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Originally Posted by Instrument 41
Well you are judged by what you drive. So you first need to decide how your clients would feel if you drove up in a _____? I have been in sales since 1990, and for a gear head this has been a huge issue for me. I don't want boring but for my "requirements" most cars that fit the bill are boring. I settled on nice 4 door truck. What about a Tahoe or Expedition?
Calling on industrial accounts you could drive up in a 4 year old 5 series and the next guy drive up in a full size, 4 door, 3/4 ton. 4wd will all the bells and whistles, that cost 3 times as much as the BMW. Guess who get the negative comments?
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I did road sales for 20+ years. First two sales cars I had were Izusu Troopers ( the early ones. Next was my '67 fastback mustang! I got a ton of crap for that one! 400,000 miles later I bought a used 96 Tbird with 10k miles on it and drove it 120k miles. The seats sucked in it but it worked great, next was a 200s Silverado, got crap for that! drove it 150k miles, ( Still drove the mustang every now and then) Sold the mustang and bought the 2006 Corvette, IT was odd some people really dug it and other poo'ed all over it. It was the best riding car and had the best MPG of all! I would say a FORD FUSION would cause the least amount of lip