Most Stupid Thing Heard From a Nissan Dealer

Eagle · 02-27-2013, 02:42 PM

Some douche bag sales manager at a Nissan dealerhip in Riverside wanted to sell me a 2012 Solid Red 370z w/sport package and some nismo wheels for $47k OTD. I told him that the price is absurd and that I could get a NISMO for close to that price, he said..."Thats rediculous. The NISMO has a bigger engine".

Wanted to slap that fool.

Cristobal09 · 02-27-2013, 03:13 PM

I pulled up into a dealership close to me, the salesman approaches me and I told him I was looking for the 370. I told him what I was willing to pay and he goes "well you know we have a new 2011 GTR in the showroom that im sure youd like"....
"I dont want a GTR"
"well if youre looking at at 370 you may as well take a look at it"
"NO, what makes you think I can afford a 100 grand car?"
"Well most people who want to buy 370's can afford GTR's"

WTF was wrong with him im thinking. So after the test drive (in the 370) I told him id think about it. I bought my 370 the next day from another salesperson.

kenchan · 02-27-2013, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Cristobal09

"Well most people who want to buy 370's can afford GTR's"

would be funny if you said 'well, let's go check one out then!' and he takes you to a nismo 370Z.

FPenvy · 02-27-2013, 03:28 PM

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

Joepro · 02-28-2013, 07:42 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!

FPenvy · 02-28-2013, 08:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joepro

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!

for this fix i think im just going to beaver county nissan since my uncle is a salesman there. most of the techs there are good. that or my friend who works at the acura dealer in wexford said their nissan garage just got a GT-R master tech and he's certified with 370's as well.

Joepro · 02-28-2013, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by FPenvy

for this fix i think im just going to beaver county nissan since my uncle is a salesman there. most of the techs there are good. that or my friend who works at the acura dealer in wexford said their nissan garage just got a GT-R master tech and he's certified with 370's as well.

Thats good you have a connection! That is Wright Nissan, my cousin worked their for 3 years then moved over to kenny ross For 2 yrs in butler.

FPenvy · 02-28-2013, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Joepro

Thats good you have a connection! That is Wright Nissan, my cousin worked their for 3 years then moved over to kenny ross For 2 yrs in butler.

i always mix up the dealerships in wexford since there's like 30 of them lol

Cmike2780 · 02-27-2013, 03:38 PM

Not stupid per say, but pretty cheezy. So, I've gone to a Nissan Dealership a few times to help out family members buying a car....and this scenario never fails. It's happened 4 different times at two dealerships with different salesman each time. They say the same exact thing, I kid you not.

Me: (checking out the Z in the showroom)
Salesguy: You look great in it, you should buy one...
Me: Already own one actually.
Salesguy: Well, you should get two..har, har,har,har....

Me: What's that center light between the exhaust tip do?
Salesguy: I'm not sure exactly, let me check on that for you....
Me: (lol)

edub370 · 02-27-2013, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Cmike2780

Me: What's that center light between the exhaust tip do?
Salesguy: I'm not sure exactly, let me check on that for you....
Me: (lol)

UNKNOWN_370 · 02-27-2013, 03:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cmike2780

Not stupid per say, but pretty cheezy. So, I've gone to a Nissan Dealership a few times to help out family members buying a car....and this scenario never fails. It's happened 4 different times at two dealerships with different salesman each time. They say the same exact thing, I kid you not.

Me: (checking out the Z in the showroom)
Salesguy: You look great in it, you should buy one...
Me: Already own one actually.
Salesguy: Well, you should get two..har, har,har,har....

Me: What's that center light between the exhaust tip do?
Salesguy: I'm not sure exactly, let me check on that for you....
Me: (lol)

lol, thats pretty fvckin funny.

SouthArk370Z · 02-27-2013, 05:29 PM

Some years back I was looking for a new car and had a salesman at a Dodge dealer tell me "We're not making a penny on this sale. I'm letting you have it at our cost so we can get your business."

onzedge · 02-27-2013, 03:46 PM

Before the 370Z was out, one of my sons and I were out running errands on a Saturday afternoon. We were driving by a Nissan dealer, so we decided to cruise the parking lot and look at the 350Z's. Oh yeah, I was driving my 71 240Z.

We were in the lot, stopped and sitting in the Z, looking at the cars and a salesman approached. I cut him off immediately by saying we were just looking. He took a step back and said "You have a nice car" (or something like that). I said thanks and then he asked "Who makes it?".

Amazing. I have Datsun badges on each fender and one on the trunk lid, plus the Z emblems where they belong.

I told him it's a Nissan, badged as a Datsun. He said, "Really?". I said "Get away from me" and did a 3500 RPM clutch dump to drive the point home.

KERMIT · 02-27-2013, 05:47 PM

I don't know why people care so much about the knowledge of the sales guy. They don't make any money. If they were paid well, you would have more knowledgeable people in that job.

Would you want to pay another $1-2k just so they can tell you details that you already know?

Yes, they are idiots. No, you will not pay for intelligence.

JARblue · 02-27-2013, 06:04 PM

I went to test drive a 2009 used Z my wife found online at a dealership. They said an employee bought it the night before, and the listing wasn't even supposed to be posted. I said let me test drive one anyway and the used sales guy ended up making a brand new Z sale

Of course being used sales, he had no idea about any of the options, so I made sure to emphasize SPORTS PACKAGE specifically because I wanted to test SRM. I met him at the new showroom and they had a shiny red Z out front waiting ..... base model, I can tell immediately from the rims

I let him get inside the passenger seat then half sit in the driver seat and point to the blank button where SRM would be. I said I need one that has an actual button here with a shift pattern on it. Like I said, it's the sports package.

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02-27-2013, 02:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
Eagle Track Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: South Orange County, CA Posts: 904 Drives: 2011 370z Red 6MT Rep Power: 10657	Some douche bag sales manager at a Nissan dealerhip in Riverside wanted to sell me a 2012 Solid Red 370z w/sport package and some nismo wheels for $47k OTD. I told him that the price is absurd and that I could get a NISMO for close to that price, he said..."Thats rediculous. The NISMO has a bigger engine". Wanted to slap that fool. fuct, red z, Trip's JR and 7 others like this.

02-27-2013, 03:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
Cristobal09 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: NOVA Posts: 1,430 Drives: 22 ZL1 & Explorer ST Rep Power: 3372	I pulled up into a dealership close to me, the salesman approaches me and I told him I was looking for the 370. I told him what I was willing to pay and he goes "well you know we have a new 2011 GTR in the showroom that im sure youd like".... "I dont want a GTR" "well if youre looking at at 370 you may as well take a look at it" "NO, what makes you think I can afford a 100 grand car?" "Well most people who want to buy 370's can afford GTR's" WTF was wrong with him im thinking. So after the test drive (in the 370) I told him id think about it. I bought my 370 the next day from another salesperson. b1adesofcha0s, DEpointfive0, luigi90210 and 1 others like this. __________________ 2022 Camaro ZL1 2021 Explorer ST

02-27-2013, 03:38 PM	#9 (permalink)
Cmike2780 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Long Island Posts: 5,059 Drives: slowwww Rep Power: 30	Not stupid per say, but pretty cheezy. So, I've gone to a Nissan Dealership a few times to help out family members buying a car....and this scenario never fails. It's happened 4 different times at two dealerships with different salesman each time. They say the same exact thing, I kid you not. Me: (checking out the Z in the showroom) Salesguy: You look great in it, you should buy one... Me: Already own one actually. Salesguy: Well, you should get two..har, har,har,har.... Me: What's that center light between the exhaust tip do? Salesguy: I'm not sure exactly, let me check on that for you.... Me: (lol) b1adesofcha0s, Initial Z, FPenvy and 6 others like this. __________________ [09][MB][6-Spd MT][Touring][Stillen Gen III][K&N][Borla CBE][Evo-R] [ArchitTEK Photography]

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02-27-2013, 03:46 PM	#13 (permalink)
onzedge A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Battle Lake MN Age: 64 Posts: 183,964 Drives: 370Z 240Z Rep Power: 2684737	Before the 370Z was out, one of my sons and I were out running errands on a Saturday afternoon. We were driving by a Nissan dealer, so we decided to cruise the parking lot and look at the 350Z's. Oh yeah, I was driving my 71 240Z. We were in the lot, stopped and sitting in the Z, looking at the cars and a salesman approached. I cut him off immediately by saying we were just looking. He took a step back and said "You have a nice car" (or something like that). I said thanks and then he asked "Who makes it?". Amazing. I have Datsun badges on each fender and one on the trunk lid, plus the Z emblems where they belong. I told him it's a Nissan, badged as a Datsun. He said, "Really?". I said "Get away from me" and did a 3500 RPM clutch dump to drive the point home. Montez, DEpointfive0 and Bernard1414 like this. __________________ Koni\|Swift\|Michelin\|Motordyne\|Berk\|RJM Performance\|Gates\|SPL\|Motul\|Technafit\|Ate Super Blue\|Hawk Tommy Kaira\|Momo\|Optima\|Hella\|Hotchkis\|Red Line\|ZSpeed\|Stillen\|B&M\|H&R

02-27-2013, 05:47 PM	#14 (permalink)
KERMIT Enthusiast Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Republic of Wadiya Posts: 301 Drives: Ms. Daisy Rep Power: 14	I don't know why people care so much about the knowledge of the sales guy. They don't make any money. If they were paid well, you would have more knowledgeable people in that job. Would you want to pay another $1-2k just so they can tell you details that you already know? Yes, they are idiots. No, you will not pay for intelligence.

02-27-2013, 06:04 PM	#15 (permalink)
JARblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX Age: 44 Posts: 36,450 Drives: 11 Z34, 98 E36 M3 Rep Power: 2684441	I went to test drive a 2009 used Z my wife found online at a dealership. They said an employee bought it the night before, and the listing wasn't even supposed to be posted. I said let me test drive one anyway and the used sales guy ended up making a brand new Z sale Of course being used sales, he had no idea about any of the options, so I made sure to emphasize SPORTS PACKAGE specifically because I wanted to test SRM. I met him at the new showroom and they had a shiny red Z out front waiting ..... base model, I can tell immediately from the rims I let him get inside the passenger seat then half sit in the driver seat and point to the blank button where SRM would be. I said I need one that has an actual button here with a shift pattern on it. Like I said, it's the sports package. ( Click to show/hide ) Then I wait while the used car guy goes and searches and eventually finds a 2011 touring sport to test drive. He comes back without the car because he isn't comfortable pulling it out of the mess of car in their garage and there aren't any garage guys around I'm said show me where the car is and let's go. He reluctantly hands me the keys and we head up to the third story of a garage absolutely packed with new cars. Immediately I regret so boldly claiming I could maneuver this vehicle out of the spot. It is backed into the end spot immediately adjacent to the drive going down to the next level - I basically have to u-turn immediately, but there is absolutely no room whatsoever I analyzed the area for a few minutes and decided it was possible. Then I get in the car and go I CAN'T SEE $HIT!! It took about 8 times each back and forth and I got out of the car twice lol but I got it out finally and it was probably great practice getting to know the car Then we went on a fun test drive, though of course the guy didn't know how to turn off SRM. We negotiated a good price on a sport package base found at a dealership in Oklahoma and they sent me home in that red base Z as a loaner while they acquired our Z. I went home later that night and found that you have to hold down the button briefly to turn off SRM - on this forum of course kenchan, onzedge, b1adesofcha0s and 2 others like this. __________________ 2011 370Z 6MT Sport Gun Metallic \| ARC \| CJM \| Ecutek \| FI \| Fujimura \| R2C \| SPL \| Stillen \| TWM \| Z1 \| ZSpeed \|

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