Members this is paul Posted December 22, 2012 Members Share Posted December 22, 2012 Originally Posted by Ovid9 Easter's on a Sunday, so no. We are closed on Sundays. Thank god because we lose enough money being open a half day on Saturdays. (Parts and service that is. Sales does fine on Saturdays obviously.) Really? I always figured Saturdays would be huge. Most dealers up here are booked in advance for Saturday slots. We obviously have a higher population up here, but a LOT of dealers. Whenever I decide to look at cars I get pissed dealers are closed on Sunday. It's the one day that I don't have anything else. I certainly am glad though for the workers....and I guess I could drive the 30 minutes north to Wisconsin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ovid9 Posted December 22, 2012 Members Share Posted December 22, 2012 Originally Posted by this is paul Really? I always figured Saturdays would be huge. Most dealers up here are booked in advance for Saturday slots. We obviously have a higher population up here, but a LOT of dealers. Whenever I decide to look at cars I get pissed dealers are closed on Sunday. It's the one day that I don't have anything else. I certainly am glad though for the workers....and I guess I could drive the 30 minutes north to Wisconsin Yeah, down here, even though its fairly densely populated compared to much of the state, it still has more of a "small town" feel. People work close to the dealerships and drop the cars off during the week. I think we COULD do a decent business on Saturdays if we pushed it (offer discounts on maintenance stuff to fill slots, etc. don't want to do warranty work or work that requires ordering parts on a Saturday), but we don't, so most people don't feel like bringing their car in on a Saturday. Its the whole idea of you have to put in some effort and maybe spend a little money to make money. Crazy I know! And yeah, I understand that for consumers it can suck. Though, do what my parents do, go look at cars on Sunday when no salesmen are around to bug you, pick a couple to test drive and think of what you're willing to pay, go back later in the week, test drive and make an offer. Unless you like spending time with cokeheads, er car salesmen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FearTheVoices Posted December 22, 2012 Members Share Posted December 22, 2012 I am probably going to go in for 5hrs...in at 5:30 out a 10:30...Its all double time anyway since we get the whole week paid off gonna work thursday and friday also to suck up the OT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Musicscotty Posted December 22, 2012 Members Share Posted December 22, 2012 I'm not working my regular job, but I'm playing a gig on Christmas Eve ... Does that count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members shane159 Posted December 22, 2012 Members Share Posted December 22, 2012 Surprisingly ,Christmas Eve is one of the busiest days at my shop. I make bank that day, so I have no issues working on the 24th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members this is paul Posted December 22, 2012 Members Share Posted December 22, 2012 Originally Posted by Ovid9 Yeah, down here, even though its fairly densely populated compared to much of the state, it still has more of a "small town" feel. People work close to the dealerships and drop the cars off during the week. I think we COULD do a decent business on Saturdays if we pushed it (offer discounts on maintenance stuff to fill slots, etc. don't want to do warranty work or work that requires ordering parts on a Saturday), but we don't, so most people don't feel like bringing their car in on a Saturday. Its the whole idea of you have to put in some effort and maybe spend a little money to make money. Crazy I know! And yeah, I understand that for consumers it can suck. Though, do what my parents do, go look at cars on Sunday when no salesmen are around to bug you, pick a couple to test drive and think of what you're willing to pay, go back later in the week, test drive and make an offer. Unless you like spending time with cokeheads, er car salesmen. I've gone to probably a dozen dealers in the 10 years I've been driving. I can actively recommend 3 of them, and personally only have 2 sales guys I want to work with (Subaru and Hyundai respectively). In fact, I cant stand most of the other people in those dealers either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ovid9 Posted December 22, 2012 Members Share Posted December 22, 2012 Originally Posted by this is paul I've gone to probably a dozen dealers in the 10 years I've been driving. I can actively recommend 3 of them, and personally only have 2 sales guys I want to work with (Subaru and Hyundai respectively). In fact, I cant stand most of the other people in those dealers either. I totally understand man, TOTALLY understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members this is paul Posted December 22, 2012 Members Share Posted December 22, 2012 Originally Posted by Ovid9 I totally understand man, TOTALLY understand. At this point, it makes me not even want to consider other brands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ovid9 Posted December 22, 2012 Members Share Posted December 22, 2012 Originally Posted by this is paul At this point, it makes me not even want to consider other brands I'm amazed that manufacturers don't take more interest in how badly their dealerships are run. I understand, dealerships are franchises, but I know in my area at least a couple of brands would do a LOT better if the dealerships that sold them weren't absolute POS to deal with. Yes, dealers make most of their money off used cars (generally) and fixed ops, but some of them seem to actively NOT want to sell new cars (which is a stupid short term view anyway). I don't know what could be done since I know the manufacturers don't want to get into owning individual dealerships, but its a strange situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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