Back in the car biz.

[danoneil]

Greetings,

After a 18 month hiatus, I have returned to the car business as a internet & sales manager at www.nationalmotors.net

I'll try to give some perspective on working for a smaller dealer vs. the big box Honda store I worked previously.

I can say this, the auto industry sales over the last 18 months has been record setting.

Regards,

Dan O

 

[JessicaRuth]

Just couldn't leave the biz, huh....

 

[emilymoore]

Haha...seems like once you're in the car biz, its hard to get out. Welcome back!

 

[GrantG]

I managed to make it out of Retail after 13 years but didn't move far. Hello Vendor World, my how nice it is to have weekends off!

 

[Jeff Kershner]

Watch out, Dan is BACK. Actually this is good for the industry and especially for National Motors. Dan, you're a stand up guy, trust worthy, honest and a bad joke teller. But that's okay.

 

[Alex Snyder]

I managed to make it out of Retail after 13 years but didn't move far. Hello Vendor World, my how nice it is to have weekends off!

Oh no. Someone let you out of the store. Tisk tisk.


That's a compliment to you Grant. ....bummed you're not drinking orange (errrr.....blue) koolaid with us actually.

 

[DealerAdvocate]

@GrantG...have you had your first President's Day outside of retail yet? It's strange. After ten years in retail, I left and on my first President's Day, I woke up with an unhealthy level of anxiety, an inexplicable desire to go clean a hot dog steamer and a popcorn machine, and I spent the first hour tying balloons to everything in my house including all of the doorknobs, window latches, and my cat's tail. I also tried negotiating the price of my morning coffee with the rationale that the coffee only cost them a few cents to brew and that I am a good customer and they should cut me a deal because I could send a lot of business their way.

 

[GrantG]

Ahhh yes, the first Holdiay Sales Event at home. Yes, I too woke up with a sudden urge to desk a deal and complain about inventory mysteriously beached in customer parking. I've yet to understand why there is so much traffic on the road during Saturday's! I will say this, third month out and everytime I'm with a client, watching them desk a deal ,I want to ask them to let me close the deal. I'm guessing that will never change. Once a retail guy always a retail guy!

@Alex Snyder - the purple drank isn't so bad. Orange and blue just happen to be the colors of my beloved Chicago Bears

 

[William Bryant]

Ahhh yes, the first Holdiay Sales Event at home. Yes, I too woke up with a sudden urge to desk a deal and complain about inventory mysteriously beached in customer parking. I've yet to understand why there is so much traffic on the road during Saturday's! I will say this, third month out and everytime I'm with a client, watching them desk a deal ,I want to ask them to let me close the deal. I'm guessing that will never change. Once a retail guy always a retail guy!

@Alex Snyder - the purple drank isn't so bad. Orange and blue just happen to be the colors of my beloved Chicago Bears

Trust me, after nearly 4 years on the vendor side now I still take TOs and desk deals. That part never gets old!

Dan, guess you just couldn't break your addiction huh? Welcome back!