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    Doug from ‪@switchcars‬ explains how he got into the car business!
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  • @VINwiki
    @VINwiki  10 місяців тому +4

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  • @GTSCarLife
    @GTSCarLife 10 місяців тому +129

    The car business is one of those opportunities where people with little to no formal education can make truly incredible amounts of money. Because of this, it is very hard to leave. I know Ed understands this. Took me 20 years to get out and stay out, but the lessons I learned have been all I needed for the rest of my life.

    • @bosshoss69lee
      @bosshoss69lee 9 місяців тому

      Care to share some life tips? (non car)

    • @GTSCarLife
      @GTSCarLife 9 місяців тому

      @@bosshoss69lee What would you like to know?

    • @bosshoss69lee
      @bosshoss69lee 9 місяців тому +2

      @@GTSCarLife gimme that dad advice

  • @johnsonrepp
    @johnsonrepp 10 місяців тому +29

    I did the same thing back in 2006. Car lot desk job, calling ups and filling out 4 squares. I bought my own computer (the sales department didn’t have any) and started posting every single car on the lot onto CL. For 6 months straight, I sold 90% of the cars on the lot. Ahhh what a fun time being 21. Easy money.
    Ps. Now I hate selling cars lol. I only love owning them.

  • @ben501st
    @ben501st 10 місяців тому +14

    "The typical, sleezy car salesman." Shows a picture of Rabbit. You ain't slick lol.

  • @henrymutimer8374
    @henrymutimer8374 10 місяців тому +41

    The number of successful businesses launched because of dreadful bosses (or their offspring) is enormous. 22 years ago I had the worst service manager ever...

  • @artfuldodger978
    @artfuldodger978 10 місяців тому +10

    Rabbit and Tabbutt should do a collaboration car sales service.

  • @Deez30224
    @Deez30224 10 місяців тому +5

    I used to work at Serpentini Chevy years ago and I hated it 😂😂

  • @borismcfinnigan3430
    @borismcfinnigan3430 10 місяців тому +3

    Car sales seems to be where all the guys who absolutely love themselves go..

  • @COCarDude
    @COCarDude 10 місяців тому +6

    We just got rid of my gfs 13 sport. Biggest pile of crap weve ever dealt with. Sold it for 4k, she took about a 39k hit on it.

    • @MrWhatsHisFace87
      @MrWhatsHisFace87 10 місяців тому +3

      You have "car dude" in your name and you expected some other outcome from selling an 11 year old land rover?

    • @COCarDude
      @COCarDude 10 місяців тому +2

      @@MrWhatsHisFace87 haha she bought it before I started dating her

    • @davidsmith6001
      @davidsmith6001 10 місяців тому +3

      Funny how that happens with the kids you get with the relationship. Not all have a sense of a good vehicle. Sucks that you all had to take a hit. I always wanted one to strip to nothing and put it back with good parts and drive train like Toyota engine and so on.

    • @COCarDude
      @COCarDude 10 місяців тому

      @@davidsmith6001 haha no doubt. Actually ended up getting her a 2018 Limited 4runner from her dad for a great price as a replacement

  • @nateb7354
    @nateb7354 10 місяців тому +9

    Doug is definitely one of my favorites

  • @johnjohnmcclane1818
    @johnjohnmcclane1818 5 місяців тому

    Ha, I worked at Serpentini Chevrolet as a service porter for a time, and yeah, Bob Serpentini was a character. I ended up moving back to my mom's in Cincinnati after she came down with cancer, to help her out. My manager told me that Mr. Serpentini said that if I needed help finding a new job, he could help out. I always thought that was nice of him.

  • @rushangpatel2830
    @rushangpatel2830 10 місяців тому +1

    Most car people have a similar story. Me included.
    Being addicted to naming off cars as they passed by at the age of 5, to working at a dealer for years, now working for myself and selling buying and selling cool cars nationwide!

  • @abigalanderson7494
    @abigalanderson7494 10 місяців тому +6

    The vacuum sales guy was defiantly a Kirby vacuum sales distributer. Great vacuum, but its a mlm scam. People above you take a cut of your sales like a pyramid lol.

  • @Cuda52404
    @Cuda52404 10 місяців тому +15

    I know all about the "Land Rover Way" , the dealer politics and spoiled dealers, offspring!! This video. Brought back some memories! Lmfao!!

    • @DragonbornOfTamriel
      @DragonbornOfTamriel 10 місяців тому +4

      As a tech in jlr this resonates so much with me lmao

    • @Cuda52404
      @Cuda52404 10 місяців тому +1

      @DragonbornOfTamriel love the techs!! I must have birddogged a third of income....haha

  • @VINwiki
    @VINwiki  10 місяців тому +3

    What is your dream job in the car business?

    • @jeffreyoldham55
      @jeffreyoldham55 10 місяців тому +1

      I was a test car driver for Standard Oil. That was a pretty cool job.

    • @GTSCarLife
      @GTSCarLife 10 місяців тому +4

      Getting out. I know you know!

    • @jakeanderson007
      @jakeanderson007 10 місяців тому

      Be the stig duh

    • @clubracer6
      @clubracer6 10 місяців тому

      @@GTSCarLifeWhy? The people?

    • @GTSCarLife
      @GTSCarLife 10 місяців тому

      @@clubracer6 No, certainly getting up every day, knowing you’re going to be dealing with people who hate you before they even walk in the door does take a toll, the real problem with the automobile business is the hours. I was fortunate to have a great reputation and 85% of my clients were repeats and referrals, but it’s very difficult to maintain a family life with the demands of the car business.

  • @ChrisBeevor0511
    @ChrisBeevor0511 10 місяців тому +5

    Yay it’s Doug. Love a Doug story ❤️

  • @HOC.08
    @HOC.08 10 місяців тому +8

    Always enjoy a good story from Doug!

  • @CT_216
    @CT_216 10 місяців тому +1

    I recently bought a B9 S5 from them and his sales team was great. I couldn't afford 90% of the cars they had, but they still treated me just the same as someone who could.

  • @olikat8
    @olikat8 10 місяців тому +2

    I haven't talked business to a car salesperson since '99. I did not realize a friend's family owns more than two dozen dealerships, so it's been $1200 over the cost to order whatever, whenever. Still don't go crazy "Switching up" vehicles...not going to waste the money on that

  • @brandonoyler760
    @brandonoyler760 10 місяців тому +2

    The second he said rented space no signs i immediately knew it was for selling vacuums

  • @michaelktm6061
    @michaelktm6061 10 місяців тому +2

    DOug is typical, sleazy car salesman

  • @JeffW77
    @JeffW77 4 дні тому

    Doug, I really enjoy your stories. I had two short unhappy stints in the car business in the early 'oughts. I could not believe the things I was hearing and seeing. Naivete on my part, I suppose. What did I learn? Avoid car dealers. And yet I got lucky and found a great car at a used car lot years later--which I am driving today. So...keep up the good work and please share more stories.

  • @stuffhappens5681
    @stuffhappens5681 10 місяців тому +2

    I bought my first and last BMW from BMW Cleveland. Right next to LR Cleveland. I remember a salesman whom I wasn’t dealing with saying to me, “You gonna buy anything?!” I told him I just bought the loaded M3 over there. He then said oh, nice car and held the door for me. When I referred my new car he said, “We don’t sell cars, we sell BMWs.” It was cringy. I remember thinking, does this crap work on people? Cuz it ain’t doing anything for me except making me regret I came there. Later, when some things went wrong with the car the level of service both there and at Ganley BMW (the only two BMW dealers fairly close by) was abysmal. Meanwhile my buddies are glowing over how Lexus dealers fall all over themselves and the cars never break. I still, to this day cannot understand how BMW stays in business.

  • @davidsmith6001
    @davidsmith6001 10 місяців тому +3

    Great story Doug. Thanks for sharing. Edit: Don't listen to the a-holes that are hating on you.

  • @nikkrueger5734
    @nikkrueger5734 10 місяців тому +1

    Another awesome story Doug, great to hear the background here

  • @jamesonpace726
    @jamesonpace726 10 місяців тому +1

    I too once sold used cars. Competition & dirtiness are equal to any contact sport. Mr Doug is cool....

  • @shashankmurari
    @shashankmurari 10 місяців тому +19

    Thanks Doug for making my day 😀😀😀

  • @clubracer6
    @clubracer6 10 місяців тому +4

    This was awesome! He certainly has what would be my dream situation. Just trying to figure out how to get there and if it’s even feasible now.

  • @thecwar82
    @thecwar82 10 місяців тому +1

    Its a long shot but what shoes was he talking about?

  • @aliassmithandjones9453
    @aliassmithandjones9453 10 місяців тому +1

    having a good boss makes all the difference in the world

  • @nwestfall
    @nwestfall 10 місяців тому +1

    100% accurate on Serpentini, speaking from experience. But to be honest, he does have “serpent” in his name, so can’t fault anyone but yourself if they get ya 😂😂

    • @glennlindamood
      @glennlindamood 10 місяців тому

      I grew up in NE Ohio listening to Serpentini ads! Remember years ago when Mr. Serpentini would do his own radio voice overs? "American and PROOOUD of it!"😅

  • @evelynazalea123
    @evelynazalea123 10 місяців тому +3

    All u had to say was serpentini.

  • @elmayimbe_the_amateur_mechanic
    @elmayimbe_the_amateur_mechanic 10 місяців тому +3

    I feel cheated. I really wanted this story to be longer.

  • @andrewb8744
    @andrewb8744 10 місяців тому +3

    It’s great to see Doug doing another video. I feel like it’s been a long time since his last appearance.
    What’s the 4 square?

  • @kerrykelly9591
    @kerrykelly9591 10 місяців тому +2

    I'm pretty an sure I interviewed for the exact same vacuum sales job as Doug lol

    • @StevieGPT
      @StevieGPT 10 місяців тому

      If it wasn't vacuum cleaners it was water filters. I walked out right after the VCR finished playing the teaser because I didn't want to trip over chair legs or the cables laying on the floor

  • @jafopt
    @jafopt 10 місяців тому

    Dude I remember Bob Serpentini Chevy ads. Unsure if it was Cleveland or Columbus, but 💯

  • @geoffreywilliams2981
    @geoffreywilliams2981 5 місяців тому +1

    Serpentini....Chaci personified.

  • @hobbseltoff
    @hobbseltoff 7 місяців тому

    Does anyone know the video Doug is talking about regarding his motorcycle business?

  • @TOSKrew
    @TOSKrew 10 місяців тому

    Great story. Serpentini Chevy wanted a 3K Markup on a Chevy Trax My cousin just bought.

  • @thomaspavelko9412
    @thomaspavelko9412 10 місяців тому

    Motel 6 'conference room' cold calls selling steak knifes and Falkner BMW in Lancaster Pa myself.

  • @Kxji
    @Kxji 10 місяців тому +2

    I hope there's a Corvette in this story.

  • @woodsrdr
    @woodsrdr 10 місяців тому

    The best thing about the car business is it will give anyone a chance...The worst thing about the car business is it will give anyone a chance.

  • @87mustang87
    @87mustang87 10 місяців тому +1

    Sounds like the Kirby vacuum cleaner job I had about 10 years ago

    • @cs1375
      @cs1375 10 місяців тому +1

      Years ago my girlfriend let a Kirby guy in the house after I while her and my brothers girlfriend just went in a back room and he hung around for over an hour. Until my roommate came home. He gave my roommate one of those you have 3 options A, B and C. My roommate said D get the fuck out before I show you my gun collection. I came home about 30 minutes later and he was sitting in our cul-de-sac. He was in our house for over 2 hours. There is no way I could be a door to door salesman. Its right up there with telemarketing.

    • @87mustang87
      @87mustang87 10 місяців тому

      @@cs1375 I did it for 2 weeks made a quick $2000 and got out

  • @craigburbules2000
    @craigburbules2000 10 місяців тому

    More Doug more Doug!

  • @diyankrastev3112
    @diyankrastev3112 2 місяці тому

    Bulgaria 🇧🇬 mentioned 👍🏻

  • @zeusfitter007
    @zeusfitter007 10 місяців тому

    Cornelius Would Be Proud.🙌🏻

  • @jaredgriffith7703
    @jaredgriffith7703 10 місяців тому

    Doug, what's that manager that taught you everything doing now?

  • @kevndo
    @kevndo 10 місяців тому

    Serpentini one of those dealerships I refuse to walk into ..

  • @johnwaynewireman5262
    @johnwaynewireman5262 10 місяців тому

    A question I never asked my self lol

  • @kawasakieddy61
    @kawasakieddy61 9 місяців тому

    What kinda pants?

  • @Chinaman-gw6ts
    @Chinaman-gw6ts 10 місяців тому

    Doug score

  • @noonehere1793
    @noonehere1793 10 місяців тому

    Serpantini chevrolet …….what a great name for a car dealer, second only to Devil chevrolet😙

  • @RadialSeeker113
    @RadialSeeker113 10 місяців тому +4

    So in essence, he siphoned leads away from a dealerships website to his email. Then proceeded to refuse to share those leads with anyone else there. To add to this he then sold those cars on ebay instead of going through the actual dealership process.

    • @StephenFogarty2023
      @StephenFogarty2023 10 місяців тому +8

      Nobody at the dealership was computer savvy.
      By putting the cars on EBay, he was exposing the dealership and their vehicles to a lot more potential customers.
      It was still a legit sale of the dealerships vehicles, by Doug.
      The Sales Manager knew what Doug was doing.
      If someone is selling plenty of vehicles, in a legit way, no problem with that…
      The Company running the dealership was very slack etc, because when Doug left, they did not cancel ALL of his computer access etc.
      Owners of the Dealership asleep at the wheel, regarding anything IT based !

    • @davidsmith6001
      @davidsmith6001 10 місяців тому +2

      @@StephenFogarty2023 I would have done the same after being shitted on like he had been by the company.

    • @fingerboardworkshop6273
      @fingerboardworkshop6273 10 місяців тому

      You reap what you sow.

    • @switchcars
      @switchcars 10 місяців тому +7

      The dealer asked me to set up their website which they had no clue how to do. I also listed cars on the dealership’s ebay account as part of my job. I set up my own website as well and brought in my own leads as a result of my own marketing. The other salesman wanted a piece of all that. You’re right, I wasn’t going to share. This ain’t socialism.

  • @Shadow-ew7wv
    @Shadow-ew7wv 10 місяців тому

    Cat Killer Doug

  • @rsjones9303
    @rsjones9303 10 місяців тому +1

    I feel like Doug is to the automotive industry what Adam Sandler is to movies. Probably because he's like the Happy Gilmore of the car world.

  • @RaspingPompano2
    @RaspingPompano2 10 місяців тому +4

    Before I watch the video I’ll make a guess. When he was a young buck selling dime bags to his friends he had major dreams of selling cars when he grew up. But unfortunately those dime bags of weed just wasn’t enough to make his dreams come true. So one day an older gentleman approached him wearing a suit and said I have a job for you, Doug thinking this it, this is how I’ll raise the money to start selling cars. So Doug was off to the races shipping coke from Columbia to Miami, and that’s the story!

  • @toddandrews6352
    @toddandrews6352 10 місяців тому

    morning

  • @AeroGuy07
    @AeroGuy07 10 місяців тому +2

    It's a good thing Doug didn't get into the non-selling cars.

  • @CBKenyon
    @CBKenyon 10 місяців тому +1

    Can we get a wider cross-section of society on your channel? Not that I could do better, but new faces would be wonderful.

  • @goldenwheeledbanshee9160
    @goldenwheeledbanshee9160 10 місяців тому

    Ain't this the Mexico Stig? I speak ño Mexican. I understood Land Rover.

  • @matthewladd3427
    @matthewladd3427 10 місяців тому

    Yay first

    • @samlott5126
      @samlott5126 10 місяців тому

      Dang u got me! 🤣🤣

  • @samlott5126
    @samlott5126 10 місяців тому

    First comment🤘🤘🤘🤘

  • @Bad_Riders
    @Bad_Riders 10 місяців тому

    Gather around children, its story time with doug…

  • @nostickpeople
    @nostickpeople 10 місяців тому

    I had to unsubscribe after the new fish and Jarrad. Hate em!
    But he has built a multi million dollar empire wearing bad shorts and boasting about how big his feetys are and won't fit in the back seat! Congrats but unsubscribed.

  • @attackb5349
    @attackb5349 10 місяців тому +4

    Nice typo in the title of this video. Can’t stand Doug either. Gives off a Walmart version Patrick Dempsey (who is a Target version of Paul Newman) wannabe race car driver/car dealer/youtuber.

    • @AnomalousOne1401
      @AnomalousOne1401 10 місяців тому +7

      You can at least tell us how you really feel?

    • @orangecayman520
      @orangecayman520 10 місяців тому +1

      How is he a wannabe if he does all of those things tho lmao

    • @switchcars
      @switchcars 10 місяців тому +1

      Umm, isn’t every car guy on the planet a wannabe race car driver? I’ll raise my hand to that!

  • @pranav7583
    @pranav7583 10 днів тому

    papa had a dealer 🤣

  • @DILLIGAFDA
    @DILLIGAFDA 10 місяців тому +4

    I only came here to say this guy puts off chomo vibes. Will not watch the video

    • @Jboardin
      @Jboardin 10 місяців тому +1

      You're fried 🍤😂.. just because someone gives off that Vibe doesn't mean that they are😂

    • @AnomalousOne1401
      @AnomalousOne1401 10 місяців тому +1

      At least give it a 👍

    • @abigalanderson7494
      @abigalanderson7494 10 місяців тому +6

      He puts off good christian father vibes to me.

    • @switchcars
      @switchcars 10 місяців тому

      You’ve said it before elsewhere. Get a new line.

    • @DILLIGAFDA
      @DILLIGAFDA 10 місяців тому +1

      @@switchcars I know. I say everywhere I see this guy who gives me creepy chomo vibes.

  • @terrypickette118
    @terrypickette118 10 місяців тому

    - 👍 👍 🔧 qoᒋ ǝɔᴉN 👀❤🤍💙