by "davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
Published 11/06/2017 at 15:42
by "davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
Published 11/06/2017 at 15:42
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We spend a month at a Jeep dealership on Long Island as they try to make their monthly sales goal: 129 cars. If they make it, they’ll get a huge bonus from the manufacturer, possibly as high as $85,000 — enough to put them in the black for the month. If they don’t make it, it’ll be the second month in a row. So they pull out all the stops.
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"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
11/06/2017 at 15:47, STARS: 2
This is a
great
episode and the drama is irresistible.
"CalzoneGolem" (calzonegolem)
11/06/2017 at 15:49, STARS: 1
I’m not an NPR listener but I try to not miss an episode of this show.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
11/06/2017 at 16:27, STARS: 1
It both makes you hate car salesmen and feel for them.
"RiceRocketeer Extraordinaire" (ricerocketeer2)
11/06/2017 at 16:53, STARS: 1
I don’t know if I ever want to set foot in a dealership again after that.
Also, how do the higher-end car brands avoid that massive sales pressure? It’s almost like night and day at some of those places.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
11/06/2017 at 16:55, STARS: 0
More the latter, for me. I will probably only ever buy a car from Craigslist.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
11/06/2017 at 17:05, STARS: 1
I get most of my “radio” in podcast form.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
11/06/2017 at 17:07, STARS: 0
Nope. Feel dirty just listening to some of it...
Some dealers are on the up & up, but it seems to be a very small number.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
11/06/2017 at 22:12, STARS: 1
It’s been a long time since I listened to This American Life. I just downloaded that episode. I’m looking forward to listening to it tomorrow.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
11/07/2017 at 08:57, STARS: 1
Enjoy!
"CalzoneGolem" (calzonegolem)
11/07/2017 at 09:01, STARS: 1
Seems like a good choice.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
11/07/2017 at 09:52, STARS: 1
I am!
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
11/07/2017 at 09:53, STARS: 0
Like I told O.C., it makes you both despise and feel for the salesmen.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
11/07/2017 at 10:05, STARS: 1
Honestly, that’s how I already felt. Car sales is a shit job, and many of them do shit things in response.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
11/07/2017 at 10:15, STARS: 0
Yup. I think I could be a good salesman (maybe?), but there’s no way I could or would work on full commission. I wonder how many car salesmen die an early death from stress...
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
11/07/2017 at 11:38, STARS: 0
I bet a lot of them do. Between the stress, and the smoking that they all seem to do.