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Old 07-22-2006, 07:29 PM
aggiehummer...er aggiehummer...er is offline
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Default Re: For the Line-X lovers

That salesperson was right. We cannot sell aftermarket wheels and tires (or lifts or superchargers) on any of our new or used vehicles, so we have to figure in the cost of getting trade-ins back to factory specifications in order to sell it on our lot. There are huge liability risks with putting on aftermarket stuff like that that messes with the inherent design of the vehicle, and we are a private company, don't want to lose everything because someone wanted some 24" Pimpstar wheels.

As far as the Line-X goes, we did 30 pieces in total. We had it on the white H3 that nobody liked, so we disassembled that one (me personally for most of it) and moved all of the parts over to the boulder gray one. It's the price of doing the little pieces that jacked it all up to where it is. The hood vent is done, for the record. We also got the topcoat protection so it will clean easier and stay shinier. All that said, it's been here for too long, we will absolutely drop our pants on that one at this point, and the Zebra.

When doing all of this crazy stuff, you don't know how people will respond, so you just have to try it and see what happens. We've sold 4 pink Hummers in the past 8 months, none of them sat on our lot for more than a week, while you have good looking Slate Blue SUT monotones that sit here forever. You just never know what's going to sell, so we try, live, learn, and move on.

Just in case any of you are wondering, I'm the Accessories Manager at Sewell Hummer in Plano, TX (about 15 miles north of Hummer Guy, who is my counterpart in Dallas). All I do all day is play around with Hummer Accessories and dream up crazy and fun paint schemes, if any of you are ever in the area, be sure to stop by and ask for me (MODERATOR: I WILL NOT TRY TO SELL THEM ANYTHING, I JUST WANT TO SAY HI AND SHOW THEM AROUND). Also, let me know if you have any ideas for a custom paint scheme or theme truck, I'm always looking for what's next.

Last edited by aggiehummer...er : 07-22-2006 at 07:48 PM. Reason: Clarification
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