Most Stupid Thing Heard From a Nissan Dealer

onzedge · 02-27-2013, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by edub370

I don' get car sales people not knowing their product... U have like 8 total new products to know at factory sponsored dealership and if u don't know **** about a single one, i won't buy from u. Shows u don't care about doing your job correctly. Hell the basic brochure will tell u what u need to know about that vehicle

Not intimately knowing what one sells is poor salesmanship.

SS_Firehawk · 02-27-2013, 10:12 PM

Most car salesmen jump from dealer to dealer, so they have to constant relearn something else. Not very many stick to the same place.

SouthArk370Z · 02-27-2013, 10:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by onzedge

Not intimately knowing what one sells is poor salesmanship.

Kinky

122554 · 02-27-2013, 11:12 PM

The day I was picking up my Nismo, the salesman started asking questions like my address, phone, employer, etc.. Then he asked me for my SS# and how much I make. At this point I asked why he wanted the info. He tells me its for the finance company.

"What are you talking about? I'm paying cash!"

Haboob · 02-28-2013, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by dP3NGU1N

Me: Is this with or without the sport package?
Him: It isn't
Me: But it has the sport package wheels.
Him: All of them have the same wheels.
Me: (getting into the car) It also has SRM...
Him: Let me go ask my manager
Me: Can you also ask him to get me a new sales person.
Him: .........

Me: Thanks.

Had this at one dealership too (Coulter Nissan).

More:

(Coulter Nissan at a Stadium sale):
Me: "I'm here to check out the 2013 Z 6MT Base + Sport."
Dealer: "Those aren't even out yet."
Me: "Really? You have a Magma Red AT Base + Sport sitting just outside the stadium..."

Similar thing happened at Peoria Nissan.

Avondale Nissan:

Me: "I'm here to check out the 2013 Z 6MT Base + Sport in Midnight Blue."
Dealer: "We can order one, but you must agree to the price up front."
Me: "Is it possible to see a picture of it?"
Dealer: "No."
Me: "So you want me to agree to something I can't even see a picture of. May I ask you to call them, request a picture taken, and then email said picture to you right now?"
Dealer: "We can't do that."
Me: "Okay, what dealership are you getting said Z from, so I may go look at it. I'd like to not have to order one [proceeded to explain to him the ordering process and how long it would take over the holidays (thanks to this site and a knowledgeable dealership in Scottsdale, but they wouldn't play ball w/the pricing) and how I had to wait this long due to a refi. on my house]."
Dealer: "Well, you should have placed an order soon then [in a dickish tone]."
I walked out of the dealership at this point loudly explaining to my Dad who was with me that *salesman's name* was a complete jerk and didn't even know anything about the car.

Peoria Nissan:

Me: "I'm here looking for a 2013 Z 6MT Base + Sport in Midnight Blue."
Dealer: "The closest one is on the East Coast."
Me: I bring up Fontana Nissan and Planet Nissan's sites on my phone and email it to the dealer when I got home: "Show's that there's one in California and one in Vegas." Never received any response.

alcheng · 02-28-2013, 01:30 AM

Wow... I am

&

reading through the posts...

I think I am lucky cos so far those sale-rep I talked to knows about the product they are selling.

maybe that's why we pay more in Canada....

2xtreme1 · 02-28-2013, 01:43 AM

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Originally Posted by DEpointfive0

Another one that was AWESOME...
(I had a Maxima that was totaled and it sat at the dealershit, and they tried to sell me a new one, which I didn't mind)

So, they brought a white one and they guy, like every sales guy goes, clean CarFax, 1 owner... I do a quick walk around, feel the paint, and I noticed something not Kosher... Popped the hood, awesome, for SURE painted...
I told the guy, and of course, he says, CarFax CarFax!... (They REALLY love that dumb *** thing...)
I showed him the paint overspray on the door jamb and overspray on the battery, and asked "Oh, so this is the way cars are from the factory?" He thought I was retarded and brought the sales manager... Sales manager said, yep, it's been painted and got a little pissed that they bought a damaged car...

Next Maxima they brought... Guy says it's an SV (for non-Maxima people, S is BASE, SV is leather, foglights, turn signals on the mirrors, and home link?)
He brings it out, gunmetal and I said "Oh, so dealer added leather?"
"Oh no, this is factory"...
"Um... No... This is a base S with added leather, see the lack of foglights and mirror signals?"
"This is a special 2010 model, they offered just leather"
So since the manager was still hanging around waiting for me to see the second one. I asked if I could get a word with him privately. Brought him over to the car, showed him something and said... "Look your boy doesn't know a goddamn thing about these cars. I really doubt Nissan fúcked up the stitching" (the center console lid and the door panels are "leather" no matter what trim package you get, and the stitching is like browny-orange... The stitching on the seats was white... LOL!!!)
I also said, "by the way... Front bumper has been repainted, the rubber seal between the hood and the bumper is painted over"

He asked if I wanted a job or could teach their sales team how to ID their cars

LOLLLLL I'm @ work just laughing at this hahahaha

2xtreme1 · 02-28-2013, 02:05 AM

I finally remember one.
I was at a Nissan dealership tagging a long with my sister who was there to service her sentra.
I asked one of the sales guys if they had any Z in the new Magma Red. He is like yes we do we have one in the back.
Eager to see the color, we go to the back ...only to find out it is a solid red..LOL
Then I told him that was not the color I was talking about, and apparently he did not know anything about the Magma red.

I also always find it funny when i randomly for whatever reason show up the the z dealership and start looking at some Z and they come up to you asking if you want to buy it and you tell them " I already have one thank you" and they walk away all sad hahahah

tWeEzY · 02-28-2013, 02:45 AM

I can usually tell if the salesman knows anything about the car if they looked surprised when you use the remote window roll down feature.

Infamous · 02-28-2013, 03:07 AM

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Originally Posted by SS_Firehawk

When I first started looking around, my request was simple. Base Coupe SP model. They have me drive a pearl white touring sport convertible. Then asked me what it would take for me to take that car home... Not happening. We go inside, there is a Nismo. "You want to try this one?" Face palm... Fast forward a year, same dealership, new salesman. Same request. Pearl white touring SP... right next to it was a base sport in black. We get back from the test drive and I say, write me up for that black one.

Which dealership did this happen at? Henderson tried to scam me for a couple thousand dollars, so I left and bought my mb base at desert.

NitrousZ34 · 02-28-2013, 03:41 AM

I had a local dealer tell me that the Z is faster than the new Porsche 911

alcheng · 02-28-2013, 07:19 AM

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Originally Posted by NitrousZ34

I had a local dealer tell me that the Z is faster than the new Porsche 911

I bet you walked out of that dealersh!t faster than a Porsche 911.

b1adesofcha0s · 02-28-2013, 08:26 AM

3 years ago I went from MD to NJ to look at a used 2009 Maxima....

Me: This car has graffiti keyed onto the side and it has 5000 miles more than what was listed on your website. When I called I was told the pictures on the website were up to date and the car was in good condition. Can you lower the price somewhat to compensate for these things?
Salesman: That listing was posted over a year ago and the car has been here since then. We can't lower the price.
Me: And you never thought to update it or try to clean up the car a bit?
Salesman: ......
Me: Bye!

It was a good thing we made it a family trip to NYC for the weekend to visit other family otherwise I would have been extra pissed for wasting all that time to go there.

bfowlzr33 · 02-28-2013, 08:40 AM

them- this one right chere chirp tire in third gear hur hur
me- yea, no longer interested in this one right "chere"

found another one in georiga and luckily when i did drive 6 hours to get my z there was only a few paint chips on the front bumper and nothing else

Joepro · 02-28-2013, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by FPenvy

i've curious to see what happens when i got to get my clock spring (little part in steering column that passes electricity to the lights on steering wheel controls) replaced soon. my warranty on my 09 is still good til this september since it was on a dealer lot for so long

win there. i'm hoping they dont have to pop the hood and see my intakes......or hear my 90% straight exhaust set-up when i'm coming in lol

Which dealer do you go to? My cousin worked at 2 Nissian dealers in the Pittsburgh area previously(was a tech for 5 years

) he still knows peeps there in servic, if they give you trouble we can make some calls! Also one of my coworkers was the service manager at South hills Nissan and knows everyone there, and has many connections to West and East Nissan as well, and the Nissan rep has a honda pilot that we service

, might need to pull that string if my motor keeps eating oil. Also, don't take any crap about mods, unless the mods can be proven to cause te failure they is nothing they can do about it. Thats like saying because you added more ram to your computer caused the power button to stop working, and the warranty is no good, companies have been getting away with this crap for years, we the consumers need to put an end to it!

02-27-2013, 10:12 PM	#47 (permalink)
SS_Firehawk Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Tampa Posts: 4,142 Drives: 13' Magma Red Nismo Rep Power: 7335	Most car salesmen jump from dealer to dealer, so they have to constant relearn something else. Not very many stick to the same place. __________________ Old Car:GTM TSC'd 550whp / 410lbft tq @ 11.88PSI New Car: Under Construction

02-27-2013, 11:12 PM	#49 (permalink)
122554 Track Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: My own world Posts: 506 Drives: 2010 Nismo Rep Power: 13	The day I was picking up my Nismo, the salesman started asking questions like my address, phone, employer, etc.. Then he asked me for my SS# and how much I make. At this point I asked why he wanted the info. He tells me its for the finance company. "What are you talking about? I'm paying cash!" onzedge and AlexRaymond19 like this.

02-28-2013, 01:30 AM	#51 (permalink)
alcheng A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Toronto Posts: 28,894 Drives: 2011 ZR PW w/Clutch Rep Power: 418353	Wow... I am & reading through the posts... I think I am lucky cos so far those sale-rep I talked to knows about the product they are selling. maybe that's why we pay more in Canada.... 90 ST, b1adesofcha0s, PaulZ370 and 1 others like this.

02-28-2013, 02:05 AM	#53 (permalink)
2xtreme1 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Eastvale, California Age: 32 Posts: 494 Drives: 11' 370Z 7 A/T Sport Rep Power: 13	I finally remember one. I was at a Nissan dealership tagging a long with my sister who was there to service her sentra. I asked one of the sales guys if they had any Z in the new Magma Red. He is like yes we do we have one in the back. Eager to see the color, we go to the back ...only to find out it is a solid red..LOL Then I told him that was not the color I was talking about, and apparently he did not know anything about the Magma red. I also always find it funny when i randomly for whatever reason show up the the z dealership and start looking at some Z and they come up to you asking if you want to buy it and you tell them " I already have one thank you" and they walk away all sad hahahah Eagle likes this.

02-28-2013, 02:45 AM	#54 (permalink)
tWeEzY Base Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: d.c Posts: 149 Drives: 2011 370z Rep Power: 13	I can usually tell if the salesman knows anything about the car if they looked surprised when you use the remote window roll down feature. __________________ 2011 370z <sold> 08 350z enthusiast <sold>

02-28-2013, 03:41 AM	#56 (permalink)
NitrousZ34 Banned Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Canoga Posts: 505 Drives: Myself crazy Rep Power: 0	I had a local dealer tell me that the Z is faster than the new Porsche 911 b1adesofcha0s, DEpointfive0 and Pearl Z like this.

02-28-2013, 08:26 AM	#58 (permalink)
b1adesofcha0s A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: MD Posts: 40,963 Drives: HypeTrain Choo Choo! Rep Power: 141	3 years ago I went from MD to NJ to look at a used 2009 Maxima.... Me: This car has graffiti keyed onto the side and it has 5000 miles more than what was listed on your website. When I called I was told the pictures on the website were up to date and the car was in good condition. Can you lower the price somewhat to compensate for these things? Salesman: That listing was posted over a year ago and the car has been here since then. We can't lower the price. Me: And you never thought to update it or try to clean up the car a bit? Salesman: ...... Me: Bye! It was a good thing we made it a family trip to NYC for the weekend to visit other family otherwise I would have been extra pissed for wasting all that time to go there. onzedge likes this. __________________ Project: b1adeZmobile (2009 370Z) \| Uprev Tune by AAM Competition \| Berk Exhaust Project: b1adeZmobile 2.0 (2014 C7 Z51) \| Corsa Xtreme Exhaust

02-28-2013, 08:40 AM	#59 (permalink)
bfowlzr33 Base Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: North Carolina Age: 34 Posts: 150 Drives: 09 Nissan 370Z SR M6 Rep Power: 13	them- this one right chere chirp tire in third gear hur hur me- yea, no longer interested in this one right "chere" found another one in georiga and luckily when i did drive 6 hours to get my z there was only a few paint chips on the front bumper and nothing else DEpointfive0 likes this. __________________ 07 TITAN CC OFFROAD PKG 06 Mustang GT 5MT 01 Audi TT ABT 6MT

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