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Who dislikes car salesmen.
« on: 30 January 2017, 17:48:33 »

Because, apparently, they could become a thing of the past for new cars. A few companies are now selling direct online (Hyundai have an ad running just now) and more may follow.
I never, ever buy a new car and, if I did, it wouldn't be online. But these things have a habit of catching on.
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Re: Who dislikes car salesmen.
« Reply #1 on: 30 January 2017, 18:15:14 »

Once we all use driver less cars, there will be no private ownership as it will be much cheaper to use as needed. :y
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Re: Who dislikes car salesmen.
« Reply #2 on: 30 January 2017, 18:15:57 »

Once we all use driver less cars, there will be no private ownership as it will be much cheaper to use as needed. :y
Not in our lifetime, old fella.
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Re: Who dislikes car salesmen.
« Reply #3 on: 30 January 2017, 18:36:01 »

Once we all use driver less cars, there will be no private ownership as it will be much cheaper to use as needed. :y
Not in our lifetime, old fella.

This will be here sooner than you think as there is too much money to be made for it not to happen. Ford is gearing up for early 2020's mass production.

Recent statistics show that Tesla self-driving cars has about 30% of the accident rate compared to their non-self-driving ones.
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Re: Who dislikes car salesmen.
« Reply #4 on: 30 January 2017, 19:13:39 »

Our resident pikey used car seller, that dodgy joshwyatt, is hard to dislike....

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Re: Who dislikes car salesmen.
« Reply #5 on: 30 January 2017, 19:28:25 »

Our resident pikey used car seller, that dodgy joshwyatt, is hard to dislike....

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Indeed, most affable if he answers the phone... ::)
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Re: Who dislikes car salesmen.
« Reply #6 on: 30 January 2017, 19:32:46 »

Once we all use driver less cars, there will be no private ownership as it will be much cheaper to use as needed. :y
Not in our lifetime, old fella.

This will be here sooner than you think as there is too much money to be made for it not to happen. Ford is gearing up for early 2020's mass production.

Recent statistics show that Tesla self-driving cars has about 30% of the accident rate compared to their non-self-driving ones.
No, it won't be here sooner than I think, anymore than the robots I used to see on tomorrow's world.
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Re: Who dislikes car salesmen.
« Reply #7 on: 30 January 2017, 23:10:32 »

In answer to the question I think we all dislike salesmen be they selling cars or carrots

They all must have a deep self loathing and feel that a ''career'' in sales is their penance ;D
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Re: Who dislikes car salesmen.
« Reply #8 on: 31 January 2017, 12:34:22 »

No point beating around the bush here  ::)

I do try not to jump down there throat when they come over because I know they are just doing a job to pay the bills ect BUT I really do hate ALL salesmen with a passion  ;D
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Re: Who dislikes car salesmen.
« Reply #9 on: 31 January 2017, 12:47:51 »

No problems with salesman of any type, just straight talk them & refuse to listen to any bullshit.
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Re: Who dislikes car salesmen.
« Reply #10 on: 31 January 2017, 14:16:27 »

I would like to come and have a look at your Nissan (the only one) tomorrow.

Dealer - Fine

So get the MIL up and ready and off we go, 90 minutes journey using pay motorway to save time. Had a bit of difficulty finding the place. Total time invested 5 hours.

here to look at the car.

Ah it isn't here, the customer is keeping it a few more days till his new car turns up.

For once in my life I could not speak.

Dealer. Pay me 300 euros and you can be the first to look at it next week.

Still couldn't speak. haven't been back

Car salesmen - love em.
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Re: Who dislikes car salesmen.
« Reply #11 on: 31 January 2017, 14:38:47 »


Some years ago I wanted to test drive a Volvo 960. A big but very powerful beast.

Got in the car with sales guy, started it up, and commented that the fuel light was on. Sales guy assured me it was ok and off we went.

No prizes for guessing what happened some miles away from the garage, requiring the very red-faced sales guy to call a colleague for ugent assistance.

 . . . . . yes I did buy the car, possibly the best (but thirstiest) car I've ever had

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Re: Who dislikes car salesmen.
« Reply #12 on: 31 January 2017, 14:44:29 »

Insignia VXR needed a £10 top up halfway through a three mile test drive in Sluff :o
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Re: Who dislikes car salesmen.
« Reply #13 on: 31 January 2017, 14:54:26 »


Some years ago I wanted to test drive a Volvo 960. A big but very powerful beast.

Got in the car with sales guy, started it up, and commented that the fuel light was on. Sales guy assured me it was ok and off we went.

No prizes for guessing what happened some miles away from the garage, requiring the very red-faced sales guy to call a colleague for ugent assistance.

 . . . . . yes I did buy the car, possibly the best (but thirstiest) car I've ever had



I can sympathise with that..

A couple years ago we used to have a Volvo 740 estate, big old beast of a car.... unbelievably thirsty....

HAD to put a minimum of £30 in the tank for it to last a couple of days, and I mean a couple of days too....

The only time it was economical is when I sold it to a fella a few miles away, and even he brought it back saying that its really thirsty and couldnt afford to run it (I did tell him it was thirsty) I refuesd to give him his money back (I couldnt anyway as we'd just bought a 50 inch Plasma TV with the proceedings...) he went away a bit disgruntled... Then rang at 3 in the morning to ask where the locking key was for the wheels... I genuinly didnt know coz I never needed or wanted to take the wheels off the thing....
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Re: Who dislikes car salesmen.
« Reply #14 on: 31 January 2017, 15:04:21 »

Going back about twenty years, a near neighbour had a 472 engined Cadillac for a while and he reckoned he might get to Maidstone and back on £10 worth of fuel. That's a round trip of 14 miles :o  Makes a V12 Jag look economical
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