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What Happens If You Get Pulled Over During a Test Drive?

In all my years of working as a car salesperson, I can only remember one time where I had to tell a customer to slow down during a test drive. I worked at a Honda dealership and the customer and I were test driving a 2007 Honda S2000. During the test drive, he proceeded to …

How Do Car Dealerships Store Your Winter Tires?

If you live in a snow state, then you’re probably used to having to switch your car’s tires twice a year. As a good general rule of thumb, your car should have summer tires in the summer and winter tires in the winter in order to get the best performance through every season. And while …
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Negotiating the Interest Rate in a Car Deal Can Save You a Lot of Money

Buying a car from a dealership can be a royal pain if you don’t know what you’re doing. Don’t get us wrong, many dealers nationwide are now doing their best to make sure that the sales process is much smoother, safer, and overall pain-free nowadays, but truthfully, a car deal always comes down the numbers. …
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5 Car Buying Myths That You Need to Forget About

Car dealerships and the whole car-buying experience have gotten a bad rap over the years and it’s no surprise considering there are so many myths that we’ve been led to believe. However, just like in any other business, not everything that we have all heard about dealerships and buying a car is true, but the …
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5 Questions You Shouldn’t Answer When You Walk Into a Car Dealership

Walking onto a dealership car lot is nerve-wracking, especially when you’re just planning to check out a car on the lot or browse around at the current inventory. The reason it’s so stressful is that car salespeople are ready and willing to jump at the chance to greet you in the hopes of selling you …
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Buying a Car on New Year’s Day Could Be a Good Hangover Cure

Sitting at a dealership might sound like the last thing that you want to do after ringing in the new year, but it could possibly be a good way to recover from the hangover that came with it. After spending four years selling cars and working every holiday, I can tell you that New Year’s …
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5 Reasons Why Trading Your Car Into a Dealership Could Be a Mistake

If you’re planning to buy a new or used car at a dealership and want to trade in your current car, then you may want to think twice before doing so. Sure, trading in your car to the dealer that you’re buying a car from makes sense from a convenience standpoint, but in reality, you’re …
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Buying a New Car on New Year’s Eve Could Save You a Lot of Money

If you’re currently in the market for a new car and are reading this article at the time it’s published, then stop reading and head to the dealership because now is the best time to buy a car. However, if you want to keep reading, then know that the week between Christmas and New Year’s …
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How Do You Trade in a Car That’s Not Paid Off?

There are a lot of factors to consider when buying a car from a dealership including the price of the car you’re buying, how you’re going to pay for it, and what to do with the car that you currently have. But what if the car that you currently own isn’t paid off and you …

The Most Complained About Dealership Experiences

Shopping for a car is like opening up a box of chocolates, you never really know what you’re going to get. You could either have a good experience and get the customer service, the great deal, and the exact car that you expect, or you can put through the wringer and left with a bad …
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Being a ‘Terrible Car Salesperson’ Means That You’re Too Honest

What makes a good car salesperson? To most car buyers, a good car salesperson is someone that’s attentive, respectful, knowledgeable and, most of all, honest. But did you ever think that that last trait may actually make for a bad car salesperson? Believe it or not, if you’re working for a dealership, it does make …
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Is Toyotathon Worth it?

Every year, Toyota runs this campaign. The company gives consumers a certain amount of time to buy or lease a Toyota car, truck, or SUV with added deals and incentives. If you are hoping to get behind the wheel of a Toyota Avalon, 2021 Toyota Corolla, Toyota Tacoma, Toyota RAV4, Toyota Sienna, or one of …