Colin

It was held on March 26 & 27 ....... any sales consultants that post here? Anyone?

jlukja

Colin

Wow, still nobody? The SF Ride and Drive is done now. I remember there used to be a number of dealer folks that posted here, am I the only one left?

dlee74

CL6

I heard it was cool. Selling Acuras on the mainland sucks that's why I got out of it.

Colin

This board has changed a lot over the years. Our DSM used to suggest sales consultants check in here to read news and discussion. They have stopped recommending the site recently.

dom

They don't want to hear anything negative?



And its really too bad there any anymore 'good' salesman with an actual love of cars posting. The ones we do get are just trying to hawk a sale. Besides you of course.

jlukja

I think there are at least a couple sales guys besides Colin but I can't recall their usernames or their location. They don't post much.

LuvMyTSX

I think one is White92 or something like that.

wackura

I never get the impression that car salesmen particularly like cars. I don't even think they like selling stuff, they just do it because they have some natural ability to talk other people into doing things, and auto sales must be the most common transactions that involves actual bargaining and therefor such people fall into it by accident.

On the one hand this board is made up of enthusiastic owners, not representative of the general public, but on the other hand it might be good for a car salesmen to sound more like one of us then what we get at the present, which is someone who talks about the cars like they're pieces of meat. I suspect they don't browse the forums simply because they'd rather spend their freetime not doing anything work related.

Colin

I have no idea why, but as Zig Zigler says,"A positive mental attitude won't let you do anything..............but it will let you do everything, better, than a bad attitude will."

There is a lot of negativity on the board, but that in itself is not the issue. IMO it's the lack of rational discussion that used to flow freely. There are also less 'leaks' posted here than there were back in 2003.

CL6

Colin we were at Candlestick Park one time for the same ride and drive... maybe it was the RDX... how are things going out on the islands?

Colin

Was it RDX? I guess so, I think that was the last one that I went to on the mainland.

There is a lot of concern about the economy. We have lost in the last month alone: Aloha Airlines (BK after 62 years), ATA airlines (BK), Molokai Ranch (closed), Weyerhauser Paper (closed), and one Norwegian Cruise ship.

CGTSX2004

iTrader: (1)

I get the feeling that has as much to do with Honda cracking down as it does anything else. Honda has always been anal about the secrecy of their cars in development, but they fail to realize that a well timed leak that is just enough to whet people's appetite may do more for them than complete silence. Plus, if there are controversial elements to the upcoming vehicle that they are uncertain about, they should use public reaction to gauge how it may be received by the populace.

dom

jlukja just can't get the job done.

Colin

To me, the problem is that there is no public consensus. People complain that cars designed by committee lack passion, can you imagine how bland a car designed by general public opinion would be? Many people forget that a car is styled to be 'good' for 5 years.

jlukja

They confiscated my cell phone. I didn't think to wear a tie pin with the camera from Q branch.

CL6

Yea we had the ride and drive at candlestick. where is your tsx ride and drive?

Colin

They already had it but we didnt send anyone from out store. Mostly because we figured that we'd have the cars here at the same time a the event. Looks like it would have come true if they hadn't stopped our cars in port. The car have been on the island for a week now!