My 2015 GTI is Night Blue...I mistakenly thought that the dark blue would hide dirt a bit better than black. It does not. Read more

This is one of three GTI deals that I have closed in the bast few weeks. If you would like some assistance feel free to email me - tom@automatchconsulting.com Read more

Sorry I don't do motorcycles. Read more

Yeah the gap isn't that big Read more

CPO warranties often cost a dealer between 1500-2000, add a new set of tires, other reconditioning costs, and overhead, and the margins get real thin real fast. Read more

There might be someone on this website who has a bit of an addiction for XJs...name rhymes with Mavid Chasy.... Read more

Given the combo of multiple auctions and a shady used car dealer, I just passed on that lead and moved on to a better example. But yes I agree if a car looks like something worth exploring do some digging. Read more

It was very likely a BS move. Read more

Excellent point, usually if you have multiple “hard inquiries” within a two week period only the first gets the FICO ding, the subsequent hard inquiries don’t really have much of an impact. Read more

I totally agree, and by the way, the readers that send me these emails are not my clients. (I often get comments assuming that is the case) These are folks that got into a situation and want some advice. Read more

Not necessarily, I saw a very nice E63 AMG wagon move from one Benz dealer to another because that is a car with a very specific buyer and the manager didn’t want to sit on it any longer. The Benz dealer was still able to carry the CPO on the car.  Read more

These could also be true as well...but sometimes you have a good specimen with the right features that just sits for too long and the dealer would rather send it out and take up that spot with an easier sale. Read more

Totally agree with this. You don’t want to be just grappling or just striking and it really all depends on the situation. If I’m having my daughter train martial arts and I don’t want her to just be able to “control” someone because more often than not in a grappling/wrestling situation the larger person wins. I want… Read more

Come hang out in the comments more often! Read more

Who is this guy?  Read more

wow Read more

Good tip, and I’ve worked with Clinton Honda a lot over the years. Read more

Thanks for sharing, and I suspected that the tool that Mazda is using to evalutae their stores is not providing the data necessary to reward the good places and address the stores that need it.  Read more

I’ve had very good experiences with Mazda stores as well, but I’m shocked at the number of them that are really bad especially since they are targeting a more affluent market that isn’t as tolerant for games.  Read more

Various dealers at all different corners of the country. No relation between them. Though I will say that some of them are very good, so it really depends on where you shop. Read more