tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926528617816553064.post65345136518143996..comments2024-03-28T00:09:07.600-06:00Comments on Well Seasoned Fool: Thunderbird SupercoupeWell Seasoned Foolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926528617816553064.post-39964643205473343142016-04-11T15:38:00.837-06:002016-04-11T15:38:00.837-06:00Made me feel all warm and fuzzy, it did. Also the ...Made me feel all warm and fuzzy, it did. Also the $1700 commission and qualifying for about $3,000 in spiffs and bonuses didn't hurt. Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926528617816553064.post-9254171246595077272016-04-10T18:58:11.423-06:002016-04-10T18:58:11.423-06:00Great story! :-) And good on ya for selling the T-...Great story! :-) And good on ya for selling the T-bird!!! LOLOld NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926528617816553064.post-24167643810322265682016-04-10T11:23:36.489-06:002016-04-10T11:23:36.489-06:00Don't expect any compassion from the dealer an...Don't expect any compassion from the dealer and salespeople. To them it is food on their tables.Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926528617816553064.post-19993381685363096032016-04-10T11:22:27.306-06:002016-04-10T11:22:27.306-06:00Buying a vehicle is stressful. If you are a AAA me...Buying a vehicle is stressful. If you are a AAA member, their buying service is an option. From the salesman side I know the markups the customer pays is on the low side. Not free, but not unreasonable. Other buyer services? Don't know. Check with your credit union.Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926528617816553064.post-27150327790087828602016-04-10T11:07:45.537-06:002016-04-10T11:07:45.537-06:00I never feel happy when I leave a dealership. No ...I never feel happy when I leave a dealership. No matter how good a deal I think I got, all I have is the world of the salesman. I can't help but feel I missed something or could have pushed back a little more. Even if they paid me to take the car/truck off their hands, I would feel that they should have paid me more.Coffeypothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02944074653548750642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926528617816553064.post-74409226966498924682016-04-10T08:01:20.661-06:002016-04-10T08:01:20.661-06:00Had two Towncars. Both went 250,000 miles. Never, ...Had two Towncars. Both went 250,000 miles. Never, and I mean never, gave book on a Continental trade in. They usually got parked in the wholesale row.<br /><br />I'd still like to own a MK8 but have never had a chance to "steal" one and I'm too cheap to pay retail.Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926528617816553064.post-64891047967800761412016-04-09T23:49:44.480-06:002016-04-09T23:49:44.480-06:00You just reminded me of the ten years I spent as a...You just reminded me of the ten years I spent as an automotive tech at a Lincoln/Mercury dealership in Portland during the 90's.<br />Oh the stories....<br />I was intimately familiar with all of those models.<br />Hated those damn Continentals with a passion. Miserable POS's.<br />I do fondly remember a short trip up The Gorge in a brand new Lincoln MK8 at 135 mph.<br />Those things were wicked fast.<br />Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15695733883033137146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926528617816553064.post-86311280215327178882016-04-09T18:10:11.733-06:002016-04-09T18:10:11.733-06:00And an ass in every seat.And an ass in every seat.Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926528617816553064.post-30352650268470664302016-04-09T17:05:00.069-06:002016-04-09T17:05:00.069-06:00Oh, yeah it is!
Or as my friend's Dad used to...Oh, yeah it is!<br /><br />Or as my friend's Dad used to say...."There's An Ass For Every Seat".drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926528617816553064.post-28297884839601390472016-04-09T05:36:32.022-06:002016-04-09T05:36:32.022-06:00Weird business. I was out of work and started sell...Weird business. I was out of work and started selling Suzuki Somesaults, er, Samurais, until the construction work came back and ended up spending 25+ years at it.Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926528617816553064.post-20279147958283510962016-04-08T23:00:29.557-06:002016-04-08T23:00:29.557-06:00Great story.
One of my best buddies back in Illin...Great story.<br /><br />One of my best buddies back in Illinois worked at the Pontiac dealership his Dad owned. I must have steered 50 clients to him over the course of a few years, all of whom bought a car.<br /><br />My Hot Rod buddies and I would buy all our GM parts there, as we got them for wholesale. What they lost in markup, they more than made up for in volume.<br /><br />It's where I bought my first brand new car, a 1973 Pontiac Trans Am. My buddy and I sat down, and I said "Read me the options list", and we went from there.<br /><br />And boy, have I got stories about the retail end of the car business....drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.com