SHOCKED AND HORRIFIED!...."How its made" TV show!

[Klasse Act]

Its been brought up a couple times about salesmen not knowing their product and this made remember this little gem, a true story.

About 6 yrs ago I was a Chrysler dealership test driving a 300C. While waiting for the salesman to come back with my license I was looking at a Cherokee SRT8 and another salesman was going over the ride with another customer. The customer asked the saleman if it had AWD and the saleman said, and I quote, "No, AWD can't handle the power this thing puts down!". The salesman walked away for a minute and I walked over to the guy and said "I'm sorry, I overheard your salesman and I've gotta show you something". I walked to the back and had him look underneath and pointed at the rearend and said "There's one differential" and then moved to the front, had him bend down and then pointed at the finned, half circular unit in the front and then said "There's the other differential", thus AWD. I told him ALL SRT8 Cherokee's have AWD, Trailblazer SS's have RWD as well as AWD options. The guy started laughing!

Then my salesman came back and he asked me what I'd like to have in my 300C and I said HIDs were a must and he said "What are HIDs?". I took the car out and enjoyed the drive but ended up getting a MINI Cooper S, not because of the saleman but rather its something I had wanted for quite some time.

It was also stated earlier about a BMW salesman calling their engines a V6, this is just as bad as the producers of "How its made" letting them call the Porsche engine a V6....IMO.

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[BillE]

Along the same lines, it's amazing how many BMW salesmen will tell you that their cars are equiped with V-6's.

It's amazing how people can be hired to sell, document, etc a product and not be required to have ANY knowledge of the topic at hand.

OT: I'm in the process of (maybe) getting a new truck (much smaller). This past Monday, salesman looks at the engine and says, "Hmmm, 8.1 Vortec, is that a V-6?"

Should mention, this dealership is both a Toyota AND Chevrolet seller.

Don't even get me started on car sales people...

Bill

[Klasse Act]

8.1 Vortec a V6, imagine the size of those pistons, LOL!

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[Desertnate]

8.1 Vortec a V6, imagine the size of those pistons, LOL!

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I was thinking the same thing. One of those giant Catapillar diesel generators like you see at a mine or on an oil platform came to mind

[BillE]

8.1 Vortec a V6, imagine the size of those pistons, LOL!

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LOL!

Stock pistons are about the size of a quart oil can!

Bill

[Lean69]

Ah who cares all boxer leak oil and have oil delivery problems because of their horizontal positioning... Get a real engine ... a rotary ohh thats right, nobody but mazda was able to produce a rotary, not ford not mercedes benz and so on...

[Lean69]

OT: I'm in the process of (maybe) getting a new truck (much smaller). This past Monday, salesman looks at the engine and says, "Hmmm, 8.1 Vortec, is that a V-6?"

Should mention, this dealership is both a Toyota AND Chevrolet seller.

Don't even get me started on car sales people...

Bill

You should have met me when I was a salesman at Mazda, while owning a MazdaSpeed 6 (daily) a 93 RX7 for track. and a 91 swapped miata for Autocross I used to love the looks on my customer faces when they tried to show off that they know about cars and mentioned the "competiion makes" which they were considering.

ahhh, miss those days lol

[GenesisCoupe]

Ah who cares all boxer leak oil and have oil delivery problems because of their horizontal positioning... Get a real engine ... a rotary ohh thats right, nobody but mazda was able to produce a rotary, not ford not mercedes benz and so on...

A Rotary engine was so good it no longer exists!

Back to topic;

I still hear "Is that a V-4?" ....i'd like to throw something heavy at some of these "car" people...

[Lean69]

A Rotary engine was so good it no longer exists!

Back to topic;

I still hear "Is that a V-4?" ....i'd like to throw something heavy at some of these "car" people...

Actually v4 engines were produced, its not like theyre non existend...

It doesnt exist? since when? only reason theyre not "PRODUCED" now is because of Emissions. check out what engine owned LeMans and what car/ engine was banned from racing because nobody could touch it. Rotary is like a hot supermodel, she will always outshine all others, but you need to know how to take care of them.

[Desertnate]

A Rotary engine was so good it no longer exists!

Back to topic;

I still hear "Is that a V-4?" ....i'd like to throw something heavy at some of these "car" people...

Mazda is bringing the rotary back!

http://www.autoblog.com/2013/08/16/mazda-16x-rotary-engine-two-years-away-all-new-model/