Articles for Humor

Zimmerman, Jeremy, November 2006

Wednesday, November 01, 2006
Jeremy Zimmerman - One sunny Saturday morning, a family of five strolled through our showroom doors. Mom and dad were looking for an inexpensive sedan for their daughter.

Nodine, Brian, October 2006

Sunday, October 01, 2006
Brian Nodine - Late one Friday afternoon – which also happened to be my birthday – my wife and daughter came to pick me up to go to eat when I got a frantic call. It was a customer who was on his way to Disney World for a family vacation.

Carlson, Joe, September 2006

Friday, September 01, 2006
Joe Carlson - Many years ago when I started in the car business, my first job was at a Buick dealership. One Saturday morning after the weekly sales meeting, all the salespeople including myself, were all sitting around drinking coffee...

Dudenhoeffer, Vince, August 2006

Tuesday, August 01, 2006
Vince Dudenhoeffer - In 1999, it seemed everyone had a horror story of what they thought was going to happen when December 31st ended and the new millennium began – or didn’t according to some.

Easterling, Brian, July 2006

Saturday, July 01, 2006
Brian Easterling - Many years ago, I owned a Chrysler dealership in Victoria, Texas. One day a salesman asked me to appraise a potential Buick trade-in. I usually followed a particular route when appraising cars which included driving about...

Cook, Steve, June 2006

Thursday, June 01, 2006
Steve Cook - Many years ago, while working in the fleet department, I scheduled a courtesy delivery for a young lady who was going to pick up a new company car. Often, we would try to purchase the turn-in unit from the leasing company for our used car lot.

Schwelling, Brian, May 2006

Monday, May 01, 2006
Brian Schwelling - About twelve years ago, I was working for my father in the family dealership in Warren, Ohio. It was my day off, and as usual, I was at the store. These were the days before BDC's and salespeople/management were charged with answering...

Flittner, Randy, April 2006

Saturday, April 01, 2006
Randy Flittner - A gentleman roughly 30 years old arrives on the lot one afternoon looking at SUV's. I waited on him only to find out his wife had already been in and looked at our inventory the day before with a salesman that has the day off.

Chapman, Reid, March 2006

Wednesday, March 01, 2006
Reid Chapman - When I was working in Utah a wholesaler shared this story with me. A salesman at Rick Warner Auto Group in Salt Lake City spotted his next up, a gorgeous blonde bombshell, who was looking for a car.

Sweitzer, Steve, February 2006

Wednesday, February 01, 2006
Steve Sweitzer - No one really knows how much fun goes on in our industry. Here are two original pranksters for the Prankster Hall of Fame.

Lee, Tim, January 2006

Sunday, January 01, 2006
Tim Lee - When selling high line cars we occasionally get a customer with an “I’m better than u attitude”. One day I had such a customer. He and his wife came in a looked at the new Lincoln Town Cars.

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