folks wandering through the inventory of unlocked vehicles are not constantly watched, a percentage of them will treat the vehicles as their own personal parts inventory which is very expensive for the dealer.
Salesmen are paid by commission which means don't sell...don't eat. They are not paid to wander silently along with you and if your absolutely not going to buy anything, you shouldn't be there wasting their time. At least 90% of trucks are purchased by people who know even less than the "idiot salesman" and the most important question they have is "Does it come in red?"
This is a very good point...in my experience if you're up-front that you're seriously just looking and not buying it often goes better. No need to waste their time and they won't waste yours trying to point you in the wrong direction to "buy something." Although sometimes hard to get a legitimate question answered once they know you're not in a buying mood.
