No doubt about it. Treat everyone as if they are a potential customer. When I was starting out on my own, I went to a couple of car dealerships in my area with the intent to buy. They pretty much ignored me since I was just a college age kid dressed casually. Today, I will never do business with them. I've purchased 5 brand new vehicles in the last 7 years and not one of them was from the dealerships that treated me badly. I've also been involved with the purchase of at least four others (family members, significant other, etc).
Total I've personally paid for cars in the last 7 years, about $90k. Total for the other vehicles, about $60k.
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