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claytonender · 08-05-2006, 15:02

What is your opinion on pushy salesman.
I went to buy a brand new car a couple of months ag. At the first garage I went to the first thing the salesman did was give me a copy of the current price list and said when I had looked arround he would answer any questions I had. I looked at several models then asked questions about mpg, insurance groups, waiting list etc, he offered me a test drive in the model I was interested in. He was very helpdful and I said I would go back later when I had made my mind up.
I then went to another main dealership - this salesman was very pushy, gave me avasive answers about the purchase price etc, and was cagey about the cost of servicing. I had already explained that as I was waiting for a settlement cheque (from the insurance company) for my previous car I didn't want to commit myself to a purchase that day. He was very insistent but I did manage to escape (my husband thought I had been spirited away as I had been in so long). He then rang me every day for the next week asking me to sign up for the car.
I had similar experiences in another couple of dealerships. I think when they see a woman going in to buy a car they think they have an instant sale.
Needless to say I bought from the first garage as I felt their more passive sales technique was better, and made me feel more comfortable buying from them. Also I didn't get the usual pep talk about 'how cheap' their finance was.
I had a similar experience this morning when I rang a company to get a quote for my car insurance renewal. The quote was very competively priced, but I wanted to read all the small print etc, and asked for a copy to be sent out to me. The salesman was very reluctant to do this and said he couldn't see why I wasn't buying the policy today. I will probably end up paying more for my insurance simply because of a pushy salesman.
I do wish companies would realise that an agreesssive sales technique puts people off, rather than encourages them to buy.

08-05-2006, 15:02	#1
claytonender Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Clayton-le-Moors Posts: 892 Liked: 0 times Rep Power: 272	Pushy Salesmen What is your opinion on pushy salesman. I went to buy a brand new car a couple of months ag. At the first garage I went to the first thing the salesman did was give me a copy of the current price list and said when I had looked arround he would answer any questions I had. I looked at several models then asked questions about mpg, insurance groups, waiting list etc, he offered me a test drive in the model I was interested in. He was very helpdful and I said I would go back later when I had made my mind up. I then went to another main dealership - this salesman was very pushy, gave me avasive answers about the purchase price etc, and was cagey about the cost of servicing. I had already explained that as I was waiting for a settlement cheque (from the insurance company) for my previous car I didn't want to commit myself to a purchase that day. He was very insistent but I did manage to escape (my husband thought I had been spirited away as I had been in so long). He then rang me every day for the next week asking me to sign up for the car. I had similar experiences in another couple of dealerships. I think when they see a woman going in to buy a car they think they have an instant sale. Needless to say I bought from the first garage as I felt their more passive sales technique was better, and made me feel more comfortable buying from them. Also I didn't get the usual pep talk about 'how cheap' their finance was. I had a similar experience this morning when I rang a company to get a quote for my car insurance renewal. The quote was very competively priced, but I wanted to read all the small print etc, and asked for a copy to be sent out to me. The salesman was very reluctant to do this and said he couldn't see why I wasn't buying the policy today. I will probably end up paying more for my insurance simply because of a pushy salesman. I do wish companies would realise that an agreesssive sales technique puts people off, rather than encourages them to buy.