WilhelmSR
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Read my mind, ā Iām not buying unless I get 10% below invoice, the holdback, advertising allowance and free gas for lifeā , oh by the way, would you please spend half a day with me test driving and doing paperwork so I can make $200. A good sales person will know their product but tell you to take a walk if you get too greedy.Lot's of posts about people looking for the very best price to be found. That mindset doesn't lead to good service within the industry.
Usually a focus on the price comes from the expectation that we wonāt get much service in return.Lot's of posts about people looking for the very best price to be found. That mindset doesn't lead to good service within the industry.
I guess you are correct that it was originally pronounced that way. But things change. We have two old Willys vehicles in the family and I've had conversations about them with a hundred car people and never heard anyone say willis even once.When I placed my order with the sales manager (not a salesman) he kept pronouncing it Willies and I kept saying Willis through the whole conversation. He never asked me why and I never corrected him. Granted Jeep has taken the official position that it is easier to mispronounce it than keep correcting people so they do it top down since the official surrender. When I mentioned the Dana 44 he said that he didnāt know what that was.
NKOTB WWJD BDSM GTFOH See isn't this just silly? Ask for it by name, not made up acronymsYesterday, I wanted to test drive a diesel wrangler. According to a dealers website there were a couple rubiconās on the lot so off I went.
Me - I am looking for a JLURD
salesman - So your looking for a right side drive. We donāt have any.
Me - Why would you think I am looking for a right ride drive?
slaesman - ooo, I donāt know
Me- Do you have any diesel rubiconās?
salesman- no
I decided to call the next dealer by phone before driving across town.
Me- Hi, I would like to talk to a salesman that knows wranglers.
saleswoman- You can talk to a saleswoman, how can I help?
Me- Do you know what a JLURD is?
saleswoman- a URD? What is that?
Me- Are there any diesel wranglers I can test drive?
saleswoman- All wranglers arriving are orders only, no dealer allocations. Lead time is 90 days.
With the slowdown in inventory I am sure dealerships are loosing experienced salesmen that are seeking different jobs to provide an income. When I bought my JKU in 2013 my salesman was a jeeper. He knew gear ratios, axles, and options of all wrangler models. Today, it really helps to do your own research ahead of time.
During the war most of the soldiers didnāt know the name of the company that made the Jeep so they just pronounced it like it looks. When the Jeep became a mainstream vehicle people began pronouncing it like the soldiers did because they figured that they used them in the war so they must know how to say it. Chrysler tried use the pronunciation that Mr Willys used but eventually gave up on it.I guess you are correct that it was originally pronounced that way. But things change. We have two old Willys vehicles in the family and I've had conversations about them with a hundred car people and never heard anyone say willis even once.
Maybe he assumed you meant JLURHD which is the closest Jeep comes to using the acronym you rattled offā¦ whatās funny is you and the sales guys both walked away thinking the other was an idiotā¦.Yesterday, I wanted to test drive a diesel wrangler. According to a dealers website there were a couple rubiconās on the lot so off I went.
Me - I am looking for a JLURD
salesman - So your looking for a right side drive. We donāt have any.
Me - Why would you think I am looking for a right ride drive?
slaesman - ooo, I donāt know
Me- Do you have any diesel rubiconās?
salesman- no
I decided to call the next dealer by phone before driving across town.
Me- Hi, I would like to talk to a salesman that knows wranglers.
saleswoman- You can talk to a saleswoman, how can I help?
Me- Do you know what a JLURD is?
saleswoman- a URD? What is that?
Me- Are there any diesel wranglers I can test drive?
saleswoman- All wranglers arriving are orders only, no dealer allocations. Lead time is 90 days.
With the slowdown in inventory I am sure dealerships are loosing experienced salesmen that are seeking different jobs to provide an income. When I bought my JKU in 2013 my salesman was a jeeper. He knew gear ratios, axles, and options of all wrangler models. Today, it really helps to do your own research ahead of time.