every salesman seems to say they don’t make commission so they have no personal interest in making you pay more than needed for the car. how do they make money or benefit then?

Edit 2: got my money back 😊 thanks everyone for your advice

Delete if not allowed.

As the title says, I (23F) bought a car earlier today. It's my first time buying from a dealership. After paying in full I was told it was on lend to someone else while their car was being repaired and that they'll bring it back by the end of the day. Which doesn't make sense to me as I'd called earlier in the day and was told it was still in the yard.

I said I was fine to wait until they brought it back or pick it up tomorrow morning but the dealer insisted on Monday as he "wanted to make sure it's clean". I said I'm fine with it being untidy and he insisted he wasn't going to sell me a car without it being cleaned first.

Would I be in my right to call tomorrow or go in there and demand my car? My grandfather is telling me to demand my money back and find a different car.

Edit: I can’t see most of your comments unless you have something called flair. Pls respond to one of the already existing comments for me to see it

EDIT 2: Thank you to all for your responses. Please accept my profuse apologies with regards to my inadvertent mistake.

Due to that, I have reposted with the correct title.

EDIT: ACCENT NOT TUCSON, I meant!

Hi,

Can someone please assist me with the current market value of a 6-speed manual 2015 Hyundai Accent (NOT TUCSON, oops, sorry) please?

It has about 160,000km on the clock.

Thank you.

Hi,

Can someone please assist me with the current market value of a 6-speed manual 2015 Hyundai Accent please?

It has about 160,000km on the clock.
We bought new, have all maintenance logs, etc.

We're in Australia, in case that makes any difference.

Thank you.

I'm in the market for a new vehicle. I filled out a dealership's online form and a rep reached out. Since then I've visited him and negotiated a car for $40,600. All ready to sign

I took a few days to think. In that time, my mate called a few dealerships to try sus the market for me.

Now another rep at that same dealership is offering the same car $39,000.

I feel bad for the other rep but it wasn't like he was super helpful, just gave me pricing and contract. What's would you suggest is best course of action?

Hi guys,

i just join the industry at April 2025. Was in another dealership before, always sell 15-20 cars a month. And always sell basically the most or second.

And i resigned to a dealership closer to my home but different brand, in mid December. last month sold 4, and this month so far sold 4 as well. I know it's a quiet month but the other two sales one sold 10 one is 11. It makes me feel so bad. Feels like my manager will disappointed to hire me.

Do you guys feel the same when not sell much? How to get rid of this feeling?

I need to sell my Hilux but it needs some work to pass a roadworthy and it’s not worth it for me, cost wise, to get it done before selling.
It’s a 2010 SR5, manual, dual cab, 250k km’s, 3.0 turbo diesel.
It runs well, doesn’t have any major mechanical issues but needs a few things like brake pads, there’s an oil leak, rust under the tub but not on the chassis, something about control arms, I’m waiting on the list of things. But nothing that would deem the car un-drivable or currently unsafe to drive.
I’m gonna have to sell it without rego or RWC. How much does that reduce the sale price? Do I sell it private or just trade in to a car yard or something? I’m not sure what it would be worth without the rego/RWC??
Thanks for any advice - Brisbane based.

2015 Lexus RC F
Dealership in Australia - Victoria , selling the below.

- 101,500 kms (63k miles)
- Full service history
- Car looks in great condition, no scratches or dings.
- Little to no stone chips on bonnet

Asking price is $72k AUD ($52k USD)

Looking at part cash, part finance with a balloon of 20%.

Are there any common issues at that mileage ?

Is there anything that I should look out for, when inspecting the car ?

I just got a 2013 Lexus IS300H as my first car and I’m too used to the speedometer on my old car. Can anyone please recommend me a HUD speedometer I can buy that’s extremely accurate

I’ve currently got a 2017 Toyota 86 which has been extremely reliable with cheap services ($500) for the last few years. However, when I got it I got a loan, and I’m stuck paying $325 per fortnight.

So, I’m considering trading it in for cash and buying a second hand car. My issue is that once I pay off the balance of the loan, I probably only got $9k to purchase a different car, as I don’t want to take the financed car route again.

Do I: 1. Try and get the balance down and avoid trading in until I can purchase a more expensive car when I trade in 2. Trade in now and purchase a cheaper car, and if so I need recommendations please!! I love the look of the older Audi q5s, as I’m after a bigger suv, but I know European cars are known for their issues… so any advice is appreciated.

im looking at https://www.pickles.com.au/used/details/cars/2023-polestar-2/62261407 and it looks alright with the battery certificate and all, but never bought from pickles before. bought from manheim but had a terrible experience with them

I fear I might be walking into a storm here...

I'm not a huge car guy and so I haven't really followed the detail of trends in the car industry. But, I'm seriously considering getting a new sportscar and am trying to understand the dynamics impacting the pricing and availability of sportscars.

Reading around it is hard to get a straight answer and there's so many high level articles that don't explain the detail well, and a lot of anecdotal things seem to conflict, so please help me make sense of it.

As I understand, emissions standards are progressively tightening for what emissions new vehicles can emit. It seems there are rules imposed on manufacturers for the total emissions emitted by all vehicles they sell, so they're incentivised to sell low/no emissions cars. If they sell higher emissions they have to pay penalties, which just get tacked onto the price of specific models?

Sports cars are not low emission. This has seen stuff like the Ferrari 296 and Lambo Temerario go turbo but it still isn't enough.

Specifically, I'm interested in the 2027 Nissan Z. But price is going up and it is going to be a build to order model. Is price because of emissions penalties and availability limited because they have to manage the ratio of low/no emissions to high emissions vehicles?

As emissions regulations tighten, is the trend that sportscars are going to be ever more expensive and harder to get an order? But then we constantly see manufacturers announcing new petrol sportscars (Mustang variants, new Camaro, new Skyline etc).

Trying to figure out if it's even worth waiting for the new Z or another comparable model or just finding something else that actually exists now/used, because trends for new sportscars are just going to get worse?

Thanks

I have put a deposit for a new Aion ut.

As 1 of the initial 600 cars it will come with a 22kw home charger.

Has anyone purchased and taken delivery of your new car and received this charger.

I have been researching the GAC 22 kw charger and have read it needs 3 phase connection.

I do not have 3 phase at my home and don't want expense of installing.

I have read various reports the charger can be set up on single phase but not sure.

I don't know why GAC would supply this charger for standard install if not compatible with regular home installation.

Can anyone advise or assist with this enquiry.

Thanks for reading

I currently work as a Service Advisor at Toyota. I feel like I have gotten pretty good at my job but feel like the commission structure here isn’t the best as it is group-based commission and it is really hindering my earning potential.

But I feel like working as a Service Advisor has given me good experience, as I currently manage 20 cars a day and have gotten quite good at selling services to customers, as I feel like customers who come to Service don’t actually want to spend money in the first place, whereas customers who want to buy a car have the intention to actually buy a car or somewhat at least have an interest in buying a car.

I have spoken to lots of other Toyota salespeople in Australia and they seem to really enjoy their jobs and actually have a good work/life balance.

Just as an insight, what does a payplan for a Car Salesperson in Australia actually look like? Not even ChatGPT could provide real life examples of payplans in Australia.

NZ here but had to choose the closest flair I have a question my ex partner wants to sell her car for $3,200 now I told her she'd be lucky to get $3,000 for it (it's a 2001 Toyota Vitz) she bought it in a richer city and I live in a rural town 5 hours away I'm good at selling stuff but again even for me $3,200 is a bit of a stretch would it be worth a go the only thing I see holding it back is a small scratch on the passenger side from the previous owner another thing to note is that her original asking price was $4,500 and she was like "I will take it as low as $4,000 no lower then that" it was super hard to get her to lower it but I just want some advice or tips (another problem is I'm not a car person so I don't know what I should say I'm a salesman not a car dealer XD)

Thanks for Listening to my question and enquiry also sorry for the confusing wording and such 😅

if im to buy a car from a dealer with personised plates and dont want them do i need ablue slip to get other plates as he states it has 2months rego and has to give the plates to the other owner 🤔 he states he will put 1year rego and new plates but will need the blue slip is that correct.

I need some advice please. I’m in NSW Australia. I’ve never purchased from a dealership before and I’m anxious about it all.

I signed and paid a $500 deposit on a $10K car that’s not “ready yet.”

I got an invoice receipt and the dealership’s bank details. Nothing else.

I told them I’ll be paying cash and then I get a phone call hours later from the sales manager trying to talk me into finance. So then the deal isn’t finalised?

I’ve decided that since it’s not ready and waiting for paint, I want to get a mechanic there to do an inspection while it’s still there and while I haven’t paid. Am I within my rights to do that still or I signed now so I’m screwed?

I have been looking at buying a car but not sure if I should buy it through personal finance or through my company.

I understand people buy through their company to get GST and depreciation.

However wouldn’t insurance cost and interest be higher?

So this morning, 23/10/2025, I put my Mazda 6 2004 into Mazda for a replacement airbag (It was part of the Takata recall). All was fine until an hour later, I got a message from them asking if I would like a complimentary evaluation to trade my car in because they want to replenish their inventory and that my car fits the profile of what they want. Can someone please explain what this means??

TIA! x

Just after some opinions whether it's worth me to get say a 2025/2026 ES300h Luxury base model vs a 2023/2024 Sport Luxury top model?

I have to go to an older model with the Sports Luxury due to my top budget being around 70k AUD.

Happy with the base model? Found the Sports Luxury (or overseas equivalent) was a lot better in comparison?

I haven't yet had a chance to test drive both back-to-back, and might not have time for the next few weeks.

The two main upgrades I like the sounds of in the Sports Luxury are the apparently more comfortable seats and the additional sound dampening on the wheels, that leads to a quieter cabin. Updated sound system would be nice but I'm okay with just a decent one also.

Thanks

Hey guys, Im looking for advice regarding CX-5

Thanks!

I’ve been in car sales for about 4 years now 3 years at Nissan and the past year at a prestige brand dealership (Audi) all within the same dealer group.

My current role is honestly great from a lifestyle point of view. It’s literally walking distance from my home, the culture is good, low stress, not micromanaged, and very low-pressure compared to most sales jobs. The downside is that it’s slow. Volume is low, sales cycles are long, and while I’m doing okay, the income ceiling is clearly lower. I feel like I’m putting in solid effort but the money doesn’t really reflect that.

I recently interviewed at a high-volume dealership and the vibe was completely different. Very KPI-driven, very closing-focused, management riding you hard for results, high pressure, and working every Saturday and Sunday. They haven’t given me the exact pay details yet, but I already know the earning potential is significantly higher.

The thing is… I don’t know if I actually want that life.

I’m engaged, I value my time outside of work, my gym routine, my relationship, and just generally not being stressed or anxious all the time. The idea of being ridden all day every day, always being “on”, and losing my weekends honestly turns me off even if the money is better.

So I feel like I’m choosing between:

More money, faster pace, higher pressure, less life, or Less money, slower pace, low stress, better lifestyle

I’m not scared of hard work, but I also don’t want to burn myself out or sacrifice my mental health and relationship just to earn more.

I guess my questions are:

– Is this just the reality of sales if you want to earn more? – Has anyone here chased the high-pressure, high-income path and regretted it (or been glad they did)?

Would really appreciate hearing what others would do in my position.

I sell new cars full-time and currently make $110k a year plus a company car. I work 5 days a week plus Saturdays. I don’t get any commission. I usually deliver around 12–17 cars a month (and occasionally I hit 25+ havent done 30 yet), and the average gross profit per car is around $5k–$6k and 10k on bigger cars, I would say maybe 2 bigger models per month.

Just wondering — does this sound like fair pay?

So I have a 2008 Toyota Yaris Sedan which only has 42,000km and is in mint condition and has never missed a service how much should I realistically be asking for.