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......

[LvSteveH]

QUOTE (johnmhudson111 @ Feb 9 2006, 10:40 AM)

they told us that they want us to pay them for the 2 1/2 days of training. Money I just don't have so I had to drop out of the training.

Wow that sucks, that's a new one to me. He's right, total scam, and someplace you do not want to work! Do your homework, if it seems like something you want to get into, it's not hard to find a place to start off in. Just be sure to do a lot of checking with your local chamber of commerce, Better Business Bureau, state licensing board, etc.

It kills me to say it, but Carmax was rated one of the top US business to work for again. Not a bad way to learn the ropes, but in truth it's not the "real" car business. Some dealerships are down right scary, and others are very low key and soft sell. You'll have to work harder for your money in a soft sell place, but you can sleep much better at night, and they have a much lower turnover rate.