Car salesmen: Still sexist, still stupid

[MineralMan]

6. I think that scenario happens less often these days.

Any car salesperson who uses that strategy is going to have a crappy sales history. Women make at least half of the auto purchasing decisions. Yes, men decide on things like pickups and large SUV's, most of the time, but most cars are purchased for family uses and the woman decides which gets bought and which gets left behind.

If this happens when you or any other woman is car shopping, just tell the offending salesguy that you will not purchase any car from him, and go find another salesperson. You can be as blunt as you like in telling the moron that he just lost a sale. Maybe he'll learn at some point. Maybe not. But, there's another salesperson on the lot. Dump one and grab another. They're a dime a dozen.