Every time I read an article about dealerships or car sales...

"BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather" (bugeyedacura)
08/08/2015 at 10:17 • Filed to: None

I somehow forget what the comment section is like and lose faith in humanity again. Do people not realize that we have families and we’re just trying to do our jobs? Wtf.

DISCUSSION (24)

Wacko > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
08/08/2015 at 10:21

not all dealerships!

It’s like not all bmw drivers are asshats, but the stereotype is there for a reason.

In my experience, most dealerships, will try to take advantage of their customers. Sure they give a bad rep to the rest.

dogisbadob > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
08/08/2015 at 10:26

What wacko said

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > Wacko
08/08/2015 at 10:29

And what do you do for work sir? If you don’t mind me asking.

Khalbali > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
08/08/2015 at 10:29

I agree completely, I find myself spending less time here with all the hate towards “stealerships”, but I'm also moving over to the service side next month, no more sales for me.

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > Khalbali
08/08/2015 at 10:34

What prompted the switch and how did the conversation start?

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
08/08/2015 at 10:42

I find that it’s just the 5% ruining car sales for the other 95%. Most dealerships consist of good, honest guys who are just trying to make a living.

jariten1781 > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
08/08/2015 at 10:43

They’re not really railing against the ‘individuals’ They just frame it that way. What they’re truely bugged by is the opaque system of no set prices. It isn’t consumer friendly.

It’s the same with all those types of systems. Ex: people don’t hate ‘Bob’ the consumer advocate lawyer...they hate ‘lawyers’ because the law process is difficult to understand for a layman and occasionally produces non-intuitive results.

Wacko > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
08/08/2015 at 11:10

Ha you see, I work for the devil himself. I work for an insurance company.

Khalbali > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
08/08/2015 at 12:13

My production has been declining the last few months and I just don't have the mentality for it anymore, my sister was recently diagnosed with bipolar disorder and that made me recognize some of those tendencies in myself, so I just asked my GM if he had anything else I could do instead. They want me to finish this month in sales and then I'll probably just start at lube tech with our service department.

RallyWrench > Khalbali
08/08/2015 at 12:25

Got some news: the hate gets worse in service.

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
08/08/2015 at 15:40

Isn’t that how it always is?

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
08/08/2015 at 15:47

Yeah. Unfortunately, the fact that most people feel that dealership=stealership is simply because of bad experiences with the other 5%

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
08/08/2015 at 15:57

Its unfortunate. And I feel like most other industries don’t get the scrutiny that we do.

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > Wacko
08/08/2015 at 16:00

My dad sold insurance for 30 years. He actually cared a lot more about people than almost anyone else I ever met. Maybe it’s just you...

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
08/08/2015 at 16:03

Yeah. You should see the corners cut in other industries!

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
08/08/2015 at 17:53

Lies. Every last one of us is a monster who survives by eating the bank accounts of others.

Conan > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
08/08/2015 at 20:03

I think dealerships vary a lot. Most are run by decent people (though they take advantage of the relative ignorance of many customers). I worked in one like that and it sounds like you did too. The problem areas are like the ones I encountered in Louisiana assisting lawyers with a tort case. This dealership specifically screened for customers that couldn’t read and sold them flood/hurricane cars. You’d think this would be a few people but it was well over a hundred and it took years for them to be caught. Situations like that justify some criticism.

I’ve worked in a bunch of hated professions. I moved from used car sales to teaching. Just have to have a thick skin.

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
08/08/2015 at 20:13

I’ve also worked the food industry, retail, and corporate. Youd be suprised which one brought me the most sketchy people...

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > AMGtech - now with more recalls!
08/08/2015 at 20:13

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh. I’m working on something here.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
08/08/2015 at 20:59

Lemme guess, corporate.

Wacko > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
08/08/2015 at 23:43

Dude that should of read some not most, I just re-read my comment. My bad.

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
08/09/2015 at 00:05

Bingo

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
08/09/2015 at 09:26

That’s what I thought.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
08/13/2015 at 10:17

Hey, could you email me?