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SocalBurt · 01-24-2009, 12:01 PM

Just got back from an early morning test drive of the new 370z, I'll get to that in a minute. Really I want to rant about my experience with the salesman, the guy was clueless about the product he is selling. I don't know about you guys but when I'm making a big purchase like this the salesman's knowledge is a deciding factor in the deal, I just wanna be comfortable that he/she knows what they are talking about.

This guy had no idea on the cars HP he was like, "yeah its got 300hp" I was like no isn't it like 332 or something so he started reading the sticker omg. Then he's like I gotta drive it off the lot then we can switch out on the street which I know is normal but this guy was being careless and almost scraped the bumper bringing it down from the sidewalk area where it was at. Once we test drove it I noticed it had about 15 miles on it and he was like, "go ahead open it up" and proceeded to tell me how they "test drove it" the day it came in. I was thinking more like abused it the first day. And one last thing the dude wreaked of cigarette smoke like I mean both his breath and clothes. I know most sales people are honest and its a negotiation when buying a car but guys like this ruin it for the rest.

THE TEST DRIVE:
I won't say much here cuz other people on the forum pretty much have summed it all up with how they love it and I'm no exception. First, big power difference between the 370 and my 350 it just feels quicker and lighter. The sport mode had me saying wow like every time it did it, that feature is right on the money and makes you sound like a race car driver. Interior quality has been improved significantly so thats good. The particular color I drove was a yellow one I guess they had sold the white one I wanted to see but still the color was very nice.

CONCLUSION
I'm definitely getting one now that I've seen the differences between the 350 and 370 but I think I might be better off going to other dealerships in the SoCal area I guess ones that conduct themselves more professional, maybe I might give these guys a second chance but I'm dealing with the fleet manager this time. I think the experience brought me from excited to going cold as far as trying to sit down and order something for now.

01-24-2009, 12:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
SocalBurt Base Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: SoCal Posts: 25 Drives: 06 350z Black 6MT Rep Power: 16	Unprofessional Sales People Just got back from an early morning test drive of the new 370z, I'll get to that in a minute. Really I want to rant about my experience with the salesman, the guy was clueless about the product he is selling. I don't know about you guys but when I'm making a big purchase like this the salesman's knowledge is a deciding factor in the deal, I just wanna be comfortable that he/she knows what they are talking about. This guy had no idea on the cars HP he was like, "yeah its got 300hp" I was like no isn't it like 332 or something so he started reading the sticker omg. Then he's like I gotta drive it off the lot then we can switch out on the street which I know is normal but this guy was being careless and almost scraped the bumper bringing it down from the sidewalk area where it was at. Once we test drove it I noticed it had about 15 miles on it and he was like, "go ahead open it up" and proceeded to tell me how they "test drove it" the day it came in. I was thinking more like abused it the first day. And one last thing the dude wreaked of cigarette smoke like I mean both his breath and clothes. I know most sales people are honest and its a negotiation when buying a car but guys like this ruin it for the rest. THE TEST DRIVE: I won't say much here cuz other people on the forum pretty much have summed it all up with how they love it and I'm no exception. First, big power difference between the 370 and my 350 it just feels quicker and lighter. The sport mode had me saying wow like every time it did it, that feature is right on the money and makes you sound like a race car driver. Interior quality has been improved significantly so thats good. The particular color I drove was a yellow one I guess they had sold the white one I wanted to see but still the color was very nice. CONCLUSION I'm definitely getting one now that I've seen the differences between the 350 and 370 but I think I might be better off going to other dealerships in the SoCal area I guess ones that conduct themselves more professional, maybe I might give these guys a second chance but I'm dealing with the fleet manager this time. I think the experience brought me from excited to going cold as far as trying to sit down and order something for now.