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Subway hurting the car business?
Seen thi
s new ad for Subway, Do you think it makes car sales people look bad. It's funny but it does basically call used car sales people liars.
Jasen Rice is the Owner of Lotpop, a company that helps dealerships manage their Internet processes, marketing their new and used car inventory. A 19-year automotive veteran, Jasen spent 8+ years on the retail site running award winning Internet departments and 8+ years on the vendor side as a Performance manager for vAuto that allowed him to visit hundreds of dealers across the nation training them on used car inventory management. For the last 3 years Jasen has helped dealerships increase new and used car sales/gross by over 30%.
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Whats going to be our Generations Classic Car?
I have always wondered what is going to be the next "Classic Car". I watch Mecum Auctions and Barrett Jackson auctions and wonder, whats on the road today that will be running through these lanes for stupid money 20-30 years down the road? What somewhat common, everyday type car will people be kicking themselves, when they are 60 years old, that they wish they never got rid of? I think this would be a good topic for this crew...chim in with what you think will be worth money 20-30 years from now that was built 1990's til now.
One of my picks would be the Pontiac Solstice for the common car, but the coupe for that rare car. I had one as a fun Sunday convertible car, but then traded it in for something more practical with kids and got a Jeep Wrangler, I think I will be kicking myself down the road. My reasons would be that Pontiac was a huge staple in the car industry and is no longer in production and thay only built 65,724 total Solstice from 2006-2010 and they are a car that will look good on the road still 20-30 years from now. Here are the numbers from Wikipedia
The car went on sale in early 2009.[4] The Pontiac Solstice Coupes are considered to be quite rare: There were a total of 1,266 Solstice Coupes that were able to be manufactured before the production line in Wilmington, Delaware was shut down: 102 pre-production 2009 models, 1,152 sequentially-vin'd regular production 2009 models, and 12 pre-production 2010 models. This is in contrast to over 64,000 of the Pontiac Solstice Convertibles that were manufactured.
| Production[6] | |
| 2006 | 21,273 |
| 2007 | 24,018 |
| 2008 | 15,587 |
| 2009 | 4,826 |
| 2010 | 20 |
| Total | 65,724 |
What is your pick for "that car to hold on to"?
11 Comments
Remarkable Marketing
This is an interesting question. If we compare the question to: "What is our generations classic band" People still say Led Zepplin or the Beatles... It's almost like they can't be touched and never will be touched... That being said 63' Stingray is the Led Zepplin for me :)
LotPop.com
Grant what about any thing 1990 or newer? Something people maybe over looking now but in 20-30 years could pull some big money? 63' Stingray is already pulling big money
LotPop.com
Yeah, I didn't think of the S2000 but I could see those on the classic list Megan
Faulkner Nissan
It would have to be as it is with anything -- I've seen some pretty beat up S2000's! Lol
Merchants Auto
CTS-V Wagon and Ford GT will absolutely be future classics. Just look at the price of a used Ford GT now, it's about double what it was when new, and it's barely ten years old now.
Toyota-Town
Supra Turbo! Or something a bit more obscure - Mitsubishi 3000GT VR4 Spyder
402.427.0157
Just saw this - 10 Future Collectible Cars http://www.forbes.com/pictures/elfd45kfdg/srt-viper/
LotPop.com
Whats going to be our Generations Classic Car?
I have always wondered what is going to be the next "Classic Car". I watch Mecum Auctions and Barrett Jackson auctions and wonder, whats on the road today that will be running through these lanes for stupid money 20-30 years down the road? What somewhat common, everyday type car will people be kicking themselves, when they are 60 years old, that they wish they never got rid of? I think this would be a good topic for this crew...chim in with what you think will be worth money 20-30 years from now that was built 1990's til now.
One of my picks would be the Pontiac Solstice for the common car, but the coupe for that rare car. I had one as a fun Sunday convertible car, but then traded it in for something more practical with kids and got a Jeep Wrangler, I think I will be kicking myself down the road. My reasons would be that Pontiac was a huge staple in the car industry and is no longer in production and thay only built 65,724 total Solstice from 2006-2010 and they are a car that will look good on the road still 20-30 years from now. Here are the numbers from Wikipedia
The car went on sale in early 2009.[4] The Pontiac Solstice Coupes are considered to be quite rare: There were a total of 1,266 Solstice Coupes that were able to be manufactured before the production line in Wilmington, Delaware was shut down: 102 pre-production 2009 models, 1,152 sequentially-vin'd regular production 2009 models, and 12 pre-production 2010 models. This is in contrast to over 64,000 of the Pontiac Solstice Convertibles that were manufactured.
| Production[6] | |
| 2006 | 21,273 |
| 2007 | 24,018 |
| 2008 | 15,587 |
| 2009 | 4,826 |
| 2010 | 20 |
| Total | 65,724 |
What is your pick for "that car to hold on to"?
11 Comments
Remarkable Marketing
This is an interesting question. If we compare the question to: "What is our generations classic band" People still say Led Zepplin or the Beatles... It's almost like they can't be touched and never will be touched... That being said 63' Stingray is the Led Zepplin for me :)
LotPop.com
Grant what about any thing 1990 or newer? Something people maybe over looking now but in 20-30 years could pull some big money? 63' Stingray is already pulling big money
LotPop.com
Yeah, I didn't think of the S2000 but I could see those on the classic list Megan
Faulkner Nissan
It would have to be as it is with anything -- I've seen some pretty beat up S2000's! Lol
Merchants Auto
CTS-V Wagon and Ford GT will absolutely be future classics. Just look at the price of a used Ford GT now, it's about double what it was when new, and it's barely ten years old now.
Toyota-Town
Supra Turbo! Or something a bit more obscure - Mitsubishi 3000GT VR4 Spyder
402.427.0157
Just saw this - 10 Future Collectible Cars http://www.forbes.com/pictures/elfd45kfdg/srt-viper/
7 Comments
Mark Dubis
Dealers Marketing Network
I thought it was a good commercial and didn't really say a salesman was a liar. It was about the power of persuasion and closing the sale. I would have highlighted the tagline- "better for you AND delicious . . . take a bite, I'lll prove it to you."
Jasen Rice
LotPop.com
Mark, he said "we are used car salesman, of course I don't believe you" so yes they did call car salesman liars. I like the commercial too but does put car people in a bad light AGAIN.
Mark Dubis
Dealers Marketing Network
Jasen, you are right and I missed that. Well if the shoe fits . . . Our industry continues to have reputational challenges and that will not be changing anytime soon. That being said, it means we are fair game for commercials like this one. Surveys still show that over 90% of the public don't trust auto dealers. The hurdle for the good 20% of dealers is how do they break out from the herd, when every dealers says they are good?
Big Tom LaPointe
Preston Automotive Group MD/DE
yes i caught that and you caught me to the punch. from a company that is coating their veggies and meats with all kinds of crap to preserve it and buying the less healthy versions of their meats. oh, and now their great hero of a spokesperson appears to be headed to prison as a pedophile, they have to target OUR industry? chumps :(
Big Tom LaPointe
Preston Automotive Group MD/DE
beat me to the punch
Anne Shaneen
DrivingSales
This is another great example of how the rest of the world views us and our industry, traditionally speaking, which gets me excited because it's just another way for us to prove them wrong. Studies show when you turn a negative experience, perceived or real, into a positive one, you not only turn that person into an advocate, you also have converted one of your haters into a lover. How great of an opportunity is that. Best part? They'll go home and tell everyone they know about their experience.
Boom.
phil minor
fnok
yeah .. subway making fun of car salespeople while they were spending months and months covering up that their spokesperson was abusing children... somehow id rather be associated with the prior subway sucks period