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p28 economist suntribune thursday october 30 1997 newsflash extra extra read all about lt chrysler sales staff wal m in a meeting of stouffville chryslers stressed out sales and service staff there was almost a panic situation when the owners announced they were going to be advertising cash discounts on all company cars this weekend how do they expect us to get home at night cried sales guild member dan martin management offered bus tickets but the staff were not impressed as there is no local bus service interviewed after the tumultumous session martin admitted his frustration with walking home after his company car was sold for the third time in a month dan lives in uxbridge dan was also fined for being late for the sales meeting the next day when no one responded to his hitchhiking effort on highway 47 persons spotting a six foot three angry salesperson hitching on 47 are asked to extend a hand despite the massive protests burdon insisted that all company cars be sold this weekend and that a special confidential price list be distributed cash discounts of 600000 on jeeps and tremendous discounts on rare ram trucks will leave most salespeople irate fifteen company vehicles jeep grand cherokees intrepids ram 4x4 extended cabs and even a neon are to be sold off a talon tsl will be sacrificed this friday or saturday depending on the wind direction when the owners declared the terms of sale the sales staff almost walked out except for dan hes tired of walking all company cars will be sold at cash discounts ranging from 3000 to 6000 minimum and the owners have said we know this is going to cost us some serious money but we are fed up with our sales staff driving such nice cars its high time that customers had the advantage of driving such nice automobiles give us your money and well give you one and it doesnt matter about our losses we dont have any serious money anyway the owners have declared salesman david hartfords farm off limits to all staff this weekend as it is suspected they will try to hide their company cars from the mobs of discount crazy cash buyers david fears a run on his farm that may damage his secret crop of dehydrated grapes he uses to make a nice dry white wine for those chilly claremont evenings more than the price is right these are the secret terms of sale that the sales staff were so upset about purchasers will receive extended warranties with each vehicle and the dealer will pay the freight and air tax on every one if purchasers do not have their own cash the dealer will get them some at the lowest possible rate at no extra charge all company car cash buyers will get ten free oil changes with their deal more customers trick dealership on source of cash funds the dealership was stunned by new developments last week customers actually bought vehicles on a cash basis and then expected the dealership to get the cash for them the dealer complied through a sense of civic duty but business manager john may was concerned on monday morning that federal cash reserves would be depleted and the government body may step in to call for some restrictions on stouffville chrysler selling so many cars for cash a second shift may be in the cards at the mint bank spokesperson dudley servicefeese emerging from an emergency meeting of stouffville bank presidents was made speechless by the cash disappearing from the once relaxed and comfortable stouffville its a cash craze he blabbed we could run out soon who is he kidding extra crowd control officers will be hired to control the throngs rumours were spreading that the prime niibisterhadcme inslstlhgliafil rvisdemo until mmmmmgrn lhelhollthelast heietarned from his ance more customers trick dealership on source v cash hunds local water supplies affected by car washing at stouffville chrysler we all know about the water situation in stouffville and there are local concerns that the unprecedented number of vehicles being sold by stouffville chrysler is creating a water shortage asked what that could mean car prepper tim awash in soap suds and caked in car wax puffed i use 30 gallons of water per vehicle that means if we sell 1000 cars for cash this month we goin to use a pile of water yessiree highway 48 and main st stouffville may be widened to six lanes in order to provide safer driving conditions for customers anxious to get to stouffville chrysler with cash local authorities may be forced to expand portions of highway 48 and main street stouffville to enable car buyers easier access to stouffville chrysler they should also consider increased police patrols in case undesirable elements decide to try and take advantage of the situation says sales professional peter rainford meanwhile the dealership is providing coffee and donuts from local growers to pacify customers waiting in line to pay for their new cars trucks or vans crowd control supervisors have suggested that if this unprecedented activity continues the dealership should plant its own donut trees and save a fortune next spring when the early harvest is complete they freeze well peter burdon and partner russ morrison are frankly baffled at the wild reaction to their simple selling policy of we want your money and well give you a car truck or van for it all we wanted to do was sell a few cars and make a living but now we have to pave roads pretty soon well have to sell transponders they lamented laj jaliteiajui chrysler dodge vlymoutfi jeep eagle s i jjr viiililjli tvif jp 5758 main st where better deals v llj-i- ctfm iffuii i f are made every day chrysler inc 9056403200 or 18003220048