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RE: [RC] Girly Trucks - Alison Farrin

What drove me crazy when we were truck shopping was that the sales
people didn't know anything.  Yes, they talked to my husband, I'm good
at interrupting <G>.  But I generally didn't have much to inject, as
they couldn't answer the most basic questions.

How many ft pounds of torque is the engine rated at?
       Um, I don't know, let me see if it says in the brochure
What rear axle ratios are available?
       Well, this one here (reading the option sheet) has 410's.  I
don't know what else you can get.  Let me get the brochure.....

Finally found a fleet dealer in National City (South San Diego) who had
answers!  He sold a truck!

I am still driving a 2000 Dodge Dually 3500, manual 6 speed tranny, 354
rear gears, dealer installed exhaust brake. At 5 years old and 80K miles
(95% towing!) we have replaced brake pads.  That's it.  A girly truck is
one that does not need work regularly, in my book!  Change the oil and
forget about it.  That's my truck!

Alison A. Farrin

-----Original Message-----
From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Laney Humphrey
Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 8:38 PM
Cc: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [RC] Girly Trucks

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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