Theham85
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Anyone on here a car salesman?. If so how did you get the job? ie previous sales experience etc
[Edited on 05-08-2008 by Theham85]
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Kurt
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dont do it, ive seen so many come through our doors!
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Theham85
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quote:
Originally posted by Kurt
dont do it, ive seen so many come through our doors!
Is it a pretty poor job then? Work wise or pay wise?
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Kurt
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well i can only say what i see from a parts point of view, but its mainly target based with long hours, problem customers, mainly weekends in, very competitive, in the two years ive been in parts i must have seen double figures of salesmen
[Edited on 05-08-2008 by Kurt]
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Theham85
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quote:
Originally posted by Kurt
well i can only say what i see from a parts point of view, but its mainly target based with long hours, problem customers, mainly weekends in, very competitive, in the two years ive been in parts i must have seen double figures of salesmen
[Edited on 05-08-2008 by Kurt]
Yeah I see what you mean, basic wages appear to be fairly grim in most cases also, just I had a chat with a guy at Arnold Clark VW about a job and reckon it could be rewarding I spose.
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vcorsasport1.6
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dont do it mate, i was one for about 6 months, in the long run i figured that i was working for 2 pound 40p an hour, commisions crap aswell, and working 70 hours a wekk on top its not worth it imo,
brad 
p.s and it was at arnold clark where i worked, they lie through there back teeth to get people on board!! be warned.....
[Edited on 05-08-2008 by vcorsasport1.6]
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Theham85
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Hmm, could do for a while until I find the 'right' job
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vcorsasport1.6
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ok mate, your choice, you get 40 quid a car then 5 pound for vri's and add ons etc, with a target of 22-25 cars a month, if you dont do it after 3 month your sacked, and your constantly reminded of that!
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Joe
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I wouldn't like to do it at a dealership.
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Brett
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My mate used to do well earning commission at Phones4U. Not car sales I know.
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Theham85
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Originally posted by vcorsasport1.6
ok mate, your choice, you get 40 quid a car then 5 pound for vri's and add ons etc, with a target of 22-25 cars a month, if you dont do it after 3 month your sacked, and your constantly reminded of that!
Hmm that doesn't sound too good, did you have company car? and what brand of car did you sell?
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dannymccann
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I went into an Evans Halshaw and picked a new lads brain about his job. He said its commission based, hes on £8k basic, didnt go into details about his targets or commission per sale. He gets the use of a company car but has to pay for the fuel he uses (which nowadays would cut your earnings right if you drive it like you stole it).
He was also working 12 hour saturdays, 10 hours during the week and was also in on Sundays. If you are good at selling it might be good for you, but you need to be good to earn anything worth living on
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bieransri
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arnold clarke charge about £300-£400 for your company car. and aws said they will sack you very quickly if targets arent met. ive seen god knows how many faces for a month only then they get the boot
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Theham85
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Originally posted by bieransri
arnold clarke charge about £300-£400 for your company car. and aws said they will sack you very quickly if targets arent met. ive seen god knows how many faces for a month only then they get the boot
You in sales yourself?
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Jambo
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they sound like phones4u.
All very well and good sacking people not making targets but with a customer facing role you will have no chance to develop customer relationships and have no friendly faces. Never good practice IMO. Also those type of threat tactics are usually from companies who are doing the worst compared to the opposition.
Car sales is basicaly glorified retail. Same principals apply. You work weekends pay isnt great. You will meet some of the nicest and most awful people in the world. Generaly treated with no respect and subject to abuse.
Mugs game tbh 
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vcorsasport1.6
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quote:
Originally posted by bieransri
arnold clarke charge about £300-£400 for your company car. and aws said they will sack you very quickly if targets arent met. ive seen god knows how many faces for a month only then they get the boot
that is exactly right, its 875 pound a month basic -350 for company car so if you sell no cars which you wont relly in your first couple of month you'll be coming out with around 400 for the whole month, thats doing 8am-5pm 2 days
8am-8pm 2 days 1 day off in the week chosen by the manager! and 8-6 saturday and 10-4 sunday!!
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Tom B
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Forget that sounds like a mugs game
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Carl
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An old school friend of mine is one and makes a killing, he is always winning the bonuses they have, sony vega tv's, surround sounds alsorts, his house is well kitted out, infact last i heard they were making him exept from it! think he works for a car supermarket type place.
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Ian
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I know some people who have done OK from it. You need to be able to sell stuff. I certainly couldn't do it.
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Tom
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One of my mates is a sales manager and he works stupid hours, 6 days a week including both weekend days. He's a machine I swear, he drives some lovely motors and earns upwards of 50k but I couldn't be fucked with the hours/days!
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vcorsasport1.6
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yeh thats fair enough one guy who i worked with earned 6500 quid take home pay in one month, but the hours stress and commitment involved was too much, you can guarantee nearly everybody in car sales is either single/divorced or onto a second-third etc marriage. i even got told by my manager to get rid of our lass coz i would never see her anyway!!
[Edited on 05-08-2008 by vcorsasport1.6]
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Tom B
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quote:
Originally posted by vcorsasport1.6
yeh thats fair enough one guy who i worked with earned 6500 quid take home pay in one month, but the hours stress and commitment involved was too much, you can guarantee nearly everybody in car sales is either single/divorced or onto a second-third etc marriage. i even got told by my manager to get rid of our lass coz i would never see her anyway!!
[Edited on 05-08-2008 by vcorsasport1.6]
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Andrew
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There's a company we do IT support for and the staff there do really well from sales. Seen the figures today and someone actually cleared 3k in a month. Great if you can do it!
They sell magazine space.
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Colin
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Bloke down the stairs from me worked for Audi, he very rarely got any time off at the weekends. Even when on holiday he sometimes had to be available to close deals etc. He seemed to bring in a decent wage, though never talked figures. Always had a new Audi outside, usually an A3/4 E but now & then had a TT or RS4 etc
I think youd need to be really comitted to being a car salesman. Dont think I could do it.
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Colin
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quote:
Originally posted by Andrew
There's a company we do IT support for and the staff there do really well from sales. Seen the figures today and someone actually cleared 3k in a month. Great if you can do it!
They sell magazine space.
Its not great money for having no life!!
I'll be on a bit more than that time served for having half a life!
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