i'm sure the bmw treatment will be better..

 

I look at it this way. Most 17 year olds are not going to be buying a car. So he is not going to want to spend time on the conversation when he could be looking for a 50 year old driving in who is much more likely to fatten his paycheck. It may seem unfair, but it's reality. When you work with the public and in retail long enough, you pick up on the odds and go with the better odds.

 

Its amazing how threads like these turn into some sort of Merryl Lynch Financial Advice program every time....

 

Im 19, but was 17/18 when I was shopping for my car. I went to lexus, BMW, infinity, acura, toyota, and nissan, and honda. And only one dealership gave me problems - Honda. They were very rude, and would not even open up a new accord for me.

Everywhere else, the salespeople usually came out and said hi to me, and asked me if I wanted any help. Toyota couldn't wait to get me into their cars. I test drove a camry, TC, and used 330ci before I left .

 

you will always think you look older than you do at that age. To the salesman you look like a kid driving his dads car. I mean no disrespect but that the first thing people will think when the see a 17 driving a Lexus. The dress pants and tie will help but they will still know most 17 year olds dont make the decisions when buying a 45K convertible sports coupe. Its their loss. Take your money and go to another delaership

 

Being young does have its downfalls.
I have worked for a few different high-end dealerships in SoCal and it seems that the person who wears the crappy clothes and flip flops has the most money when coming into a dealership.
If you have the money you dont need a front like nice clothes or a nice car to drive up in to earn respect. If you want it, let them know, if they cant provide it, ask for a sales manager. If the manager is being an *** then you can nicely leave.

 

LOL. Thats so true about the flip flops. Every time i have gone to buy a car with my pops, we are always wearing flip flops and shorts. But we always end up buying the car.