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<blockquote data-quote="pierceography" data-source="post: 1322835" data-attributes="member: 26311"><p>I think that door swings both ways. Yes, you're spending $75,000+ on a vehicle. But the sales guy you're dealing with moves primarily base Escapes and Fusions that cost a third of what a Raptor does. You can't suddenly expect them to alter their behavior because you're spending more money. If they had that ability, they would be in a much different (and higher commission) space than selling cars.</p><p></p><p>Though honest question, and maybe my viewpoint is somewhat narrow... But why do some people in this thread come off as offended by this behavior? There have been plenty of times I've been judged by the clothes I choose to wear in my free time, and I find it amusing. If a car salesman treats me differently because of how I dress and loses out on a sale because of it, I'm still going to get what I want... Just not from him. Why be offended? Isn't that his loss? (Again, I'm not trying to diminish or discard opinions... just attempting to understand)</p><p></p><p>Something that happened to me fairly recently was I visited a local millworks to grab some lumber I couldn't get from your local big box store. (I like to woodwork in my spare time) I showed up in clothes that you wouldn't expect someone with knowledge of woodworking to wear. The guys there gave me the initial, "Another white collar yuppie....." look as soon as I walked in. Within 5 minutes of conversation, they understood I knew what I was talking about and dropped the attitude. I wasn't offended at all, as it's likely the vast majority of the guys who walk in looking like I did really were going to just waste their time. And their time (much like the miles on a Raptor) is valuable and better spent elsewhere.</p><p></p><p>So yeah, I think spending a small amount of time proving that you're a serious buyer (or have knowledge of the material, in the case of my lumber mill example) isn't such an awful thing. Or, let's put it in a more specific scenario: You're selling your Raptor privately, and someone texts you asking for a test drive. You're pretty certain based on your limited interaction they have no intention of buying, they just want to drive it for the hell of it. Would you let them without further establishing motive?</p><p></p><p>(Though I do want to be clear, taking this behavior too far or flat our refusing any test drive specifically on bias alone wouldn't sit well with me either)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pierceography, post: 1322835, member: 26311"] I think that door swings both ways. Yes, you're spending $75,000+ on a vehicle. But the sales guy you're dealing with moves primarily base Escapes and Fusions that cost a third of what a Raptor does. You can't suddenly expect them to alter their behavior because you're spending more money. If they had that ability, they would be in a much different (and higher commission) space than selling cars. Though honest question, and maybe my viewpoint is somewhat narrow... But why do some people in this thread come off as offended by this behavior? There have been plenty of times I've been judged by the clothes I choose to wear in my free time, and I find it amusing. If a car salesman treats me differently because of how I dress and loses out on a sale because of it, I'm still going to get what I want... Just not from him. Why be offended? Isn't that his loss? (Again, I'm not trying to diminish or discard opinions... just attempting to understand) Something that happened to me fairly recently was I visited a local millworks to grab some lumber I couldn't get from your local big box store. (I like to woodwork in my spare time) I showed up in clothes that you wouldn't expect someone with knowledge of woodworking to wear. The guys there gave me the initial, "Another white collar yuppie....." look as soon as I walked in. Within 5 minutes of conversation, they understood I knew what I was talking about and dropped the attitude. I wasn't offended at all, as it's likely the vast majority of the guys who walk in looking like I did really were going to just waste their time. And their time (much like the miles on a Raptor) is valuable and better spent elsewhere. So yeah, I think spending a small amount of time proving that you're a serious buyer (or have knowledge of the material, in the case of my lumber mill example) isn't such an awful thing. Or, let's put it in a more specific scenario: You're selling your Raptor privately, and someone texts you asking for a test drive. You're pretty certain based on your limited interaction they have no intention of buying, they just want to drive it for the hell of it. Would you let them without further establishing motive? (Though I do want to be clear, taking this behavior too far or flat our refusing any test drive specifically on bias alone wouldn't sit well with me either) [/QUOTE]
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