Archive for December, 2008
dianabenazir asked:
Car sales, any car sales second hand or new car sales person, what kind of qualification is required, is it hard to be one, what kind of knowledge you need, please I need specification, I am really interested to be a car sales person so please give me details of how, what, and where is that I can make good money.
Car sales, any car sales second hand or new car sales person, what kind of qualification is required, is it hard to be one, what kind of knowledge you need, please I need specification, I am really interested to be a car sales person so please give me details of how, what, and where is that I can make good money.
Erwin Z asked:
I see alot off shows on tv and what not that say its not. its that its a “Joke” job. my brother wants to try selling cars cause the income sometimes is high.. what do you guys think?
I see alot off shows on tv and what not that say its not. its that its a “Joke” job. my brother wants to try selling cars cause the income sometimes is high.. what do you guys think?
if you work as a car sales me please give us the 411! thanks !
Calista asked:
If I buy a used car at an actual Toyota, Ford, or other major dealership, do I need to take a mechanic or can I trust that the car is in good condition.
If I buy a used car at an actual Toyota, Ford, or other major dealership, do I need to take a mechanic or can I trust that the car is in good condition.
Aaron C asked:
Just started a new job at a popular dealership. Wanted to know how I could possibly generate my own car sales leads.
Just started a new job at a popular dealership. Wanted to know how I could possibly generate my own car sales leads.
Bloomberg asked:
GM, Chrysler consider merger as economy, credit erodes; Sources: GM wants treasury to help finance purchase of Chrysler; GM wants to tap into treasury’s $700 Billion rescue fund; Credit crisis making it difficult to secure merger financing; GM, Chrysler m
MEHANGA SINGH asked:
1.The best advice I can give you is to take your time when looking for a car, and don’t make any rash, emotional car buying decisions.
Every car salesman you come into contact with will have only one thing on his or her mind; to get you to buy a car “today!” These people work under the assumption that you will never come back, so they have to close the deal while you’re in there the first time. for more details visit to www.auction-professional.com .Don’t give into the pressure. Take your time and sleep on it . . . for several nights! You’ll be amazed at how different your perspective will be on a car deal after a couple of days.
2.Don’t let the car salesperson talk you into giving them any deposit before you are ready to buy. If you are paying cash forget about giving them a deposit and just pay for the car in full when you pick it up.
A deposit is nothing more than a means of control to a car sales person. That’s the only reason they ask for one. Once they have your money they can lead you around as if you had a ring in your nose!
And good luck getting it back if the deal goes south! Just tell them “NO!” If they give you a hard time tell them you will go somewhere else to buy a car. This will settle them down! If not, take your business to a dealer who will not put so much pressure on you . . . If you can find one!
If you do give them a deposit . . . after the car deal is finalized – not before . . . if at all possible use a credit card. This way if the deal falls through and they won’t return your deposit you can get it back through your credit card company.
3. Do as much research on the internet as you can. Visit the car price quotes sites I have listed at: New Car Price Quotes. In addition to getting price quotes you can research all the different makes and models. Once you decide what you want to buy you’ll have to visit a car dealer to see and drive the type of car you’re interested in.
Just tell the car salesman up front that you are there to narrow your choices and that you are not buying yet. He’ll still pressure you to buy right away, but just stick to your guns and don’t be pushed into anything. For more information logon to www.auction-entrepreneur-kit.com .You’re the one with the money and you are in control. You can always get up and walk out if they push you too hard. Just laugh at them and have some fun with the whole process. Don’t let it stress you out.
4. Once you are settled on a car get the invoice price from the internet. Make sure you do it accurately, accounting for all the options on the car you want. You can get everything you need off of the car’s window sticker; just write it all down including the VIN and take the information home, and figure out the invoice price on the internet at one of the sites listed on the page at the link above. Edmonds is a good place to go. You’ll find their link on the above mentioned page.
5. Also find out what rebates are available. Once you have that information take the dealer invoice price and add about $400 to $500 for dealer profit. Tell the dealer that’s your price. Once they agree on a price with you tell them to figure an out-the-door-price which includes tax and title fees. Take this price and subtract the rebates and this should be what you have to pay for the car. If the dealer won’t cooperate go to another dealer. Sooner or later you will run into a car dealer who will appreciate your business.
1.The best advice I can give you is to take your time when looking for a car, and don’t make any rash, emotional car buying decisions.
Every car salesman you come into contact with will have only one thing on his or her mind; to get you to buy a car “today!” These people work under the assumption that you will never come back, so they have to close the deal while you’re in there the first time. for more details visit to www.auction-professional.com .Don’t give into the pressure. Take your time and sleep on it . . . for several nights! You’ll be amazed at how different your perspective will be on a car deal after a couple of days.
2.Don’t let the car salesperson talk you into giving them any deposit before you are ready to buy. If you are paying cash forget about giving them a deposit and just pay for the car in full when you pick it up.
A deposit is nothing more than a means of control to a car sales person. That’s the only reason they ask for one. Once they have your money they can lead you around as if you had a ring in your nose!
And good luck getting it back if the deal goes south! Just tell them “NO!” If they give you a hard time tell them you will go somewhere else to buy a car. This will settle them down! If not, take your business to a dealer who will not put so much pressure on you . . . If you can find one!
If you do give them a deposit . . . after the car deal is finalized – not before . . . if at all possible use a credit card. This way if the deal falls through and they won’t return your deposit you can get it back through your credit card company.
3. Do as much research on the internet as you can. Visit the car price quotes sites I have listed at: New Car Price Quotes. In addition to getting price quotes you can research all the different makes and models. Once you decide what you want to buy you’ll have to visit a car dealer to see and drive the type of car you’re interested in.
Just tell the car salesman up front that you are there to narrow your choices and that you are not buying yet. He’ll still pressure you to buy right away, but just stick to your guns and don’t be pushed into anything. For more information logon to www.auction-entrepreneur-kit.com .You’re the one with the money and you are in control. You can always get up and walk out if they push you too hard. Just laugh at them and have some fun with the whole process. Don’t let it stress you out.
4. Once you are settled on a car get the invoice price from the internet. Make sure you do it accurately, accounting for all the options on the car you want. You can get everything you need off of the car’s window sticker; just write it all down including the VIN and take the information home, and figure out the invoice price on the internet at one of the sites listed on the page at the link above. Edmonds is a good place to go. You’ll find their link on the above mentioned page.
5. Also find out what rebates are available. Once you have that information take the dealer invoice price and add about $400 to $500 for dealer profit. Tell the dealer that’s your price. Once they agree on a price with you tell them to figure an out-the-door-price which includes tax and title fees. Take this price and subtract the rebates and this should be what you have to pay for the car. If the dealer won’t cooperate go to another dealer. Sooner or later you will run into a car dealer who will appreciate your business.
addi vardhaman asked:
As people succeed in life and achieve new milestones, they reward themselves with better things and a quality life. Buying a car is one such thing that enables people to keep pace with the fast moving and highly tasking professional world . It is not necessary that a prospective buyer must have the entire amount to fund the car in his pocket. Based on certain conditions, banks in India are now willing extend loan to finance the major share of the car’s cost. Getting the dream car is now very easy as the interest rate is also cut by many banks.
In order to make the car loan deal more lucrative,in march 2008, State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur, an associate of State Bank of India has reduced its interest rates by 1-1.5 % on car loans taken by state government employees. This finance facility is also available to the employees of major corporate houses. The new decreased interest rates are applicable on loans will be charged from first march 2008. For car loans of more than 7 lakh and a repayment period of 3 years, the interest rates have been slashed to 12% a year as compared to benchmark prime lending rate (PLR) of 13% for last year. For loans of less than 7 lakh with a repayment period of 3 years, there has been a 1.5% reduction in the payable interest rate.
If the repayment period of more than 3 years, the bank has reduced the rate of interest by 1% to 12% per annum. Keeping pace with the industry trend of decreasing interest rates, SBI has also reduced its interest rates by 0.25% on other loans also. The Finance Minister has recently advised the public sector banks to reduce its interest rates car loans and follow the example of SBI.
The car financing sector of Indian economy will be benefited a lot if there will be an uniform rate cut by different banks. This will not only give birth to a healthy competition, but also will increase the car sales in India. Apart from this, the banks should adopt different innovative strategies to attract the prospective imported car buyers. Though, these buyers constitute a smaller section, yet the habit of replacing the existing model for a new stylish one is more intense. In order to tap the unbound profit prospectives in this short segment, private banks like ICICI are now thinking seriously. Whatever may be the outcome, it can be told without any doubt that prospective car buyers are going to have golden days.
As people succeed in life and achieve new milestones, they reward themselves with better things and a quality life. Buying a car is one such thing that enables people to keep pace with the fast moving and highly tasking professional world . It is not necessary that a prospective buyer must have the entire amount to fund the car in his pocket. Based on certain conditions, banks in India are now willing extend loan to finance the major share of the car’s cost. Getting the dream car is now very easy as the interest rate is also cut by many banks.
In order to make the car loan deal more lucrative,in march 2008, State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur, an associate of State Bank of India has reduced its interest rates by 1-1.5 % on car loans taken by state government employees. This finance facility is also available to the employees of major corporate houses. The new decreased interest rates are applicable on loans will be charged from first march 2008. For car loans of more than 7 lakh and a repayment period of 3 years, the interest rates have been slashed to 12% a year as compared to benchmark prime lending rate (PLR) of 13% for last year. For loans of less than 7 lakh with a repayment period of 3 years, there has been a 1.5% reduction in the payable interest rate.
If the repayment period of more than 3 years, the bank has reduced the rate of interest by 1% to 12% per annum. Keeping pace with the industry trend of decreasing interest rates, SBI has also reduced its interest rates by 0.25% on other loans also. The Finance Minister has recently advised the public sector banks to reduce its interest rates car loans and follow the example of SBI.
The car financing sector of Indian economy will be benefited a lot if there will be an uniform rate cut by different banks. This will not only give birth to a healthy competition, but also will increase the car sales in India. Apart from this, the banks should adopt different innovative strategies to attract the prospective imported car buyers. Though, these buyers constitute a smaller section, yet the habit of replacing the existing model for a new stylish one is more intense. In order to tap the unbound profit prospectives in this short segment, private banks like ICICI are now thinking seriously. Whatever may be the outcome, it can be told without any doubt that prospective car buyers are going to have golden days.
Car Guru asked:
As we await the results of the biggest US Presidential Election we have ever seen, I have found an interesting article on how car choice reflects how Americans vote.
Kelley Blue Book Market Research surveyed almost 12,000 US car owners and how they planned to vote in the election. They found that owners of larger trucks and traditional luxury cars are more likely to vote for John McCain, while owners of hybrids and station wagons are more likely to vote for Barack Obama.
Backers of Arizona senator McCain typically own American brands – GMC (61%), Chevrolet (60%), Buick and Dodge (58%). McCain voters are also more likely to drive luxury brands like Lexus and BMW.
Barack Obama followers prefer imported vehicles, with the most popular being the Mini with 70%, Subaru (61%) and Saab (59%).
McCain supporters are most likely to drive full size trucks and SUVs, while Obama voters drive station wagons, hatchbacks and hybrids.
Rick Wainschel from Kelley Blue Book said “Car ownership says a lot about a person, and can even be an indicator who they are likely to vote for”. I do agree with this to an extent. While all this data may seem like a sweeping generalisation, some of it does make sense.
Sales of domestic and large trucks (McCain) are higher in traditionally Republican ‘red’ states whilst import and hybrid owners are predominantly located in Democratic ‘blue’ states.
Wired Blog claims all American brands like GMC and Chevrolet, as favoured by McCain followers, represent a blue collar ethic and fit with McCain’s image as a war hero with years of experience.
Throughout the campaign, Obama has stressed the importance of renewable energy, so it’s not surprising that eco-conscious hybrid car owners would vote for him.
So while some of it makes sense, I’m sure there are a lot of exceptions to the rule. I imagine a lot of American car choices reflect personal budgets and need for space rather than their voting preference.
As we await the results of the biggest US Presidential Election we have ever seen, I have found an interesting article on how car choice reflects how Americans vote.
Kelley Blue Book Market Research surveyed almost 12,000 US car owners and how they planned to vote in the election. They found that owners of larger trucks and traditional luxury cars are more likely to vote for John McCain, while owners of hybrids and station wagons are more likely to vote for Barack Obama.
Backers of Arizona senator McCain typically own American brands – GMC (61%), Chevrolet (60%), Buick and Dodge (58%). McCain voters are also more likely to drive luxury brands like Lexus and BMW.
Barack Obama followers prefer imported vehicles, with the most popular being the Mini with 70%, Subaru (61%) and Saab (59%).
McCain supporters are most likely to drive full size trucks and SUVs, while Obama voters drive station wagons, hatchbacks and hybrids.
Rick Wainschel from Kelley Blue Book said “Car ownership says a lot about a person, and can even be an indicator who they are likely to vote for”. I do agree with this to an extent. While all this data may seem like a sweeping generalisation, some of it does make sense.
Sales of domestic and large trucks (McCain) are higher in traditionally Republican ‘red’ states whilst import and hybrid owners are predominantly located in Democratic ‘blue’ states.
Wired Blog claims all American brands like GMC and Chevrolet, as favoured by McCain followers, represent a blue collar ethic and fit with McCain’s image as a war hero with years of experience.
Throughout the campaign, Obama has stressed the importance of renewable energy, so it’s not surprising that eco-conscious hybrid car owners would vote for him.
So while some of it makes sense, I’m sure there are a lot of exceptions to the rule. I imagine a lot of American car choices reflect personal budgets and need for space rather than their voting preference.
Marc Lindsay asked:
There are alot of things you need to know about car auctions if you plan on using one. They are fairly easy to use but there are a few traps for new players. Some people don’t know about the fees involved in car auction there are fees for both sides of they sale in most cases. The buyer will have to pay a fee, which is usually a percentage of the sale price and the buy most of the time will have to pay the same kind of thing. These fee are not usably too high but you will need to take them into account when you car bidding on a particular car.
When you are choosing a car auction it is often best to try and find one that will suit your needs. There are many different types of car auction some specialize in particular types of cars. There are car auctions that will sell nothing but used car some will sell nothing but second hand cars but most will sell a combination of both. If you are in the market for a second hand car then you are best to find and auction that will have more of that type of car. Some car auctions get very detailed in what types of cars they sell some will sell ex-government car and repossessed cars. The best thing you can do is finding out exactly what you want and then find a car auction that does nothing but that.
When you have decided on what it is your looking for all you need know is to find it. There are allot of lace you can look for a car auction some car auction will advertise in the mainstream media but most will only advertise in thing like car sale magazines and things of that type. In some areas car auctions are held on a very regular bases and are held at the same place a the same time. But some will move around from town to town and others will only hold them when there is enough stock to sell. Before you attend your first car auction you should first try any old place just to get a feel of how it all works and you will learn what to expect.
You will not be to surprise because most of them are pretty straightforward but there are some that get very intense and are often used by professional car buyers. That is when you will need to know you stuff to compete with the pros.
There are alot of things you need to know about car auctions if you plan on using one. They are fairly easy to use but there are a few traps for new players. Some people don’t know about the fees involved in car auction there are fees for both sides of they sale in most cases. The buyer will have to pay a fee, which is usually a percentage of the sale price and the buy most of the time will have to pay the same kind of thing. These fee are not usably too high but you will need to take them into account when you car bidding on a particular car.
When you are choosing a car auction it is often best to try and find one that will suit your needs. There are many different types of car auction some specialize in particular types of cars. There are car auctions that will sell nothing but used car some will sell nothing but second hand cars but most will sell a combination of both. If you are in the market for a second hand car then you are best to find and auction that will have more of that type of car. Some car auctions get very detailed in what types of cars they sell some will sell ex-government car and repossessed cars. The best thing you can do is finding out exactly what you want and then find a car auction that does nothing but that.
When you have decided on what it is your looking for all you need know is to find it. There are allot of lace you can look for a car auction some car auction will advertise in the mainstream media but most will only advertise in thing like car sale magazines and things of that type. In some areas car auctions are held on a very regular bases and are held at the same place a the same time. But some will move around from town to town and others will only hold them when there is enough stock to sell. Before you attend your first car auction you should first try any old place just to get a feel of how it all works and you will learn what to expect.
You will not be to surprise because most of them are pretty straightforward but there are some that get very intense and are often used by professional car buyers. That is when you will need to know you stuff to compete with the pros.
scheibler1 asked:
I just recently bought a used car on May 31, 2008 from a used car dealership where I live. I understand that I have to pay sales tax which is 7-8% in my area, get new plates, tags, etc. I have already updated my insurance and am awaiting the Title in my name. How long do I have until I have to pay the sales tax?
I just recently bought a used car on May 31, 2008 from a used car dealership where I live. I understand that I have to pay sales tax which is 7-8% in my area, get new plates, tags, etc. I have already updated my insurance and am awaiting the Title in my name. How long do I have until I have to pay the sales tax?
Thanks!