This past Spring I saw an 04' Barbados sitting in a non GM lot. I was in my PU. I stopped in just to look at it and some sales guy pounces on me telling me all about this car. He tried to give me an education on it. The thing is, most of the information he was razzle dazzling me with was incorrect. Starting with the color. On the window sticker was a Toyota color not GM. I let him go on and on, my wife was laughing, even she knew he was full of $-hit. I then asked the price, he told me, what will you offer me.. I said noooo you tell me what you want, he then said nooooo you give me an offer... So I did. I said 16K. HE LAUGHS.... This is a GTO, Do you know what you are looking at, did you ever drive one? I said well I drove an 05' once. He says you certainly don't know the market on this car. I did not go in looking for a confrontation but he asked for it.....
I laughed, So, I began correcting his "mistakes" I took him around the car showing him what he was stating was incorrect starting with the color, I then said, based on the miles, the dings, repaint on places etc. He has this look on his face.... So I say. Now what are you asking for it.... 19,999 he says. I give him a "what are you kidding me look."
He says do you have one? I said yeah... I ask him ever hear of GTOAA? Whats that he says..... I tell him... He as a look of embarrassment. Well that is what we are asking but its not firm.... I said you acted like it was firm ...after all I don't know the market. The car dropped over 2K on the spot. He wanted to talk about 17K for the car. I told him good luck but before you go off trying to impress a prospective buyer you ought to read up on this car first. He had to go... I saw the car on the lot for 3 months before it disappeared.
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