So I get to the dealership and they have the exact car I want. Perfect color, all the features I could ask for, in other words I was an easy sale. Of course the moment I walk on the lot I am hounded by 3 people before I can even get into the showroom. I had intended to talk to an acquaintance who works there in the hopes of getting a better deal but sadly he was off today. So instead I finally talk to another drone there and tell him what I want. You would think the guy would be happy when I point to a 32,000 car and say "I want that one" But instead he gets an indignant look on his face and tells me no. I don't want that car. I want a Stratus. 
Ok. Now. I can kinda understand if the guy had tried to get me to buy a more expensive car. Something with more power or a truck/SUV. But the guy had just told me that I should go from a Dodge Charger with 425hp, to a Dodge stratus with not even half that. I tried to tell him that I wasn't really interested in a car as small as the stratus but the guy would not budge. He was intent on shoving this Stratus down my throat. Now I have owned a stratus. They are OK cars but I want something a bit bigger. At least the size of my current Impala. I tried explaining this to the guy and still he didn't seem to care.
Finally I just walked away and tried to find another salesperson. Of course as luck would have it I found a fairly attractive woman who turned out to be the manager. I figured I could live with this. Talk to her, get my car, make sure idiot Salesperson got no credit for the sale. Easy as pie. Hmmm. Well I hope I never have to cook pie. She calls the salesperson over and he starts on his rhetoric again about how great the Stratus is and how that is the car I really want and she does nothing to slow him down.
At this point I gave up. I told them never-mind, I wasn't going to buy a car from them now anyway. I was just to pissed to even care. So here I sit trying to find the next closest Dodge dealer and wondering if I am going to have to go through this again. 
Sometimes I just don't understand people. I wasted 2 hours of my life it seems. And I want them back. Azizza fucked around with this message on 06-22-2005 at 12:11 PM.
Odds are that they've had it for a while and they're making payments (and thus losing money) on it, so it's likely that all the salespeople have been told to get rid of the thing by any means necessary.
Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite. - John Kenneth Galbraith
Then again, I live in Texas, which is like the car dealership capital of the world. Densetsu fucked around with this message on 06-22-2005 at 12:52 PM.
Find out who the owner of the dealership is and send him a letter about it or call his ass up to chew on his ear. If it's a large chain then find out who the director of sales is and chew on his ear a while. Do enough chewing and you'll probably not only get a great deal on the Charger but probably get some extra bling out of it too. (Hats, coats and other perks you usually only see on employees or sponsored folks) Kaglaaz How'ler fucked around with this message on 06-22-2005 at 04:28 PM.
I've never heard of something like that before.
Did you tell them to "Start the paperwork" on the charger or were you trying to haggle price with them?
He's stupid for losing that much commission. If I were you I would call the GM and tell him. They have specific customer service quotas to meet.
I personally like the fact that the Charger is a 4 Door. It makes it practical for a family car as well as a sporty car.
Oh and Naimah, I believe the crossfire has under 300HP. The Charger I was looking at has a 5.7L engine pushing 425HP. Not to mention I like the looks of the Charger better.
I wasn't aware that they were discontinuing the Stratus. This is interesting. I wonder what they are going to replace them with. I always thought they were pretty good cars in their class. Bigger than a Neon, smaller than a taurus/impala. And I had told them I was there for a charger but was trying to haggle a bit on the price. I saw no reason to seem to eager. I still told them at least a half dozen times I wasn't interested in the Stratus though.
"Charger? Nooo...Stratus!"
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Azizza wrote this then went back to looking for porn:Oh and Naimah, I believe the crossfire has under 300HP. The Charger I was looking at has a 5.7L engine pushing 425HP. Not to mention I like the looks of the Charger better.
215 actually, but it is still very gutsy. I figured you were looking at the bigger engine due to the price tag that you were talking about. I was more talking in a theoretical sense of dodge has a really good platform there that is apparently very cost effective.
If dodge would take their 250HP engine and put it in something signifigantly smaller then a full size sedan they would have a very awsome sports car. More so if they shoe horned the V8 into this smaller body. Personally I like the overall lines of the Charger and I love the power for the price. I just don't like that it is a 4 door sedan. I'm many of the people that currently own mustangs feel the same way about this car.
Great idea, great price, just too darn big.
Add in that the year model is coming to an end, and they have to dump as many of everything as they can before the new ones arrive at the end of summer.
With the end of the model year, and this year having asstastic sales n the stratus, they are likely even giving the salepeople a bonus for each stratus sale. Right now, the Stratus is the perfect car for anybody, and its likely anybody who walked on that lot would have had a Stratus pushed on them.
At least.. thats what my father would tell his salespeople to do... he used to be a sales manager for Dodge..
--Satan, quoted by John Milton
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Kait wrote their words upon the rocks;
Out of curiosity, do you live in a city or in a rural area?
Just wondering what you use all that horsepower for
Horsepower is its own reward. 
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When the babel fish was in place, it was apparent Kait said:
Out of curiosity, do you live in a city or in a rural area?
Just wondering what you use all that horsepower for
It's a guy thing, you wouldn't understand.
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Azizza stumbled drunkenly to the keyboard and typed:
I live in a Very small town but fairly near a good sized city.
And as the others have said, Horsepower is it's own reward.
Hell I just finished helping my best friend put a 800HP engine in his 1966 Impala.
He gave me the old 327 that is putting out around 400HP so I can use it in a Mustang I am thinking of building.
My dream vehicle would be a Willy's Coupe (Circa 1940-1941) with the new Chevy 605 CI (Cubic Inch) Big Block under the hood. Way too much power under the hood of a rare breed. Usually you only see Willy's Jeeps (WWII type jeeps) or Willy's Pickups. Why the obsession with Willy's vehicles? My last name
1940 Willy's Coupe
I agree likely the stratus is on their must sell list, but you could have simply taken control of the situation by asking for the GM or saying I am ready to make a offer on that charger write up the deal sheet.
Being the prick that I am I wouldnĀt have left there without the car I came for if I could help it even If I had to dig my heels in and refuse to speak to anyone but my friend they would have called him in for the sale after all or the GM.
Some people are like Slinkys... Not really good for anything, But they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.
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Azizza wrote this then went back to looking for porn:
Hell I just finished helping my best friend put a 800HP engine in his 1966 Impala.
Damn it, I just put on these pants.
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Naimah painfully thought these words up:
Damn it, I just put on these pants.
I guess I need to put up a few pictures of the car then huh?
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A sleep deprived Azizza stammered:
I guess I need to put up a few pictures of the car then huh?
*runs to grab a towel*
Azizza fucked around with this message on 06-23-2005 at 07:28 PM.
Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite. - John Kenneth Galbraith
But oh, what a way to die!
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Everyone wondered WTF when Kait wrote:
I really want to get into motorcycles, but I have no idea where to start. Also, I wear glasses when I'm driving...wouldn't that be a problem with a helmet on? I dunno. If I ever did start riding motorcycles, undoubtedly I'd get run over my first week inBut oh, what a way to die!
Where the hell did that come from? Sweet jesus.
Go to another dealer and get the Charger.
Some people are like Slinkys... Not really good for anything, But they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.
The car is being sold with the original engine.
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BetaTested had this to say about Pirotess:
Where the hell did that come from? Sweet jesus.Go to another dealer and get the Charger.
Sorry, you were talking about cars and what you love about them and stuff o.o
I thought it was related...I guess I thought wrong. My apologies.
Great colour too.quote:
Ares's fortune cookie read:
Azizza: That's hot.
Thanks but as I said, it isn't my car. It is my best friends.
But still, a very spiffy looking car.
