Ask a Car Salesman

omegadan · #1 03-11-2007, 01:53 AM

I read OOT a lot, and the issue of purchasing automobiles comes up her often. I work as a fulltime Internet Salesman at a Lexus dealer in LA. I would be happy to provide insight on both sides of the buying process as well as Lexus in general. Ask Away!

mbillie1 · #2 03-11-2007, 01:55 AM

Hook a fellow 2p2er up with a Lexus?

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Thremp · #3 03-11-2007, 02:00 AM

Can I just call a buncha places and get good price quotes?

TomCollins · #4 03-11-2007, 02:02 AM

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I read OOT a lot, and the issue of purchasing automobiles comes up her often. I work as a fulltime Internet Salesman at a Lexus dealer in LA. I would be happy to provide insight on both sides of the buying process as well as Lexus in general. Ask Away!

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How do the regular salesmen treat you compared to other salesmen?

Does the negotiation process differ when doing internet sales?

How much do you make?

suzzer99 · #5 03-11-2007, 02:05 AM

Why would I ever want to buy a brand new car? (as opposed get one that's a few years old for much less)

McShove · #6 03-11-2007, 02:06 AM

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Why would I ever want to buy a brand new car? (as opposed get one that's a few years old for much less)

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Uh..if you have a ton of money? and want the new coolest model?

omegadan · #7 03-11-2007, 02:31 AM

mbillie, pm me if you are serious but absolutely.

omegadan · #8 03-11-2007, 02:33 AM

Thremp, the way I get my leads is from people who submit online for price quotes.
The way you make a sale is to give an aggressive price on a car you can actually produce. A lot of dealers will give out amazing numbers over the phone or internet but often won't produce at that price or overcharge elsewhere.
My goal is to stand out from the other salesman so I can make the deal on a 'real' car.

TomCollins · #9 03-11-2007, 01:29 PM

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Why would I ever want to buy a brand new car? (as opposed get one that's a few years old for much less)

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Cause I don't want to buy a car that some [censored] who doesn't take care of cars screws up. If you only want to keep a car for <5 years, used is probably wise.

Freakin · #10 03-11-2007, 05:41 PM

O:

Did you start this thread with the goal of convincing people that they should buy from you? Cause you're doing a REALLY good job of it.

Can you deliver a better price than most live salespeople?