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Originally Posted by paliknight
Im in a suit and tie 10 hours a day 5 days a week. Not interested in doing that on my days off too. By scrubby I meant jeans and a Polo. Not torn up clothes.
But if I can test drive 100k+ cars at other dealerships then I would expect to test drive a ford.
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Dude, you're not hearing me.
You needed to demonstrate to the dealer that you were serious. If you didn't feel like doing it through appearance, then do it through words and actions. At least try to do a little convincing, man: something like "I would like to test drive a Raptor, if one's available. I really want to add it to the stable (then point to the M4)." If the salespeople don't react, go to another dealer and try again.
Just based on your posts, your general attitude screams "I make bank, and you should know that by telepathy and respect my bank!". I deal with this type every day; the city I live in is
full of this kind of person. (Hell: people in Big D have this attitude even when they
don't have bank.) Having money doesn't matter a whit to a Ford dealer. Demonstrating that you're serious does.
My point about suits has nothing to do with the cost of what a person dresses in to make a purchase. It has everything to do with how serious a person is taking the purchase
in the eyes of the person who controls access to the purchase. At its most basic: Tailoring shows that you care; OTR RTW (off-the-rack ready-to-wear) shows that you don't.
zx10guy , that example, though skewed because of the presence of your wife in business clothing, actually proves my point: the minute you proved you were serious, the salesman changed his demeanor. Would the salesman's demeanor have been more appropriate earlier if you were dressed in slacks, or selvedge jeans, or even decent jogger pants? Almost absolutely, if the salesman knows his stuff. (That point is exclusive of the salesman
not knowing his stuff, obviously ... and to be honest, that likelihood is greater at Mazda and Ford dealerships.)
And I'm sorry: the point about criminals in suits and slubbies as big spenders has absolutely nothing to do with this conversation. You're simply trying to get in the door of a Raptor or GT350, not taking something off the rack. Nice try, but you're clutching at straws.
Now: can we get this thread back on topic, please?