Never judge a customer prematurely

"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg) 07/15/2019 at 16:42 • Filed to: None

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Not by how they look, dress, talk, or what they pull up in. Last week someone came to our Bentley dealership and traded this:

in on this:

Inb4 “I dOn’T SeE tHe DiFfErEnCe”

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 07/15/2019 at 16:50

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I mean, the price gap between a 911 Turbo Cabriolet and a Continental GTC V8  isn’t as big as you might think.

Montalvo > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 07/15/2019 at 16:52

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“Inb4 “I dOn’T SeE tHe DiFfErEnCe””

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 07/15/2019 at 16:52

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Congrats on not making the most obvious joke.

You went for the second most obvious one.

You get half a point.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 07/15/2019 at 16:52

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Trades in one VAG convertible, gets another.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 07/15/2019 at 16:53

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Yeah, one is white and the other is gray

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 07/15/2019 at 16:53

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Actually one is red and one is green.

XJDano > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 07/15/2019 at 16:54

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How much did they get for a trade in? Shoulda just kept it I’m thinking. 

Discerning > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 07/15/2019 at 16:55

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I’m genuinely curious how familiar the new owner was with some of the switches and dials.

P eople like to bring up how VAG shares those things among models and I wonder if the owner noticed, how quickly they noticed, and what their reaction was.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > XJDano 07/15/2019 at 16:56

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I don’t know what they got for trade, but they didn’t need it or the extra couple grand they’d get if they went through the hassle of selling it themselves.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Discerning 07/15/2019 at 16:56

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No clue

Future next gen S2000 owner > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 07/15/2019 at 16:58

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I see no dresses.

Gerry197 > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 07/15/2019 at 17:17

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No surprised at all. The rich folks I know are usually cheap, buy & drive regular cars most of the time. Maybe a better word is frugal or smart? Probably how they got rich in the first place.

Occasionally, they will treat themselves to some fancy car they will only drive on the weekends and will trade one of their regular daily driver’s towards it.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 07/15/2019 at 17:19

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Way back in the 90s I worked in a camper/RV dealership just a part time job cleaning the trade ins and shit

Anyhoo I remember one dude came in sandals track bottoms a wife beater and a suitcase

Dude paid for a new RV in cash

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Gerry197 07/15/2019 at 17:21

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A lot of wealthy people here in Omaha (including the buyer of the Bentley, who got it for his wife) don’t feel like they can be seen driving a fancy, flashy car. Uncle Warren set the tone of Omaha as a prosperous town, but one where, for decades, flaunting your wealth or any form of conspicuous consumption was deeply taboo. Over the last 5-10 years that’s begun to change noticeably, but it’s not gone.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 07/15/2019 at 17:21

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Only a minor price delta there. 

Berang > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 07/15/2019 at 17:24

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They traded down?

CaptDale - is secretly British > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 07/15/2019 at 17:24

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They are both VW drop tops.

Gerry197 > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 07/15/2019 at 17:25

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Totally agree. I have a lot of rich clients who buy real estate and income property, have millions in the bank, but their daily drivers are Camry’s and an old full size truck.

My best client is so cheap, he will try to negotiate prices when we go inside  a store, his wife won’t buy anything that isn’t on sale.

But when they do buy a car, they always finance at low APR, they never pay cash up front. They rather invest that money in something that makes money, especially at less than 2% apr.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Berang 07/15/2019 at 17:26

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No they traded the Bug in and got the Bentley not vice versa

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > CaptDale - is secretly British 07/15/2019 at 17:27

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SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 07/15/2019 at 17:29

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As an owner of a Beetle and a Ferrari, I agree with this statement. Granted, my respective vehicles are worth much less.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > Gerry197 07/15/2019 at 17:42

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By Somalian standards, I’m very rich... and yet I still drive a Honda Fit.

Gerry197 > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 07/15/2019 at 18:10

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That’s downright fancy with some of my millionaire clients.   

Y2K996Cab > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 07/15/2019 at 18:12

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My wife used to be a housekeeper for a couple who owned a nine million dollar condo in Sarasota as a vacation home. They had six luxury c ars permanently available for the few weeks out of the year that they were there. Bought a private jet just so their dogs would be able to travel more comfortably. The husband loved his Beetle Turbo convertible that he paid my wife and I to drive it to his Virginia ranch so he could drive it more often.

Chariotoflove > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 07/15/2019 at 18:16

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That’s kind of a switch to a different driving feel, I would think.  Both cool drop top cars, but with a different experience.  I kinda wonder why the wonder didn’t keep both.  Most of the time, we have to make a choice which property to indulge with a car purchase (luxury, comfort, sportiness, etc.), but this person wouldn't really have to make that compromise.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 07/15/2019 at 19:46

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In guessing some one just got out a college and managed to land a real  job. 

HammerheadFistpunch > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 07/15/2019 at 19:46

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i have never not will i ever understand the overlap between wealth and rv buyers. where do they get it? and why do they want to spend it on rvs?!

OPPOsaurus WRX > HammerheadFistpunch 07/15/2019 at 20:20

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They have run out of other ideas and/or Bob up the street got a 30' so now they need a 32'

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Chariotoflove 07/15/2019 at 20:50

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I would think the most obvious answer would be that they decided they didn’t want the Beetle  anymore. Just because it was different doesn’t mean it was equally desirable to them.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 07/15/2019 at 20:51

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Not at all what happened here

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 07/15/2019 at 21:28

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Some one cashed in their 401k? Lol

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 07/15/2019 at 21:39

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A little closer. Older couple with a ton of money but usually restrained shoppers, wife apparently had cancer that she’d beaten before return and her husband decided that, regardless of outcome, it’s time for them both to live a little.

haveacarortwoorthree2 > HammerheadFistpunch 07/15/2019 at 21:55

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Knew a super wealthy guy (think “could have purchased at least an NBA team” wealthy). Bought 3 expensive RVs - one for him and his wife and one for each kid/family. Their gig was to take an RV trip every year and spend a month traveling as a big family. Not what I would do, but it was a wonderful thing for his family to spend so much time together and see something new every year. 

HammerheadFistpunch > haveacarortwoorthree2 07/15/2019 at 21:56

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what is: what money is for?

Chariotoflove > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 07/15/2019 at 22:16

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I suppose. I just like to idly day dream about back stories for these kinds of things. 

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 07/16/2019 at 00:34

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That makes sense. Living on borrowed time, why not enjoy it.