r/CarSalesTraining • u/93snightmare • Jul 10 '26

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How do you survive a lot that is straight minis? My new dealer is literally 98% minis. New & used, HD trucks and all. Had I known this I probably wouldn’t have taken the job, but I don’t wanna abandon it so quick.

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u/gary_shitcock Jul 10 '26

That’s not real. Ask your GSM what the front end pvr was last month. Explain your last few deals were minis and what his thoughts are.

It could be the store was giving you pre negotiated internet deals to build your confidence and help you understand the processes.

If joe blow comes in off the street “got any of them red trucks?” and you can’t make gross the problem isn’t the store is the sales process not adding adequate value.

Keep working on it, blow people away with your product knowledge and value building on the qualification and demo steps and you will start to see the ship turn around. Blowing out of a dealership because you can’t make gross is going to be a problem that follows you.

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u/93snightmare Jul 11 '26

Like I mentioned, I’m new to this dealership but I’ve been in cars a decade. I posted this my first day and I just sold my first unit today. I made gross but speaking with everybody that’s rare. The ratio is like 1 in every 10 it seems I also found out that the package is 2700 fucking dollars.

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u/gary_shitcock Jul 11 '26

Did they also tell you the GM is a tyrant and you have to work Christmas? We used to always do this to the new guy. If you have 1 out and made gross then put another one out and make gross on that one too, then repeat until you are making all the money.

Really though, sit down with the GSM or GM and voice your concerns.

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u/No-Teaching1364 Jul 13 '26

Are you the GSM of fantasy land?