Dealer points me to a 2014 C7
08-20-2013, 06:02 PM
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Burning Brakes
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Dealer points me to a 2014 C7
I was at the A Chevy dealer the other day to get my company car serviced.
The tech said it would take about 20 minutes and I could have a seat in the Lobby, but I told him I wanted to walk around and look at the cars on the lot.
While im looking around here comes this sales guy asking if he can help me and I said no, just looking around while my company car gets oil change.
I then asked him if they had a new 2014 C7, and he said yes, we have one in the showroom.
I was pumped and walked quickly to the showroom and what do I see.
A 2013 Grand sport (Not that its not a great looking car) but I was amazed that this guy didnt know what a C7 was.
The tech said it would take about 20 minutes and I could have a seat in the Lobby, but I told him I wanted to walk around and look at the cars on the lot.
While im looking around here comes this sales guy asking if he can help me and I said no, just looking around while my company car gets oil change.
I then asked him if they had a new 2014 C7, and he said yes, we have one in the showroom.
I was pumped and walked quickly to the showroom and what do I see.
A 2013 Grand sport (Not that its not a great looking car) but I was amazed that this guy didnt know what a C7 was.
08-20-2013, 07:00 PM
#2
Burning Brakes
About the same thing I experienced at the end of June at the national corvette museum. I was paying my admission and asked if they had any c7 's on display and he replied"what's a c7"
08-20-2013, 07:04 PM
#3
Similar experience. I asked the "sales manager" how their C7 allocations were being parceled. He said 5 coupes and 2 verts, and he said "all of them are coming as 3LT Grand Sports." I said the C7 doesn't have a GS line yet. He said, "yes they do. All of ours are coming in GS trim." I immediately left the building.
08-20-2013, 07:19 PM
#4
I'm not surprised at all. It doesn't seem like there are any car guys in the sales force at Chevrolet, which has to be a big deficeit to overcome if a Porsche or other high end car guy comes in to check out the new car.
08-20-2013, 07:38 PM
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08-20-2013, 08:20 PM
#6
Similar experience. I asked the "sales manager" how their C7 allocations were being parceled. He said 5 coupes and 2 verts, and he said "all of them are coming as 3LT Grand Sports." I said the C7 doesn't have a GS line yet. He said, "yes they do. All of ours are coming in GS trim." I immediately left the building.
08-20-2013, 08:56 PM
#8
I was at the A Chevy dealer the other day to get my company car serviced.
The tech said it would take about 20 minutes and I could have a seat in the Lobby, but I told him I wanted to walk around and look at the cars on the lot.
While im looking around here comes this sales guy asking if he can help me and I said no, just looking around while my company car gets oil change.
I then asked him if they had a new 2014 C7, and he said yes, we have one in the showroom.
I was pumped and walked quickly to the showroom and what do I see.
A 2013 Grand sport (Not that its not a great looking car) but I was amazed that this guy didnt know what a C7 was.
The tech said it would take about 20 minutes and I could have a seat in the Lobby, but I told him I wanted to walk around and look at the cars on the lot.
While im looking around here comes this sales guy asking if he can help me and I said no, just looking around while my company car gets oil change.
I then asked him if they had a new 2014 C7, and he said yes, we have one in the showroom.
I was pumped and walked quickly to the showroom and what do I see.
A 2013 Grand sport (Not that its not a great looking car) but I was amazed that this guy didnt know what a C7 was.
08-20-2013, 09:18 PM
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Now think about this........ there are a lot of volunteers at these events. If it where not for the volunteers there would be no events.
I guarantee my wife who hangs with me in the hobby is not an expert. I think she would know what a C7 is but there are lot of folks supporting their spouses hobby who are not experts!!!!!!!!!!
I guarantee my wife who hangs with me in the hobby is not an expert. I think she would know what a C7 is but there are lot of folks supporting their spouses hobby who are not experts!!!!!!!!!!
08-20-2013, 09:27 PM
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Now think about this........ there are a lot of volunteers at these events. If it where not for the volunteers there would be no events.
I guarantee my wife who hangs with me in the hobby is not an expert. I think she would know what a C7 is but there are lot of folks supporting their spouses hobby who are not experts!!!!!!!!!!
I guarantee my wife who hangs with me in the hobby is not an expert. I think she would know what a C7 is but there are lot of folks supporting their spouses hobby who are not experts!!!!!!!!!!
How difficult could it be to give the volunteers a simple fact sheet on the new model? I'm think they would feel more empowered and conversant if they knew a few basics . . . imho
08-20-2013, 09:33 PM
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08-20-2013, 09:48 PM
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08-20-2013, 09:57 PM
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Think this would happen at a Porsche dealer?