looking for bay area dealer who has a vietnamese sales person
12-15-2004, 11:44 AM
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looking for bay area dealer who has a vietnamese sales person
My family is looking into buying a new car, but it'd be a lot easier to communicate if there was a vietnamese sales person. we've found a ton at local toyota dealers, but are not sure about Acura and Subaru dealers. Could you guys tell me if there are or refer me to a vietnamese sales person who is working at any Acura or Subaru dealership close to the San Jose area? I already checked with Subaru of Santa Cruz and was told that they do not have any Vietnamese sales people.
12-15-2004, 12:02 PM
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Welcome to America, learn english plzkthx.
Either that, or pay me a modest fee and I will negotiate a better price than your family could on their own. :banana:
Either that, or pay me a modest fee and I will negotiate a better price than your family could on their own. :banana:
12-15-2004, 12:12 PM
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Why? Do you think you will get a better price?
As a Chinese American, I won't buy from an Asian Car Salesperson or hire an Asian contractor!
Get price quotes on the internet. No racial info needed.
As a Chinese American, I won't buy from an Asian Car Salesperson or hire an Asian contractor!
Get price quotes on the internet. No racial info needed.
12-15-2004, 12:19 PM
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we've purchased a car from a vietnamese salesperson at toyota before and from what i saw, it was a pretty good experience for my parents. no, i dont think we'll get a better deal on the car but like i said, it'd be easier communicating. i've already gotten price quotes from dealerships such as Santa Cruz, Livermore, and several on Stevens Creek. one of my parents will be signing on the car since my credit isn't built up well enough to be signing the papers over them.
12-15-2004, 12:35 PM
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It's so funny how I joke around and people think I'm a racist.
This sort of thing is widespread and a demonstration of true racism:
By the way, you need to watch your as_ with any transaction involving sums of money, regardless of the race.
This sort of thing is widespread and a demonstration of true racism:
By the way, you need to watch your as_ with any transaction involving sums of money, regardless of the race.
Originally Posted by fuzzielitlpanda
we've purchased a car from a vietnamese salesperson at toyota before and from what i saw, it was a pretty good experience for my parents. no, i dont think we'll get a better deal on the car but like i said, it'd be easier communicating. i've already gotten price quotes from dealerships such as Santa Cruz, Livermore, and several on Stevens Creek. one of my parents will be signing on the car since my credit isn't built up well enough to be signing the papers over them.
12-15-2004, 12:40 PM
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everyone, please understand, the purpose for asking about a vietnamese salesperson is so my parents can communicate better when purchasing the car. i will not be the one negotiating since im not signing the papers. im just here to do behind the scenes research on invoice prices, options, etc to give them a general figure of what we should be looking at for what we want.
12-15-2004, 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by mexicanpizza
Welcome to America, learn english plzkthx.
Either that, or pay me a modest fee and I will negotiate a better price than your family could on their own. :banana:
Either that, or pay me a modest fee and I will negotiate a better price than your family could on their own. :banana:
12-15-2004, 01:22 PM
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If his parents were bilingual, I'd be jealous. But since they can't function with english, they aren't bilingual. 
Time to make an official language.
Time to make an official language.
12-15-2004, 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by fuzzielitlpanda
everyone, please understand, the purpose for asking about a vietnamese salesperson is so my parents can communicate better when purchasing the car. i will not be the one negotiating since im not signing the papers. im just here to do behind the scenes research on invoice prices, options, etc to give them a general figure of what we should be looking at for what we want.
Why don't you just go along and be the interpreter?
12-15-2004, 01:48 PM
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What's wrong with people that want to speak their native language?
I'm all for the entire American population learning English as I've seen people in the workplace get taken advantage of when they lack English language skills. Plus some of the posts on this board might be intelligible if people learned the language!
12-15-2004, 02:04 PM
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But it's fun talkin' shiet about other people in foreign languages
I don't see what's so wrong about panda's folks wanting to speak Vietnamese to a car dealer.
Maybe it's because I'm trilingual, nearly quadralingual?
I don't see what's so wrong about panda's folks wanting to speak Vietnamese to a car dealer.
Maybe it's because I'm trilingual, nearly quadralingual?
12-15-2004, 02:04 PM
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... exactly WHY can't you do the translating/negotiating? You are doing all the research. You will have all the knowledge you need to get a good deal (if not, check www.carbuyingtips.com , and get car info from www.edmunds.com or www.kbb.com ). You should be able to negotiate the deal. It is IRRELEVENT who is signing the papers. If you and the sales manager get into an aggreement as to the right price, and you explain it to your parents, and the paperwork accurately reflects the offer, and they sign it... it's a done deal.
You don't need a Vietnamese salesperson.
If you ABSOLUTELY want one, you will have to try in the South Bay, like San Jose area, because there is a heavy concentration of Vietnamese there.... but you really don't need one.
... and just to clarify, I'm an immigrant and speak more than one language.
You don't need a Vietnamese salesperson.
If you ABSOLUTELY want one, you will have to try in the South Bay, like San Jose area, because there is a heavy concentration of Vietnamese there.... but you really don't need one.
... and just to clarify, I'm an immigrant and speak more than one language.