Top 10 Used Car Showroom Lies…

by dpollak on 07/14/2008 · 22 comments

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Recently, I just sent a poster to all of our vAuto clients, entitled Top Ten Used Car Showroom Lies.

Immediately, I got lots of great lies that I hadn’t thought of, but we’ve all heard a thousand times.

I thought that it would be fun to create this posting and add these new ones as they come.

Please feel free to click on the comment section and provide your best showroom lies.

Perhaps at some point in the future, I’ll set it up so we can all score them and determine which ones are the all-time greats.

geraldhand

Here’s one for your lies poster:

“Yes. That vehicle is still available!”
geraldhand

Here’s one for your lies poster:

“Yes. That vehicle is still available!”
http://blog.westherr.com/ kleigh

Dale, I am sure your fellow used car guys are still dealing with this one.

“Sure the advertised price is correct, you’ll just need $2000 cash or trade”
http://blog.westherr.com kleigh

Dale, I am sure your fellow used car guys are still dealing with this one.

“Sure the advertised price is correct, you’ll just need $2000 cash or trade”
http://blog.westherr.com/ kleigh

“I made all my calls, I just never logged them in the CRM”
http://blog.westherr.com kleigh

“I made all my calls, I just never logged them in the CRM”
carlis

Hi Mr. Pollak:
Congratulations on you being honored recently. Ms. Gentry shared your story with me. She is so pround of you. And speak very highly of you and your family as well.
I live in Gary Indiana and I used to purchase all my vehicles from Len Pollak on U.S. 12/20. I was a committed customer and also remember the good old days when I often visited the service center. I remember Bonnie Tuggle who was excellent in providing customer service. But I am writing because of Ms. Eloise Gentry, who gave me your email address. I see her often in the city and she has also been very instrumental in my life. Ms. Gentry told me of how she remember you from being a young boy with all the odds against you and after you grew up, here you are being honored ( I believe she told me it was last weekend) and your wife was picking her up in a limo. Ms. Gentry has not changed, she continues to encourage and advocate for education here in Gary. I worked for since I was 12 years old. My name is Carlis. I have a son that needs someone to give him a chance, he resides in Indianapolis and Ms. Gentry told to give you a call. I am very impressed with your website. My husband also just happened to be in a car accident 6/24/09 and his car has been totaled. Do you have any suggestions of where I can get a good deal on a used car.
carlis

Hi Mr. Pollak:
Congratulations on you being honored recently. Ms. Gentry shared your story with me. She is so pround of you. And speak very highly of you and your family as well.
I live in Gary Indiana and I used to purchase all my vehicles from Len Pollak on U.S. 12/20. I was a committed customer and also remember the good old days when I often visited the service center. I remember Bonnie Tuggle who was excellent in providing customer service. But I am writing because of Ms. Eloise Gentry, who gave me your email address. I see her often in the city and she has also been very instrumental in my life. Ms. Gentry told me of how she remember you from being a young boy with all the odds against you and after you grew up, here you are being honored ( I believe she told me it was last weekend) and your wife was picking her up in a limo. Ms. Gentry has not changed, she continues to encourage and advocate for education here in Gary. I worked for since I was 12 years old. My name is Carlis. I have a son that needs someone to give him a chance, he resides in Indianapolis and Ms. Gentry told to give you a call. I am very impressed with your website. My husband also just happened to be in a car accident 6/24/09 and his car has been totaled. Do you have any suggestions of where I can get a good deal on a used car.
Ben Gaggero

Here’s a couple simple ones…
“Honestly” or “trust me”… Run Forrest, run!
Ben Gaggero

Here’s a couple simple ones…
“Honestly” or “trust me”… Run Forrest, run!
Tony Cardello

“Don’t worry it’s all highway miles……”
Tony Cardello

“Don’t worry it’s all highway miles……”
http://www.cardogsonline.com/ revans

“That? Oh, that’s just chicken blood.”
http://www.cardogsonline.com revans

“That? Oh, that’s just chicken blood.”
http://www.dalepollak.com/2008/07/14/top-10-lies/#comments Michael

The title only says salvage because the fellow that traded it in owns the salvage yard down the way and because it was in the business name that was how the state does it.
http://www.dalepollak.com/2008/07/14/top-10-lies/#comments Michael

The title only says salvage because the fellow that traded it in owns the salvage yard down the way and because it was in the business name that was how the state does it.
http://www.dalepollak.com/2008/07/14/top-10-lies/#comments Michael

The only reason that I work here and sell cars is for the health insurance and that’s why the boss lets me sell them so cheaply.
http://www.dalepollak.com/2008/07/14/top-10-lies/#comments Michael

The only reason that I work here and sell cars is for the health insurance and that’s why the boss lets me sell them so cheaply.
http://www.dalepollak.com/2008/07/14/top-10-lies/#comments Michael

Of course this car has never been in an accident because you can always tell if it had they put those state farm stickers on the back bumper.
http://www.dalepollak.com/2008/07/14/top-10-lies/#comments Michael

Of course this car has never been in an accident because you can always tell if it had they put those state farm stickers on the back bumper.
http://www.dalepollak.com/2008/07/14/top-10-lies/#comments Michael

Well this one is 2000 more because it was an autoshow car in the past and you know that those are the ones they show off to the public so they are built special.
http://www.dalepollak.com/2008/07/14/top-10-lies/#comments Michael

Well this one is 2000 more because it was an autoshow car in the past and you know that those are the ones they show off to the public so they are built special.