yep, I was referring to new cars being spiffed. We kept a list of the oldest new cars on the lot..once they hit a certain age they got a spiff. Fastest way to sell a car on a lot? Add a spiff to it. The spiff could have been on a new Buick Park Avenue...and we'd walk everybody by that car, whether they were looking for a new/used car or a truck! Amazing how many people would buy something that was a 'deal'..even if it wasn't what they were originally looking for.The same at the dealership I worked at many years ago too. New tires and a vinyl roof sold OLD cars.
The thread was about new (soon-to-be-leftover) cars.
Back then I asked a salesman which car was going to be sold first and he said, "The cheapest car on the lot. Give me a lot full of $500 clunkers".
My loaded 2013 volt was the oldest new car on the lot, exactly what I wanted"The oldest new car on the lot" is very likely to be not the one you want nor can settle for.
That’s so cool! You just described my DAD!Amazing how many people would buy something that was a 'deal'..even if it wasn't what they were originally looking for.
The owner dies and the next day boom, the doors are shut? Didn’t try to sell it? Even if the business wasn’t going to operate for long no one tried to at least sell the inventory? I've seen a few times with medium to large-sized restaurants where the owner was not the chef and there are $44 filet mignon on the menu and I always wondered how many tens of thousands of dollars of food is just thrown out. If I owned a business with significant inventory you can bet my instructions to my wife would be to keep the business open until the current inventory is sold.I went to an auction in Pierce Nebraska about 5 years ago. The ownership of a Chevrolet dealership died and he had a lot of brand new old cars on his car lot. Most of the cars sat outside in the elements. They had several Corvairs, a C3 Corvette indy 500 pace car, some new Chevelle's and Impalas. He had about 200 other cars and trucks that were complete. Many of the cars had under 100 miles but hadn't been run for many years. Many of the brand new cars were out of the 60's. It was a very interesting auction and many NOS GM parts were sold as well.
I have heard "specials" at restaurants, are often foods that are near expiration date- so putting it on special moves the older food. Guess car sales and have restaurant specials have some things in common.......The owner dies and the next day boom, the doors are shut? Didn’t try to sell it? Even if the business wasn’t going to operate for long no one tried to at least sell the inventory? I've seen a few times with medium to large-sized restaurants where the owner was not the chef and there are $44 filet mignon on the menu and I always wondered how many tens of thousands of dollars of food is just thrown out. If I owned a business with significant inventory you can bet my instructions to my wife would be to keep the business open until the current inventory is sold.
Saturn did this with defective cars-- the engine blocks weren't cast correctly. Saturn held onto the titles but said have fun with them. Some turned into "cutaway cars", showing off their uniqueness.Old man story…
In the 70s there were new cars that were donated to tech schools and high schools for automotive classes. At our high school we had a donated Olds Omega 4 door, 6 cyl, 3 on the tree, and it was an ugly color that nobody would want. The auto body class eventually painted it but it wasn’t pretty.
Yep, I never order the special at any restaurant.I have heard "specials" at restaurants, are often foods that are near expiration date- so putting it on special moves the older food. Guess car sales and have restaurant specials have some things in common.......
Actually the guy kept the cars for many years while he was still alive. For some odd reason he kept the old (brand new cars) and sold newer cars even though the old ones remained unsold. Google Lambrecht auto auction for more information. There are many pictures and detail regarding the auction. I guess he would saw boards etc on the hood of the brand new Corvette pace car. Even the Corvairs brought very high prices due to the history and car museum interest. Why restore a brand new car when it has such an amazing story behind it! The owner was very successful even though his business practices were probably questioned by many people.The owner dies and the next day boom, the doors are shut? Didn’t try to sell it? Even if the business wasn’t going to operate for long no one tried to at least sell the inventory? I've seen a few times with medium to large-sized restaurants where the owner was not the chef and there are $44 filet mignon on the menu and I always wondered how many tens of thousands of dollars of food is just thrown out. If I owned a business with significant inventory you can bet my instructions to my wife would be to keep the business open until the current inventory is sold.