I dislike blaming a particular brand for the actions of some of their dealer's employees, [even if it does seem to be something with the red paint ;-) ].
I have had a red painted forklift sales person do something else "interesting" in that they went over the head of the normal decision maker, to attempt to make the point that "surely the 'decision maker' must be getting something under the table" from the company they felt had done a great job for them.
You have got to watch your back so that you don't get thrown under the bus.