OT: Car Salesmen, Got a New Job, Slight Porsche Content Options

[johnmhudson111]

So I started training for a new job as a car slaesman here in Memphis. Cool part is that it is for the group that owns the local Porsche dealership so I could wind up woking there (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif) .

My question is this, are there any other sales guys here? Are you making good money? I am not worried about being able to sell but, with all the rebates and other stuff it doesn't seem there is much profit in new cars.

I am looking for real answers since the coolness of working for a Porsche dealer won't put food on the table.

Or course if they had a demo program......

[TROJANMAN]

i sold cars whilei was in law school. what a blast. of course, i didn't have to worry about feeding a family at the time, so i think the relaxed approach i took to the career really helped. plus, i was selling VW's and Audi's, which i was passionate about at the time. Test Driving Corrado's and Quattro's all day was tough (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif) .

How much you earn will all depend on what kind of dealership you work at. Most volume dealerships pay less per vehicle because most of their revenue is all back loaded from the manufacturers (or at least that's how it was when i was working) all of the money to be made was on the used car lot.

advice: go into a few of the higher end shops and take some test drives in jags, mb's, etc. to get a feel for how to treat your client's (i know, an expensive car does not a good salesman make) find out who the top producing salesmen are, and try and get a test drive with them. we bought two new cars last year, and the experiences were drastically different between Freeway Ford and Murray Imports.
just my .02 (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif)