i could never be a car salesman. im too honest. i could not lie to someones face and tell them that the pos theyre looking at is a good buy because i need to meet the numbers or make my commission. and as mentioned, the standing around all day waiting for people to come in. sitting with them for an hour and then no sale. if youre a real hustler and can put on a game face for people and are a born salesman, then go for it. most people arent cut out for it. you can tell when you visit a dealership.
for OP, id say maybe start out at Carmax since they dont do the haggle bs game. they dont work on commission either. at least not in the traditional sense. and you get to see/drive all kinds of cool cars that get traded in. porsches, vettes, gt500s, etc.. and carmax is ALWAYS busy. no standing around all day bsing with the other sharks, i mean salesmen, in the parking lot for hours on end.
or maybe hit up lexus. the cars practically sell themselves.
kind of the same as a service advisor. a friend did that for cadillac. telling people all kinds of service they dont really need so you can pad your commission on the "sale", which is what it really is. you're selling service. way back in the day took my accord to the honda dealer for service and they told me i needed all kinds of $hit done. then was referred to a very good independent honda mechanic and they told me you dont need all that. just this. theyre still in business (20 yeas later) and probably get more work than the dealership lol.
for OP, id say maybe start out at Carmax since they dont do the haggle bs game. they dont work on commission either. at least not in the traditional sense. and you get to see/drive all kinds of cool cars that get traded in. porsches, vettes, gt500s, etc.. and carmax is ALWAYS busy. no standing around all day bsing with the other sharks, i mean salesmen, in the parking lot for hours on end.
or maybe hit up lexus. the cars practically sell themselves.
kind of the same as a service advisor. a friend did that for cadillac. telling people all kinds of service they dont really need so you can pad your commission on the "sale", which is what it really is. you're selling service. way back in the day took my accord to the honda dealer for service and they told me i needed all kinds of $hit done. then was referred to a very good independent honda mechanic and they told me you dont need all that. just this. theyre still in business (20 yeas later) and probably get more work than the dealership lol.