How Doug got into selling cars!

Doug from @switchcars explains how he got into the car business!


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[GTSCarLife]

The car business is one of those opportunities where people with little to no formal education can make truly incredible amounts of money. Because of this, it is very hard to leave. I know Ed understands this. Took me 20 years to get out and stay out, but the lessons I learned have been all I needed for the rest of my life.

[johnsonrepp]

I did the same thing back in 2006. Car lot desk job, calling ups and filling out 4 squares. I bought my own computer (the sales department didn’t have any) and started posting every single car on the lot onto CL. For 6 months straight, I sold 90% of the cars on the lot. Ahhh what a fun time being 21. Easy money.

Ps. Now I hate selling cars lol. I only love owning them.

[benst]

"The typical, sleezy car salesman." Shows a picture of Rabbit. You ain't slick lol.

[henrymutimer]

The number of successful businesses launched because of dreadful bosses (or their offspring) is enormous. 22 years ago I had the worst service manager ever...

[MillenniumCollector]

Most car people have a similar story. Me included.

Being addicted to naming off cars as they passed by at the age of 5, to working at a dealer for years, now working for myself and selling buying and selling cool cars nationwide!

[artfuldodger]

Rabbit and Tabbutt should do a collaboration car sales service.

[Ruptious]

Doug is definitely one of my favorites

[Cuda]

I know all about the "Land Rover Way", the dealer politics and spoiled dealers, offspring!! This video. Brought back some memories! Lmfao!!

[Deezto]

I used to work at Serpentini Chevy years ago and I hated it 😂😂

[COCarDude]

We just got rid of my gfs 13 sport. Biggest pile of crap weve ever dealt with. Sold it for 4k, she took about a 39k hit on it.

[abigalanderson]

The vacuum sales guy was defiantly a Kirby vacuum sales distributer. Great vacuum, but its a mlm scam. People above you take a cut of your sales like a pyramid lol.

[borismcfinnigan]

Car sales seems to be where all the guys who absolutely love themselves go..

[CT_]

I recently bought a B9 S5 from them and his sales team was great. I couldn't afford 90% of the cars they had, but they still treated me just the same as someone who could.

[olikat]

I haven't talked business to a car salesperson since '99. I did not realize a friend's family owns more than two dozen dealerships, so it's been $1200 over the cost to order whatever, whenever. Still don't go crazy "Switching up" vehicles...not going to waste the money on that

[johnjohnmcclane]

Ha, I worked at Serpentini Chevrolet as a service porter for a time, and yeah, Bob Serpentini was a character. I ended up moving back to my mom's in Cincinnati after she came down with cancer, to help her out. My manager told me that Mr. Serpentini said that if I needed help finding a new job, he could help out. I always thought that was nice of him.

[davidsmith]

Great story Doug. Thanks for sharing. Edit: Don't listen to the a-holes that are hating on you.

[stuffhappens]

I bought my first and last BMW from BMW Cleveland. Right next to LR Cleveland. I remember a salesman whom I wasn’t dealing with saying to me, “You gonna buy anything?!” I told him I just bought the loaded M3 over there. He then said oh, nice car and held the door for me. When I referred my new car he said, “We don’t sell cars, we sell BMWs.” It was cringy. I remember thinking, does this crap work on people? Cuz it ain’t doing anything for me except making me regret I came there. Later, when some things went wrong with the car the level of service both there and at Ganley BMW (the only two BMW dealers fairly close by) was abysmal. Meanwhile my buddies are glowing over how Lexus dealers fall all over themselves and the cars never break. I still, to this day cannot understand how BMW stays in business.

[nikkrueger]

Another awesome story Doug, great to hear the background here

[jamesonpace]

I too once sold used cars. Competition & dirtiness are equal to any contact sport. Mr Doug is cool....

[brandonoyler]

The second he said rented space no signs i immediately knew it was for selling vacuums