I like going to a car dealer ship on a Monday or Tuesday in the last week of the month. Monday or Tuesday is when sales people know there is not going to be very many people stopping by to buy a vehicle. The last week of the month is when a sales person is trying to make that last sale so his commission check will be a little bit bigger.
That being said, I stopped by the local Chevy dealer, to see what was happening there. As I expected there was no one on the lot except me. It was shortly after noon, when the sun is high as it bares down on the cars and the asphalt of the lot.
I parked by van as close to the main street as possible without blocking any exiting traffic. This way when the sales person comes out to meet me, I can tell how desperate they are about a sale, by the way the walk.
This day it was a good five minutes before I spotted any car sales person. Then I spotted out of the corner of my eye guy came riding out in a golf cart. I guess he was figured if I sweat a little bit, I would be an easy mark for a sale.
The middle age slightly overweight salesman said hello, then got out of his golf cart. Where he walked up to me and grabbed my hand for a firm handshake. Then looking me directly in the eye he asked my name.
We spend the next 20 minutes or so walking around while I let him try to figure out what kind of car I was looking to buy. This was in spite of the fact I told him from the start I was just killing some time, and wanted to look around.
After quite a few probing question we ended up in from of the Chevy Cruze. The sticker price was $20,595. From that point on he was wanted to get me inside where it was cool, run a credit check on me and hopefully get me to sign some loan papers.
Bottom-line: The salesman I talked with was a nice likable guy. He did not seem to know much about the cars he was selling. I did not hear one stated that included engine size, wheel base, or included package of the car. He just wanted to get me inside out of the sun’s heat and fill out the credit application.
I am sadden to report to you that my visit to this Chevy dealership was a waste. I didn’t learn anything new about what Chevy had to offer for a family car with good mileage.
