You know it is cold when you can't get a salesman to help a customer. We don't make any money unless we sell a car, and by default we are all fairly greedy. Everyone ususally wants the next up, unless it is 5 minutes before close or it is really cold!
Chilly is one thing, cold is okay, but when it is freezing it is hard to motivate yourself. Yesterday, I had customer drop in, a referral and a very nice young lady. She is not sure what she wants, but she needs a car and she is going to buy one this week. So first she wanted to drive a new 2010 Ford Focus.
So I bundle up get the key and walk to the far end of the lot. By the time I get there, I am cold, and then of course the car will not start. So now I have to walk all the way back to the building, get the jump box and make my way back. Now I am freezing, but I am smarter this time, I brought an extra set of keys, in case I cannot get the car started. But I do get the car started, pull it back to the building, and let the customer take it for a spin. While she is driving, I put the jump box back and get the keys to a...
2010 Ford Fusion. Remember I said I was smarter from my first walk out on the lot, well not so much. I walk out to the other end of the lot and of course it will not start either. So back I go, my bones ache, and my hands are just in pain. I get the car the customer drives and we have a winner.
We get dad on the phone and finish up the details. Thank God it was not just for the fun of it.
When does spring start?
