No offense to anyone who is a car dealer on this forum..... (SORRY CAMARO SCOTTY) but....
I live in Socal. Many of the salespeople that I've known here make minimum wage, plus commissions. Many of them work part time at the dealerships on nights and weekends, when they have foot traffic. For a lot of them it is a second job.
Since car sales are so bad right now, most of them aren't making crap. Most of the good salespeople have moved to other industries, leaving the poor and mediocore ones. The turn rate is also really high.
So, most customers who deal with them have bad experiences.
That's why I try to bypass the salespeople and work with the salesmanager, GM, or fleet manager. They are getting paid a decent wage, *SHOULD* have experience, and training.
The car sales model is seriously broken. The only dealers that do well are the ones that are making good use of the internet, and paying people better wages to stick around.