I sort of knew what was coming as I gave the 'sales excecutive' my phone and email, but with the instructions, as above, that I wanted Sep/Oct earliest MY22 in red.
I guessed they would work out some early figures to get me back early.
The latest is that he will call me back on 1st working day Sep with new figures which seemed odd as if the above is available first week Sep then I'd have thought mid August would be better ......... which is just what my preferred dealer is doing. I just went local for the test.
The Sales Exec is just doing his job, they earn low basic salaries and rely on commission. A day or two (even less) without a sale for the books they are on disciplinary terms, review/ verbal warning, written warning , final written warning. That is how it works, husband of a friend who sold the BMW MINI , he was a motorcycle salesman who moved into cars, several weeks of success, then sales dried up, he went back to selling motorcycles, it was easier.
They often have targets, sales/day, test drives, finance commissions, sales incentives for volume targets, face to face proposals where they generate the written quote and then they want closure.. your signature to buy.
They work to a formula, I would not want their job at all.
The car retail industry is waking up to the mental health issues of the pressure of car selling, Alcohol/substance abuse, divorce rates and worse.
For the buyer it is not a pleasant task too, being chased, pursued, "befriended". One advantage of the Jazz, it lasts so long and therefore visits to the sales is only every 15 years
