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Presidents' Day Special: The 5 Least Slick Car Salesmen

By Dustin Rowles | Posted Under Seriously Random Lists | Comments (8)



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Today’s is Presidents’ Day, otherwise known as the day that half the people in America resent the other half because they don’t have to work. It’s also the weekend when the car selling season begins. Auto dealers are expected to sell around $4.6 million in automobiles this weekend, which sounds like a huge number, but it’s probably only 20 percent of what auto manufacturers spent for Super Bowl ads this year alone.

It’s also a great weekend to get screwed by a car salesman. As someone who has held the number two and three positions on the most hated professions list (lawyer, critic),
I trust that I’m safe in saying this: Car salesman are the worst people in the world. They are the scourge. They have an uncanny ability to make you leave a car lot feeling good about yourself, only to realize before you even make it into your driveway just how badly you got screwed. And even though there are buyer’s remorse clauses in most car sales, you have too much pride to go groveling back to that slimy schmuck and concede that you got had.

So, to make you feel a little better about yourself, I present you with the 5 Least Slick Car Salesmen.


Robert DeNiro as Paul Vitti in Analyze This

Eugene Levy as Ed in National Lampoon’s Vacation

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William H. Macy as Jerry Lundegaard in Fargo

Larry David as Larry David in “Curb Your Enthusiasm”

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Bill Paxton as Simon in True Lies


Finally, if you must buy a used car today, as always, I recommend driving to Baltimore to buy one from the only honest used car dealer in the nation, Big Bill Hells Cars.









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Comments

No love for Nick Nolte?

Posted by: superasente at February 21, 2011 3:03 PM

I'm pretty sure politicians are worse people than critics. And what about Spammers and telemarketers?

Posted by: TheOtherGreg at February 21, 2011 3:11 PM

Eee hee hee. "I have a little dick, it's pathetic."

Posted by: Julie at February 21, 2011 3:29 PM

No love for Deborah Harmon?

Posted by: Adam C. at February 21, 2011 4:18 PM

I like the guy who sold me my car.


No, really. Shut up.

And I would totally buy a car from Jerry Lundegard. I know, I know. I just feel so sorry for him.

Posted by: greer at February 21, 2011 5:17 PM

I sold Toyota for over a year and a half in New Hampshire. Quit last month to go back to grad school. Nearly wept with joy on my last day. Then got very, very drunk. In a blizzard. SO WORTH IT.

Posted by: RyanH at February 22, 2011 12:56 AM

I read a fascinating article from an undercover reporter from Edmunds.com a few years back. Here it is:

http://www.edmunds.com/car-buying/confessions-of-a-car-salesman.html

It almost seems like you have to do the job with a sniper rifle aimed at your balls from the Sales Manager's office. Conclusion: 90% of those guys must hate life.

Posted by: gunnertec at February 22, 2011 9:03 AM

@TheOtherGreg
Politicians are worse than critics when they also happen to be lawyers.

Posted by: Big Softie at February 22, 2011 1:20 PM