That is the key issue, in the case of Honda/Acura when the contract was signed a few years ago that restriction was not in place...and now that the market has changed in favor of the lesse the dealers are pressuring the finace arms to restrict those buyouts.  I didn’t want to get into the “contract” argument since I… Read more

My big issue with this is that 3 years ago Honda/Acura didn’t care who bought out your lease because they are still going to get that same buyout amount regardless. But now they are essentially changing the terms of the agreement after the contract has been signed..whether or not this is a “legal” issue is outside my… Read more

“Well, that’s what you get when youz guyz come down here actin’ like a buncha smacked-asses.” Read more

#longrooflyfe Read more

Totally understand, if you can wait that is the best plan Read more

Thanks...hey hit me up as I have a question for you - tom@automatchconsulting.com Read more

More like.... Ah-Barf Read more

Lol “CarDad” would be a good name for the business. Read more

I’ve done that, HYundai is basically ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Read more

If over the course of several hundred deals thoughout the year MOST dealers get it right and have no problem sending out the door prices, even on out of state deals...the problem is not the “complexitity of the system” if a FL dealer refuses to send a quote for a Florida customer, especially when their competiton can… Read more

Some areas are defininitely better than others. In a given year I may do around 500 deals or more with dealerships all across the US. Some are easy, some stores make this way more difficult than it needs to be.  Read more

I will say that most dealers “get it” but there are still far too many “old school” dealer stores that insist on this nonsense.  Read more

It’s usually best to do the test drives then have me intervene. Though if you are happy with how a salesperson handled that test drive, be sure to keep their info so Ican give them an opportunity directly. Read more

Seriously....when I was talking with this salesperson it felt like he was performaing a script drilled into him by some slimy manager.  Read more

You are correct the really bad ones much prefer uninformed customers, the better stores just want an easy deal and are more likely to be coopertive.  Read more

I’m pretty sure you can only drive this thing on SUNDAY! SUNDAY! SUNDAY! Read more

I think you are onto something... Read more

That is a good question, I would imagine if you have some legit corporate connections they can pull some strings for you, but the transaction will likely have to go through a dealer. That being said corporate may be able to tell you which dealer is likely to accomodate.  Read more

I imagine Jerry calling his delaer and being like “Hey...what’s the deal with allocations?”  Read more

$500 deductable Read more