Comments on: What you need to know before buying a new or used car http://autofix.com.au/blog/archives/159 Free Online Auto Repair Advice, Car Repair Tutorials and Automotive News n Views Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:00:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: auta ze szwecji http://autofix.com.au/blog/archives/159#comment-43591 auta ze szwecji Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:34:50 +0000 http://autofix.com.au/blog/archives/159#comment-43591 Very interesting article, i bookmarked your blog Best regards Very interesting article, i bookmarked your blog
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]]> By: craig http://autofix.com.au/blog/archives/159#comment-23443 craig Mon, 17 Dec 2007 04:25:02 +0000 http://autofix.com.au/blog/archives/159#comment-23443 Dean, I understand where you are coming from and I would like to believe that everyone in car sales has the same attitude as you towards your profession. I have been on both sides of the fence, working the largest dealers only auction in Brisbane and then working for myself as a mechanic doing a lot of car yard work. I'm not saying every salesman is the same but I can't get out of my head the number of times that I have seen sales completed with the salesman nice as pie to the customers face and when they have left having a great joke about how stupid the customer was and how much they had happily ripped them off for. I have seen this on many occasions with my own eyes. One instance that stands out in my mind is when a customer showed some interest in a EA Falcon that had been on their lot for months but then decided they preferred a later model. To sway them towards the 'pig' as they called it they took them for a drive in a EF that had it's gearbox stuck in 'limp home mode' and only had 3rd gear. They convinced the customer that all later model falcons where this gutless and the EA was a better buy for $5,500. Maybe I am being picky but I don't see this as ethical. Likewise I have seen this type of thing in the auto repair industry and I am sure this goes on in many other areas as well but I based that article on my own experiences. I understand that car sales has become more professional in recent times and I know that the few car yards that we did work for that had below average vehicles for above average prices have gone out of business and the caryard with the EA Falcon had to move to a different area simply because of their reputation, and they where quite happy to admit that this was the reason for the move. And by the way we haven't sold one copy of that guy's e-book!, so maybe my perception of the industry as a whole is all wrong, as I said I was basing the article on what I had seen go on. My intention is not to target car salesman as the only rogue operators around, I also have articles on how to avoid getting ripped off by mechanics so please don't take it as a personal attack on your chosen profession. Regards Craig Dean,
I understand where you are coming from and I would like to believe that everyone in car sales has the same attitude as you towards your profession. I have been on both sides of the fence, working the largest dealers only auction in Brisbane and then working for myself as a mechanic doing a lot of car yard work.
I’m not saying every salesman is the same but I can’t get out of my head the number of times that I have seen sales completed with the salesman nice as pie to the customers face and when they have left having a great joke about how stupid the customer was and how much they had happily ripped them off for. I have seen this on many occasions with my own eyes. One instance that stands out in my mind is when a customer showed some interest in a EA Falcon that had been on their lot for months but then decided they preferred a later model. To sway them towards the ‘pig’ as they called it they took them for a drive in a EF that had it’s gearbox stuck in ‘limp home mode’ and only had 3rd gear. They convinced the customer that all later model falcons where this gutless and the EA was a better buy for $5,500. Maybe I am being picky but I don’t see this as ethical.
Likewise I have seen this type of thing in the auto repair industry and I am sure this goes on in many other areas as well but I based that article on my own experiences.
I understand that car sales has become more professional in recent times and I know that the few car yards that we did work for that had below average vehicles for above average prices have gone out of business and the caryard with the EA Falcon had to move to a different area simply because of their reputation, and they where quite happy to admit that this was the reason for the move.
And by the way we haven’t sold one copy of that guy’s e-book!, so maybe my perception of the industry as a whole is all wrong, as I said I was basing the article on what I had seen go on. My intention is not to target car salesman as the only rogue operators around, I also have articles on how to avoid getting ripped off by mechanics so please don’t take it as a personal attack on your chosen profession.

Regards
Craig

]]> By: Dean http://autofix.com.au/blog/archives/159#comment-23439 Dean Mon, 17 Dec 2007 03:28:25 +0000 http://autofix.com.au/blog/archives/159#comment-23439 As a mechanic stick to fixing cars not scare mongering people for your own profit ,I get sick of hearing the same old stories .I`ve been in car sales for many years and while there`s still some shady characters out here you will find that an overwhelming majority of sales people are very professional in their approach .It is true that quite a few people walk in with no Idea of what they`re looking for ,but the job of the salesperson Is to ask the questions that alot of people have not asked themselves ,and many times once asked these question some people may realised they were looking for the wrong type of vehicle in the first place .As for mechanics ,I`ve found alot of the time they advise the purchase of cars they know that if there is a problem with that they will make a small fortune repairing it .I mean lets face it who`s trying to make a buck off a buyers insecurities right know SURPRIES a mechanic,enough said. As a mechanic stick to fixing cars not scare mongering people for your own profit ,I get sick of hearing the same old stories .I`ve been in car sales for many years and while there`s still some shady characters out here you will find that an overwhelming majority of sales people are very professional in their approach .It is true that quite a few people walk in with no Idea of what they`re looking for ,but the job of the salesperson Is to ask the questions that alot of people have not asked themselves ,and many times once asked these question some people may realised they were looking for the wrong type of vehicle in the first place .As for mechanics ,I`ve found alot of the time they advise the purchase of cars they know that if there is a problem with that they will make a small fortune repairing it .I mean lets face it who`s trying to make a buck off a buyers insecurities right know SURPRIES a mechanic,enough said.

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