tommcparland
Tom McParland
tommcparland
Tom is a contributing writer for Jalopnik and runs AutomatchConsulting.com. He saves people money and takes the hassle out of buying or leasing a car. (Facebook.com/AutomatchConsulting)

Oh man I still have a Saves The Day t-shirt...good times. Read more

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This is neat, also a shoutout to “Ask TheStorybots” on Netflix. A lot of fun and very educational. My kids love that show. -

Excellent question I say the sweet spot for financial value is 2-3 years after your loan is paid off. So it really depends on your loan term. If you did a 60 month loan which seems to be the most common, and traded up after 7 or 8 years, you drove that car with no payments for a bit and still have something that is Read more

I’ve done RAV4 Hybrid deals send me an email - tom@automatchconsulting.com Read more

This is a good question and it depends on a number of factors, timing and distance. If you are a convienent dealer for my clients to get to and I like the level of responsiveness I’ll tell you who you need to beat in order to get the deal. If you are the farthest travel, I may not do that. However, if you deliver, Read more

First they teach the rats to drive...what’s next making them a master in the art of Ninjitsu so they can train a team of radioactive turtles? Read more

I am very clear with the dealer within the first few seconds of the conversation, that I am not a broker, but rather a buyer’s agent who is paid by the customer. I do the shopping the customer buys the car directly from the store. Read more

Send me an email and I’ll can break it all down for you - tom@automatchconsulting.com Read more

I could have sworn for the longest time that the opening to Led Zepplin’s ‘Whole Lotta Love’ was “You need Kool-Aid...” Read more

Love that picture...that came from one of my clients. Read more