I’m still around, but I’m glad Torch had some fun with this topic. Read more

And how many people do you know that are buying cars are “idiots with money”? Read more

If you are that strategic with your finances this article doesn’t apply to you. It more applies to the millions of Amercians that finance their car at 100% loan to value or more and/or are rolling over negative equity into a loan. Read more

Some dealers will allow for extended test drives, but you might be better off finding a used unit somewhere ans asking them since another 75-100 miles on a used car isn’t going to impact the value all that much. Read more

Basically because KBB is just taking into account average depreciation and not market demand. Read more

Oh that’s a good one! Read more

I may be able to help. Hit me up - tom@automatchconsulting.com Read more

I do this about once a week because hey...who doesn’t love bacon? But it’s a weekend breakfast treat for my kids.  A I have found a few minor variations to this. 1. You don’t really need the wire rack if you don’t want an extra thing to clean, the tin foil is critical though.  2. I put the bacon in a cold oven and… Read more

Those are two different examples. Read more

Oh it is very tempting to respond with “Dude...are you for real with this?” But yes I need to take a different approach. Sometimes I’ll give them a chance to save face and be like “Hey I think there may have been a mistake because all I see is the MSRP” or if they are especially dense I will say “If you were shopping… Read more

Hit me up if you need some help. Tom@automatchconsulting.com Read more

You could likely get a new EXL fairly close and the low APR financing would close the gap even further  Read more

https://jalopnik.com/will-the-coronavirus-situation-allow-me-to-negotiate-a-1842661102 Read more

Most people want to test drive the car in person...but a lot of car buyers want to avoid the whole negotiation process.  And that first bit was more reffering to the fact that right now, with social distancing people want to avoid uncessercery person to person interactions. Read more

Right that is what I said, by placing the order you gamble with the rebates. It could be more it could be less it’s all based on when the vehicle comes in. Read more

For editorial purposes we often use subscription based photos from Getty or AP, I guess they have a lot of Santa Rosa car dealer shots, lol.  Read more

Yes, I expect to see an increase in factory dealer cash in the next few months. Read more

Not quite...but I heard if you offer them a case of toilet paper they will call it a deal. :D Read more

I'm curious to see how this plays out. It could go either way Read more

It all depends on how aggressive Mazda wants to be with factory rebates.  Read more