I asked all three so called "representatives of Chevy and GMC" about the 4.5 and they looked at me like I landed from another planet! lol They were very eager to tell me how many cupholder's came stock in the Arcadia though lmao.

lol they were too busy telling me why onstar was so great when I was asking why the expeditions floor folded flat and theirs has 2 80 lb rear seats that you have to store in a grarge.

lol they were too busy telling me why onstar was so great when I was asking why the expeditions floor folded flat and theirs has 2 80 lb rear seats that you have to store in a grarge.

I'd like to know why Dodge has well designed storage space in the cab and GM doesn't.

The reps at car shows are usually models that have been fed the party line in training sessions. Had a buddy and his wife that did this for a while. Poor guy wouldn't know an Ecotec from a Vortec from a Duramax but he made good money on the show circuit!!??

It is difficult to find out any real hard core details when you are auto/truck shopping. I was new in town and looking at cars once. I asked what I thought were reasonable technical questions. The staff feaked. They thought I was a secret shopper.

I've been accused of being another dealer when I've called on the phone asking questions. Apparently they don't believe there are any intelligent consumers out there.

The reps at car shows are usually models that have been fed the party line in training sessions. Had a buddy and his wife that did this for a while. Poor guy wouldn't know an Ecotec from a Vortec from a Duramax but he made good money on the show circuit!!??


My son would like to get into doing that sort of thing. Any contact info you could provide for him appreciated,. PM if you can.

The reps at car shows are usually models that have been fed the party line in training sessions. Had a buddy and his wife that did this for a while. Poor guy wouldn't know an Ecotec from a Vortec from a Duramax but he made good money on the show circuit!!??


I hate it when people love me for my looks rather than what I know :cool:

I do that on purpose. At car shows I'll walk up to one of the hot hostesses and start asking all kinds of techinical questions, some of it made up, and watch the dumb look on their face. It's sad that most car buyers are morons.

I should have their job, when I was buying my truck I knew more about it than the salesman and the dealer manager.

I told him i would be changing out wheels and tires so he said he would get me a "great deal" on some wheels.

He took me over to the accessory dept. and tried to sell me some 20" 6 lug rims!!

I shoulda let him tell the tech to bolt them on and then decide not to get them because they didn't fit hahaha!

when I was buying my truck I knew more about it than the salesman and the dealer manager.

Unfortunately not an unusual situation.

It would seem to me that if my livelyhood depended on selling a product, I would know EVERYTHING there was to know about the product in order to assure my income. I guess it's relative. Most consumers don't know squat so the salesmen don't need to know much more to stay ahead.

Unfortunately not an unusual situation.
Most consumers don't know squat so the salesmen don't need to know much more to stay ahead.
Wow! I never heard a statement so true. I love it when a guy actually knows something about the product he is intending to purchase. Most of my sales staff, including my other managers do not know much about these vehicles.

The reps at car shows are usually models that have been fed the party line in training sessions. Had a buddy and his wife that did this for a while. Poor guy wouldn't know an Ecotec from a Vortec from a Duramax but he made good money on the show circuit!!??

Not always. A few years ago, I was poking around a Suburban, might have been a Hummer. The very attractive model proceeded to ask me how I liked the pretty colors. I told her GM needed to drop a Duramax in these and then they might have something I would buy. She put her serious face on and gave me 5 minutes of technical details on why they hadn't done it yet. Most of the details I knew, some I didn't. I got the impression she might have been and engineer or something because it sounded like she really understood the finer points.

Nice to hear. Haven't run into anything close to this in the 6 or 7 car shows I've been to.

some shows GM invites workers from the assembly plant that built the model to work at the show, lets them talk to customers. I've never been lucky enough.

I do that on purpose. At car shows I'll walk up to one of the hot hostesses and start asking all kinds of techinical questions, some of it made up, and watch the dumb look on their face. It's sad that most car buyers are morons.

That's rather mean. The hostesses at car shows usually work for modeling agencies, and they go to great lengths to memorize scripts that they are given, and then stand on the rotating podium while it goes round and round and they speak their script. (I've hired them for technical shows before, and they actually do quite a good job, given that they have degrees in art, or English lit, etc.) They generally don't know what it means, but they are hired because they sound good and look good doing it. I'm sure that most of us would not be hired, because we don't have the same qualities that they do. Sure, we know about technology, but I'd much rather watch and listen to a good hostess than to one of us. I rather like the hostesses, and would thank you if you don't hassle them! :)

Thanks,

Rob :)

Im not bashing the ladies that announce on the turn tables but the representatives that walk around talking to you one on one that are supposed to be very knowledgable about the vehicles.

I by no means know all there is to know about vehicles, but my rule is that I won't deal with a salesman who knows less about what he is selling than I do.

I asked all three so called "representatives of Chevy and GMC" about the 4.5 and they looked at me like I landed from another planet! lol They were very eager to tell me how many cupholder's came stock in the Arcadia though lmao.

I saw one in Louisville today. Click here. (http://irv2.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/1496073452/m/6161002164?r=4971032164#4971032164)

why do manufactures insist on covering the entire motor top with plastic? Our 6.6s aren't bad. it seems like everyone wants their engine to look like a cadillac from the top.

Im not bashing the ladies that announce on the turn tables but the representatives that walk around talking to you one on one that are supposed to be very knowledgable about the vehicles.
Exactly. If I want to stare at a hot ass I'll go to a strip club. When I want to learn about what's coming out and when, I go to an auto show. I really don't care about models. What impresses me is a woman that has a clue, and if she's good looking, that's a bonus.

The best plan is to talk to every hot hostesses at the show. If the wife/girlfriend objects just tell her you are trying to find the one engineer in the bunch so you can get some much needed technical details.

A man's work is never done.

ill bet you that eng cover is just so prying eyes dont see to many things before production engines[as in ford and cslr] it had what looked like rivits [gm would have just inj molded one in 1 piece]