Why do car salesmen ask what you do for a living?
#1
Racer
Thread Starter
Why do car salesmen ask what you do for a living?
Almost every one asks me.
One time, I test drove the hyundai genesis sedan, and the newbie kept asking me about my job.
I kept thinking, it's none of your business. You're supposed to sell me on the car.
So, are they trying to size you up to see if you can afford the car, make small talk, or is it in Salesman for Dummies?
One time, I test drove the hyundai genesis sedan, and the newbie kept asking me about my job.
I kept thinking, it's none of your business. You're supposed to sell me on the car.
So, are they trying to size you up to see if you can afford the car, make small talk, or is it in Salesman for Dummies?
#3
Almost every one asks me.
One time, I test drove the hyundai genesis sedan, and the newbie kept asking me about my job.
I kept thinking, it's none of your business. You're supposed to sell me on the car.
So, are they trying to size you up to see if you can afford the car, make small talk, or is it in Salesman for Dummies?
One time, I test drove the hyundai genesis sedan, and the newbie kept asking me about my job.
I kept thinking, it's none of your business. You're supposed to sell me on the car.
So, are they trying to size you up to see if you can afford the car, make small talk, or is it in Salesman for Dummies?
#5
Lexus Test Driver
Rapport a little, but it's often to see if you are a slouch and wasting his/her time. It's also a way to get a rough idea of what your credit may be. The last thing a salesguy wants to do is spend four hours catering to you and learn at the end you don't qualify. In the course of a day, there are a lot of tire kickers but only a few good buyers. The life of a salesguy is countless hours, days, and years of listening to people talk big and then flaking out. Questions like "what do you do for work" paints a picture of credibility and gives them a clue to go on.
#6
Rapport a little, but it's often to see if you are a slouch and wasting his/her time. It's also a way to get a rough idea of what your credit may be. The last thing a salesguy wants to do is spend four hours catering to you and learn at the end you don't qualify. In the course of a day, there are a lot of tire kickers but only a few good buyers. The life of a salesguy is countless hours, days, and years of listening to people talk big and then flaking out. Questions like "what do you do for work" paints a picture of credibility and gives them a clue to go on.
#7
Dating
I learned long ago in the wonderful world of dating: "What do you do for a living?" is the polite way of asking "How much $$$ do you make?"
Last edited by GS69; 01-24-13 at 03:33 AM.
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#12
Lexus Fanatic
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Yep, most are just trying to figure out a ballpark amount of your income. Bet if you tell them you are unemployed, they won't put so much effort into trying to sell you a car and some might even be annoyed just to have to show it to you. Tell them your a lawyer or something and i'm sure they will do whatever they can to sell you on the car suddenly
#13
Lexus Fanatic
I sometimes impress salespeople, though, when I (truthfully) I tell them what kind of work I did at FAA before retiring, that I was a rated pilot and ground-instructor, and that I do (unpaid) auto-consulting and reviews in my retirement.
#14
Lexus Champion
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Mostly all the answers here are right along the right lines. However you should all also know that there are MANY customers who KNOW they have ****ty credit, no money down, just in a bad situation all together, and STILL proceed to try and buy the most expensive car on the lot. They like to keep all this information to themselves instead of making things easier for themselves and the salesman.
All those reasons are a result of why your likely get such questions.
A salesman's job is not as easy as most of you like to think. They put up with daily constant pressure and bull**** from annoying and lying customers.
All those reasons are a result of why your likely get such questions.
A salesman's job is not as easy as most of you like to think. They put up with daily constant pressure and bull**** from annoying and lying customers.
#15
Lexus Fanatic
Mostly all the answers here are right along the right lines. However you should all also know that there are MANY customers who KNOW they have ****ty credit, no money down, just in a bad situation all together, and STILL proceed to try and buy the most expensive car on the lot. They like to keep all this information to themselves instead of making things easier for themselves and the salesman.
A salesman's job is not as easy as most of you like to think. They put up with daily constant pressure and bull**** from annoying and lying customers.
A salesman's job is not as easy as most of you like to think. They put up with daily constant pressure and bull**** from annoying and lying customers.
By law, any cash purchase over $10,000 today is now reported to authorities.....even if it is clean and there's nothing to hide.