Anybody ever been in car sales?

BlueStreak

BlueStreak

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I just had an off topic question: Have any of you ever been in the car sale business? I have a job interview next week with a large Chevy dealer in town and was wondering if anybody out there had ever sold cars for a living. It is definately not something I plan to do forever, but think that it would be a great source of income while I work on my CFI ratings. My plans are to get my ratings and keep on saving the money so that I can look into starting my own business. It has been a dream to open an FBO, flight school, or charter operation. Risky but worth the challenge in my eyes. Let me know if anybody has any input into the job and/or any opinions. Thanks!

Happy Flying!
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why not try to find a job with an FBO helping out with airplane sales (ie: ferrying, demo flights, etc..)you can learn about the biz you want to have for yourself someday. Car sales income is pretty much about finding the spread between your skills and a buyer's naivety and/or desperation.
 
I've had other sales jobs and I think that if your personality is suited to selling, then you can make a mint. If it isn't, you either won't be happy or you'll be broke. Possibly both.

Give it a try, that's the only way that you'll know for sure.

If you get hired, you have to report back to us on top secret car sales items like:

Are they really losing money when they sell below invoice?
What is dealer prep?
What do they really talk about when they go discuss the deal with their supervisor? Fishing?

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Seriously, good luck.
 
Thanks for the advice guys. I have looked into aircraft sales but there aren't that many opportunities out there right now. There is a place at GRR about 45 mins away but there just isn't enough aircraft sales right now, plus I have no experience. I figure if I am able to sell cars for a while, I will gain the needed sales experience and be able to apply that to aircraft sales if necessary in the future. Not to mention I really need a new car these days, the ol' 85 Buick Regal is starting to show her age
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Wouldn't mind having a nice demo car to drive around, or getting one heck of a deal on buying a new one
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That and the fact that the grace period on my student loans ends in December and it'll be nice to have some cash around.
 
....soo....Bluestreak......if I happen to wander by this dealship in a few months......
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Cheers


John Herreshoff
 
When purchasing a car, go and buy a finance calculator (I think I bought mine for $25) learn how to run rates on it, and take it a long, and then act like you are payment sensitive, and see what rate they run you.
My mum just bought a Focus, we wanted as close to $250 per (as the adverts were showing) month for 36 (always remember that cash back options are only available for certain terms) to get the $1500 back. Well the salesman came back offered $250 for 60 Months, the cost of funds leaped from 0 to almost $6000 (including the $1500 cash back we were no longer able to get), the rate went from 0% to 12.95%. Ofcourse we left that dealership immediately!! Bloody finance people!
 
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