Education

[Zondaboy1]

today i was sitting in class watching a video when it suddenly hit me. i instanly new what i wanted to do with the rest of my life. All this time i had been looking at professions ie: photographer, editor, pilot of some sort (never) car designer (all the cars would look the same) and stuff like that.
then were watching this video and i get this strange feeling like, oh god, i know what i was put on this earth to do. i leant over and told the guy next to me and he simply said 'cool'
so i was wondering, what kind of education (what classes, what degrees and stuff) would i need to get a job at a car dealership. perferably an exotic one like ferrari, lambo or aston?
this weekend i might stop buy some dealerships to ask people this question but what do you think?

[:Exige:]

You don't know just how many people have felt the same thing as you

I have one word with a prefix for you ... McDonalds

[Vaigra]

lmao, Exige's post wraps up the thread methinks..

[Zondaboy1]

uhhh lol? i'm serious

[taz_rocks_miami]

You might want to ask Tom (Quattroman), he works for an Audi dealer and does quite well for himself.

[johnnynumfiv]

I'm not sure on the education part, but I think experience would be a huge part of getting a job at an exotic dealership, like years at a *put name of lowerpriced car brand here* dealership.

[Clique]

There will be thousands of people who are in your position and they all want to open a exotic car dealership... So to get the edge you need to get ALOT of experience... Continue school and get decent grades and get a job as a car sales man... Slowly start building up from there... You cant just create an exotic dealership without any experience...

[Esperante]

Walk into the nearest exotic dealer (preferably Lamborghini or Ferrari) with a gun and demand employment. Usually works. Except when they step on the button that deploys police to the building. Watch out for that bit.

[Bob]

1. Steal Ferrari.
2. Sell in NY for $5000
3. Just add water.
4. Repeat.

[CHEESE-TACULAR]

Originally Posted by Bob

1. Steal Ferrari.
2. Sell in NY for $5000
3. Just add water.
4. Repeat.

whats the water for?

[Bob]

4: Rinse and repeat.

the water is for rinsing

[:Exige:]

A good tip is to subscribe to some car mags and learn EVERYTHING about the cars. So when you apply for a job, you can walk into the dealer and just start discussing the cars. That would make a good impression. Also look into doing something at college which can prove you are able to speak to people well.

If you really want to do well for yourself, use Tom Hartley as a role model. He's young and has already sold alot of exotica in the UK. Although he inherited the job somewhat from his father.

[Lagonda]

A car salesman is not a fun job. It could be fun for as job during the summer but not as a full time job. Get it out of your head.
Oh and you don't really need any education. You must be able to convince people, that's all.

[Tourbillon]

Yeah, have a sweet tongue and you wouil do pretty well.

And, oh, I came to UCP to forgt about education, so please don't remind me of them lol.

[drakkie]

On the education that i will follow, (Automotive engineering) next year, there is also a large part of economics. You can choose whether you want to do the sales/economic sie or really want to do the technical side of it. This helps a lot. check whther stuff like this is available in the US.