Guest Post By: Devin Beck “Devin, you’re married with an 11-year-old daughter, and you have a Porsche 911 Turbo as your daily driver? How do you justify that?” I hear this a lot, and here’s my response. Performance First I have made a number of bad car purchases that, in …
Duemila Ruote Auction
Who of you has heard of the Duemila Ruote Auction (“2000 wheels” in Italian)? Most likely not many of you. While most of us are in a turkey coma over the Thanksgiving holiday, RM Auctions will auction off 450 high-end cars, 150 motorcycles, 60 boats, and countless pieces of automobilia …
All Red Cars Are Great
I have two clients who daily drive a Porsche 997 Turbo. Here in the Midwest, with the closest thing to snow tires made for the car, they both have assured me it’s a great car in less than 6” of snow. I have another client that daily drives his Land …
ALL TESLAS ARE BAD
When I was about four years old, my mother was in the process of teaching me manners. She had me hold the door for a family that was leaving a local restaurant — they just happened to be Asian. As I turned to walk in, standing and staring at me …
DON’T BUY A CAR JUST BECAUSE IT’S BLUE
“Hey Dave! Which is better: a Cadillac or an Audi A6?” “Should I buy a Lexus SUV for my wife?” I get variations of these questions all the time. And I honestly have trouble giving a quick answer. Really, we need to find out more about the history of the …
TESLA: REDEFINING THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
Tesla completely flipped the age-old automotive industry upside down through rethinking and reimagining the idea of the automobile. A real modern day Henry Ford kind of story, right? Tesla is widely known for its shocking claims about their automobiles, ranging from the promise that all Tesla Superchargers would be solar-powered …
3 Keys of Proper Winter Vehicle Storage
As winter approaches, it’s important for people to consider the proper storage of their vehicles. Even if you have a secondary residence that you’ll visit during the winter months, most likely not all vehicles will come with you. So proper storage will need to be considered. You might think good …
When Not to Sell: Knowing When to Keep Your Valuable Car
One of the ways in which (we) advocate for our clients in the automotive industry sometimes involves not fulfilling their every wish. A recent client was interested in selling their 1988 Rolls Royce Corniche, an 11,000 mile car that they purchased new. While many folks in the automotive industry are …
What Car Dealerships Can Learn from Hotels About Client Trust
In a recent article, Arne Sorenson, President and CEO of Marriott International, discussed the move to online customer reviews by hotels and how it has changed the hospitality industry. While many hotel companies, including Marriott, were hesitant to open up reviews to customers (“‘What if there’s a negative review?!?’”), they …
ABC News Investigates Completeness of CARFAX Reports
“You’ve probably seen the ads. Forty bucks and you get the history of the car you’re looking to buy. But we wanted to know, does that CARFAX report always tell you everything about that used car?” ABC News investigates the completeness of CARFAX reports, using hidden cameras at used car …