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THE TRUTH ABOUT VEHICLE EXTENDED WARRANTIES
By Tom Martino at November 13, 2017 | 9:23 am | 0 Comment
Extended warranties are a funny thing. First and foremost, they are sold to make money. So, that means, the people who came up with them are betting they won’t be such a great deal for you. There are many variables in your question. Those variables determine whether you should buy an extended warranty or not. The first big variable … is the warranty offered by more...
BIZARRE BUSINESS PRACTICE! CAN IT LAST?
By Tom Martino at October 9, 2017 | 3:02 pm | 0 Comment
The name of the business is Denver Auto Hail Repair. It was started by a teacher and some friends. He said he wanted to make better money and provide a great service, and he thought hail repair would be the ticket! He acquired a building at 601 Bryant Street in Denver and conducted a marketing campaign that worked! It attracted hundreds of people. Consumers flocked to more...
WHY DO SOME CARS DEPRECIATE FASTER THAN OTHERS?
By Tom Martino at August 7, 2017 | 4:16 pm | 0 Comment
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Depreciation is determined by one thing and one thing alone: Perception. Perception drives buying decisions. When more buyers go after a particular group of cars (such as Japanese), the supply is lower and prices rise. When prices rise, depreciation lessens. Right now, perception is that Japanese cars are great values because they last a long time and have reasonable more...
FULL REFUND ON USED CAR … THANKS TO TROUBLESHOOTER!
By Tom Martino at August 1, 2017 | 12:00 pm | 47 Comments
When you buy a used car "As Is", it usually means that no matter what happens to that car, the dealer doesn't owe you anything. But in Megan's case, there was a twist. Megan bought the vehicle at Big Bear Motors for her daughter. Even though she bought the car "As Is", she was able to get some satisfaction - partially due to us (after calling my radio show) and more...
