Thanks guys, I appreciate the props. I have had the fortune of meeting A LOT of CP members over the years on straight referrals.
At the end of the day, it's all about being open and honest. All you have in this business is your reputation and under no circumstances am I willing to compromise mine. Even though some guys are willing to risk throwing it all away for the sake of a couple hundred extra bucks, I'd rather have a little less now, and a huge repeat customer base in the future. I don't consider what I do a job, it is a career.
Also, NEVER take the word of the small corner lots. Their financing resources are extremely limited, and no matter how many claims they make about being sub-prime specialists are only being made, because they have little or no access to the prime market. Many people that would normally qualify under prime terms, are being led to believe they don't. Not because that is factual of their situation, it is because the little dealers have little or no prime resources to send their paper to.
Anything a small corner lot can do, a big franchised dealer can 99% of the time do better. And you are usually getting way nicer cars. The corner guys are usually getting the big guys scraps.
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