Author Topic: I Wanna Know What You Want!!! (Read 1706 times)

Heather · « **on:** April 04, 2006, 02:50:25 PM »

I am what most people would call a car sales person, but I like to think of myself as simply a person who happens to sell cars for a living. I am affilated with the Sunny King corporation. We are one of the biggest car dealerships in the South. We sell Ford, Honda, Toyota, and Mitsubishi. We also carry a great selection of used cars. We buy in large volume so we are able to share discounts with our customers. I would like to take a different approach to the car business by actually asking and caring about what people want. Name your car, name your features, and name your price, and I will see what I can do. I would also appreicate you sharing your experiences with, thoughts about, or even complaints on the types of vehicles we sell.

KN · « **Reply #1 on:** April 04, 2006, 04:19:26 PM »

I think you should check with GB about advertisng on this site.

Graybeard · « **Reply #2 on:** April 04, 2006, 05:34:23 PM »

She has.

camsdaddy · « **Reply #3 on:** April 07, 2006, 01:36:42 AM »

I will say that I have never purchased a new car for myself or used from a dealer. However when my wife decided she wanted something new we shopped around well after trying everywhere we decided on a Saturn (have a 3 since) well it came down to the low pressure sales I dont want anyone telling what I have to do or when and how I must spend my money. Well I would say low pressure at the sale and then super service after the sale I could call three years later and ask for JJ and he would always reply "well how is De doing" woah Im a person and he remembers my wifes name that says to me he wants my business. No gimmicks no hassling, no frills just good old fashion business and service.

Heather · « **Reply #4 on:** April 07, 2006, 11:04:48 AM »

Camsdaddy,

I totally agree with you on the fact that low pressure sales and great service during and after the sale are crucial. I think that it is wonderful that you have found a good sales person. They are hard to come by. Most people these days do not care about what the customer wants; they just want to make a sale. I appreciate your thoughts, and congratulations on finding a salesman who cares. That is half the battle these days.

Heather

Greybeard · « **Reply #5 on:** April 07, 2006, 12:48:43 PM »

Heather I want a new fully equipped 4x4 Excursion and I want it for $2000 total out the door. Let me know when to drop by and pick it up. I'll even let ya drive my Toyota back home for me. :-D

Keith L · « **Reply #6 on:** April 07, 2006, 01:45:47 PM »

If you give me the same deal as Greybeard I will drive down from Wisconsin to pick it up!

My trade in is the picture under my name.

Heather · « **Reply #7 on:** April 07, 2006, 02:34:21 PM »

GB,

I can work with you on that. I will get you the tires and rims for $2000, and a picture of the rest of the vehicle. I do not have any problem driving your truck back to my house in exchange. :lol: Also, I think I can even manage to get Keith the same deal.

Heather

Chris · « **Reply #8 on:** April 07, 2006, 02:49:02 PM »

Can you find me another red & white '58 Ford F150 p/u for about a thousand buck$?

...Chris

wtxbadger · « **Reply #9 on:** April 07, 2006, 03:34:17 PM »

Heather,

Do you have any dealerships in Texas or close by? I am looking for a Toyota Tacoma double cab or Tundra Access cab with the manual shift transmission.

DirtyHarry · « **Reply #10 on:** April 07, 2006, 07:27:14 PM »

Quote from: Greybeard

Heather I want a new fully equipped 4x4 Excursion and I want it for $2000 total out the door. Let me know when to drop by and pick it up. I'll even let ya drive my Toyota back home for me. :-D

With all the Excursions sitting on the dealers lot around here, coupled with the facts that gas prices will likely be well noth of $3 a gallon here pretty quickly and my buddies wifes excursion is getting 10mpg highway/7-8mpg city, the dealer may give you a couple grand to take it off the lott.... :wink:

ihookem · « **Reply #11 on:** April 09, 2006, 03:40:25 PM »

Heather, I bought an 05 gmc diesel/ allison ex cab long box two months ago. I looked at 5 dealers. Three of the dealers had no knowledge of the trucks. They were all very nice people, but three did not know what an axle ratio was, the size engine, and lacked any ability to answer a question without spending five minutes looking it up or asking a manager. One really knew his stuff about Dodge, Gmc, and Fords. He even had exactly what I wanted, a Chevy diesel ext. cab long box with a manual trans. (very hard to find) but would not budge on the 30k price and it had lots of scratches on it like the owner fell asleep and drove into a bunch of small trees or a fence. He said he didn't notice the scratches when me and my wife mentioned them, but he noticed all the extras on it so we figured he was full of bs. I ended up buying from the general manager of a dealer that my brother went to school with. He really knew his stuff, a fanatic with trucks, he knew EVERYTHING about all three diesels. He knew enough to keep a few long box diesels on the lot too. When a salesman says I will give you the best price I can and beats everyone elses price ,knows more than everyone else and says I think this truck is your best bet but if you want me to order a new truck, any option I will get it for you unless they refuse to offer it at the plant. (He knew most all the prices of every extra without even looking it up in the book.) People like this are hard to find. So I bought the used one cause we figured a new one somewhat stripped would be 26 hundred more and 8 weeks to get. He even gave me a tour of the shop showing they service what they sell and has four of the best mechanics he can find and treats them very well to keep them there. I study very hard before I buy and he had everyone beat. I hope this helps you. I think in a nutshell HONESTY, KNOWLEDGE, and PRICE is what a person needs to sell cars. The dealer was 5 corners GMC in Cedarburg, Wisconsin and would recommend him to anyone.

Graybeard · « **Reply #12 on:** April 09, 2006, 05:42:49 PM »

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With all the Excursions sitting on the dealers lot around here, coupled with the facts that gas prices will likely be well noth of $3 a gallon here pretty quickly and my buddies wifes excursion is getting 10mpg highway/7-8mpg city, the dealer may give you a couple grand to take it off the lott....

This afternoon Heather was over and she and Mrs. GB were gathering up some flowers for her to take home and plant. She says Ford is dropping the Excursion. I guess it's not going over too well. Really matters not to me I guess as it's way outta my price range anyway.

Heather · « **Reply #13 on:** April 10, 2006, 07:46:36 AM »

Quote from: Chris

Can you find me another red & white '58 Ford F150 p/u for about a thousand buck$?

...Chris

Chris,

I will look and see what I can do, but you best bet is to keep dreaming. :-D

Heather · « **Reply #14 on:** April 10, 2006, 07:54:16 AM »

ihookem,

I agree with you that honesty is key. Knowlege and price are also very imporntant. It is a shame that you could not find that in a sales person and had to go through a General Manager, but at least you got what you wanted. Thank you very much for your advice.

Heather

Heather · « **Reply #15 on:** April 10, 2006, 07:56:28 AM »

Quote from: wtxbadger

Heather,

Do you have any dealerships in Texas or close by? I am looking for a Toyota Tacoma double cab or Tundra Access cab with the manual shift transmission.

I have access to many Toyota trucks. Do you want a new or used one?
We do deal with dealerships in Texas, so just give me the specifics of exactyly what you want, and I will see what I can do.

wtxbadger · « **Reply #16 on:** April 10, 2006, 09:08:58 AM »

Heather,

Thank you for responding to my post. My wife and I live in Midland, Texas and have been looking primarily for a new or used Tacoma double cab with the manual transmission. We have looked at several with the automatic and do not want the Prerunner either, just a two wheel drive with the manual transmission, air, etc. would be good. We have yet to find one with the stick shift, but are still looking for one to test drive. The dealers around seem to be interested only in selling top of the line models and when we say we want a stick shift they pretty much tune out and don't to go to effort of finding one. The only thing we asked of them before signing the dotted line is the opportunity to test drive one with the manual tranny. New trucks are a considerable investment these days, and before we spend such a large sum of money we want to make sure it is exactly what we want.

Thanks

Heather · « **Reply #17 on:** April 11, 2006, 09:37:27 AM »

wtxadger,
The only problem with getting a Tacoma Double Cab for you would be the fact that they did not start making them with a manual transmission until 2005. Finding a used one will be quite difficult for the next couple of years. The dealerships are limited as to how many they can order new. They will always be able to order one that is already sold, but I understand your need to drive before you buy. I personally would not pruchase something I was not sure I wanted. I will keep an eye out for you, but I can not make any promises.

Heather

wtxbadger · « **Reply #18 on:** April 13, 2006, 01:00:53 PM »

Heather,

Thanks for keeping a weather eye out for one of these. From what we have seen here it appears it will be harder to find what we are looking for than we thought.

wtxbadger

Heather · « **Reply #19 on:** April 15, 2006, 10:06:07 AM »

If finding anything was as easy as we thought, then there would be no place in the work force for sales people.

Heather · « **Reply #20 on:** April 17, 2006, 05:36:55 AM »

Sunny King Ford here in Bama is having a HUGE tent sale this week. We are anticipating selling close to 20 vehicles per day which is about 100 total. As we all know, in the car business, we usually do not sell a car without getting one in its place. The great thing about trade ins is that now I will have an even larger selection of pre owned vehicles to search through to get you the vehicles you want. If I haven't found the vehicle you want, do not give up on me yet. Also, now would be a good time to let me know if you are looking for a vehicle while I have this huge inventory.

Heather

jjrobo · « **Reply #21 on:** April 19, 2006, 01:08:43 PM »

I'm looking for a 4x4 Tundra, I'll shoot you a PM with my email and see if you can help me in Michigan.

Jeff

magooch · « **Reply #22 on:** April 20, 2006, 04:37:37 AM »

Okay Heather, I've been trying to buy a new Toyota Tacoma the way I want it for over two years.

All I want is a 4 cylinder, stick shift, access cab, with manual windows, 2 wheel drive and I want it in radiant red. I have tried every dealer from here to Missouri and back. I even talked to the Toyota regional manager for the Northwest. I was told that it is not possible to get what I want in red, or with manual windows.

I finally found a dealer in Chehalis, Washington who has tried to special order what I want, but he says that I will probably have to get it in white.
Anyway, I'm still waiting (it's been two months) to hear whether the factory has accepted the order.

The question I have is what kind of marketing morons are working for Toyota? What is so G** D**ned special about red that you can only get it in a 4 wheel drive, a V6, or a Sport Runner?

I am totally disgusted with manufacturers who say you can have it our way, or not at all. I bought my wife a Hyundai Tucson after finding out that Honda, Toyota, Chevrolet and some others could not and would not build a two wheel drive with a sun-roof and tinted windows; you could only get those items if you also got it in 4 wheel drive.

It seems that Hyundai is the only outfit that says you can have it your way. I wish they built a mid-sized pickup.