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Old 01-28-2012, 07:37 AM   #15
thstone
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Originally Posted by Ghostrider 310 View Post
I was in professional sales for 17 years. Never once in that time do I recall selling anything where I had so much leverage I could actually give off the air that selling them my box was actually doing them a favor. I've been serious about buying a Boxster for a couple weeks now, it's the second highest expense other than my house and every dealer thinks they are doing me a favor by allowing me to buy one. I'm surprised the sales agreement doesn't include a "pretty please" clause you have to recite.
+1^ My local dealer always gives me the feeling that if I'm not ready to spend >$100K, then its not worth their time. I asked to drive a pre-owned 911 (asking $72K) and they made me feel like I was dumpster diving.
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