http://www.estiloskateboards.com/rip-wave-2/
Auto Sales And Auto Service: Who Rips You Off More?
Everybody hates car salesman. They talk too fast, use too many clichés, and are generally exasperating. There’s nothing worse than being verbally romanced only to find out you were ripped-off—or is there?
How about getting ripped-off repeatedly? How about getting ripped-off repeatedly for years? How about never even knowing you were ripped-off, repeatedly, and for years?
Welcome to service! When it comes to swindling, automotive service representatives are the real experts. They have more experience, and way more opportunity to rip you off.
A car salesman has only a few chances to rip you off provided you even engage in negotiations. There’s the price of the car, financing, leasing, accessories/options, extended warranties, your trade-in, and the general bull that wafts from the salesmen’s mouth.
You should also watch out for the finance manager. Today’s finance folks aren’t just number crunchers, they’re salesmen in disguise. This is where you’ll be encouraged to buy the extended warranty and a host of other accessories that can all be packaged up nicely into your financing.
Car sales rip-off attempts are easily thwarted. Number one, you can just walk away! Also, there are numerous resources on how to buy a car without losing your shirt. If you’re interested, visit the RepairTrust resource link @ www.repairtrust.com and you’ll find several sites that will tell you everything you want to know about buying, trading, leasing, financing, new, used…etc.
It’s quite different in the world of car repair. Your car needs service. You HAVE to deal with a service representative, like it or not.
The folks in the dim underworld of automotive service are well-trained in the art of ripping people off. They’re not the feeding-frenzied, thrashing sharks of sales that are easy to spot.
No, service representatives are the Great Whites. They primarily hunt alone, hiding in the murky waters of service, striking without warning.
What’s really scary is that the service industry is infested with Great Whites. Traditional tips and suggestions to avoid their attacks don’t work. This is evidenced by the fact that service customers are scammed “tens of billions of dollars every year.”
Information is the key to STOP a Great White. If one knows who, what, when, where, why, and how it hunts, one can take control.
Importantly, “Sharks are not mindless eating machines.” The Great Whites of the service industry are experienced and smart. There are so many attacks from so many different directions, and new technologies provide fresh chum daily.
With auto repair, technology creates confusion. Technology creates ripples and waves, making it difficult to see below the surface of even simple auto repairs.
The Great White can sense the anxiety of a service customer, like it can a struggling swimmer. In the midst of this confusion, the waters of service get even murkier, and SPLASH—it’s cost you an arm and a leg.
In today’s service environment, the service customer needs protection, and needs to be empowered with accurate information and powerful tools before even entering the waters. There’s no need to lose any limbs, ever!
About the Author
Theodore P. Olson (Ted) holds extensive certifications from Mercedes-Benz, Toyota, GM, and ASE. He is the author of eight books and numerous articles on the automotive service industry.
Auto Estimate Repair Solutions
|
|
NuWave OvenTM The NuWave OvenTM broils, bakes, fries, roasts, steams, dehydrates and barbeques without fats or oils…and doesn’t heat up your kitchen! Fits right on the countertop for convenience. Grease drips right through cooking rack for healthier meals. Using up to 85% less energy than conventional ovens, the power of convection and infrared cooks chicken, turkey, bacon, cookies… even pies bake thoroughl… |
|
|
White Ladder $3.99 David Gray’s glorious fourth record explodes in a wellspring of spacious, electronica-tinged folk-pop. He uses his bright growl of a voice to memorable effect, chewing on vowel sounds while spinning odes to lost love, the resiliency of young hearts, and the pain of experience. Gray’s work finds the universality at the heart of folk music and tweaks it just enough to make it relevant for alternativ… |
|
|
Are You Gonna Go My Way $3.06 The irony of Are You Gonna Go My Way is that, by the release of his third album, Lenny Kravitz had finally started internalizing the influences of his musical heroes–Curtis Mayfield, Prince, John Lennon, and Sly Stone–who had been so nakedly copped on Let Love Rule and Mama Said. So what becomes the album’s big hit? The title track, a Jimi Hendrix rip-off if there ever was one. Kravitz backslide… |
|
|
Rip Off Records Third Wave of Hits $2.99 … |
|
|
Rip Curl Presents: Tripping the Planet New crews venture into undiscovered areas in the latest chapter of surf tripping and ripping. From postcard-perfect tropical paradises to the ball-shrinking waters of the Great Southern Ocean, The Search enters a new era of cutting edge surfing. The trippers are: Powelly, Pancho, Hedgey, Davo, Frankie, Justin, Mikala and Gleavy…. |
|
|
Rip Curl The Search II The Search II takes you on an expolsive surfing journey through the cold waters of South Africa, Then onto the tropical jungle climates of Indo & other locales. See the Rip Curl Searchers as they sail into isolated perfect left & right points, jump ship and gouge heavy tracks in virgin waves…. |
|
|
The Surfer’s Journal Vol 7 Great Waves Australia 1 VCR VIDEO VOL 7 1999, CHEYNE HORAN, TOM CARROLL, W BARTHOLOMEW ET AL… |
|
|
RIPOFFS AA MINI FLASHLIGHT and MULTI TOOL POUCH CO-80 $11.95 This product is suitable for use with the following items: Flashlights: Maglite Mini-Mag / AA and Streamlight Task Light AA. Tools: Leatherman, Wave, Blast, Charge, Crunch, or similar size knives or tools. TOOLS ARE NOT INCLUDED, THIS IS JUST FOR THE POUCH…. |
|
|
(99×164) Oahu Surfer Riding Wave Huge Wall Mural Art Print Poster $79.00 (99×164) Oahu Surfer Riding Wave Huge Wall Mural Art Print Poster… |
|
|
Smile and Say Oblina / The Great Wave $1.99 … |
