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I've had the opposite experience.  When I bought my first truck maybe 10 
years ago, I expected to be snubbed and talked down to.  So I did lots 
of research beforehand.  When I walked in and described exactly what I 
was interested in seeing, I was always taken seriously and treated with 
respect.  I don't know where you live; I live in CA & out here, at least 
in the urban areas, salespeople know better than to treat women 
customers less well than men.  We may pay $3.24 for diesel but we get 
lotsa respect.
Laney

Mary Krauss wrote:
> When I went truck shopping a few years ago, I could not get a 
> salesperson to talk to me.  I started worrying that I hadn't showered 
> after my run or had failed some other subtle hygiene test.  This 
> happened at 4 different dealerships.  Please understand, I've bought all 
> 4 of our previous cars with nary a problem. Finally I caught on:  they 
> simply could not believe that a woman could or would buy a truck without 
> her husband around.  Once my husband tagged along to the Chevy 
> dealership, we were nearly trampled by eager salesmen.  I enjoyed the 
> moment when he pointed to me and said something to the effect of, "I'm 
> just here for company; she's the one buying the truck."  Even at that 
> they kept addressing him....
>
> I understand things have changed even in the past five years--the 
> dealerships make their salespeople take gender lessons.  Did you know it 
> turns out that male buyers are more interested in looks than in 
> performance?  Who woulda' thunk?!  And woman tend to ask technical 
> questions about torque and engine size......   :-)
>
> Mary K-- who owns a boss gasoline powered truck but longs for a Girly 
> Diesel....
>
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