March 1st and Cars that need a home

Feburary is done and over thank goodness. March is here and I have some things that need a new home.

2003 Chevrolet Tahoe 81k miles, Z71, Maroon/Tan, $15350.

2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited Hemi, 30k miles, Black/Black, $22500.

1996 Lexus ES300, 115k miles, Black/Tan, Heated Seats, $6500

1999 BMW 328i Convertible, 90k miles, Silver/Black, $9500

Not the most exciting cars that we have ever had but are great cars from great clients who used them for trade ins on their new cars.

Spring is here or at least wants to be here, the mood has lifted up and the kart is ready for the track.

February

The month of February has officially been set in motion. I have a love hate relationship with February. I love February because it is officially the gateway to spring, it is right around the corner, it is short sweet and to the point. It has Mardi Gras and snow, in my head at least it is the last month of winter. It means racing is right around the corner and most importantly it is short.

I hate February, it is cold and snowy and it is always always a grind. Especially in the car business nothing ever gets sold in this short month. No matter what business you are in February is and always be a grind, as a man it means having to spend more money after Christmas. Did I mention it is a grind. Spring is right there especially here in the Rockies, when we have days that are damn near 60 but we all know snow will be here but we don't know when. We want to put away all the winter clothes on these days but we can't. Spring is right there teasing us and we pin all our hopes to a varmint. Don't want go all Yosemite Sam here but a varmint predicting our winter suffering, just adds insult to injury.

We have all been staring at our toys in the garage calling to us wanting to be taken out and throttled, but yet we can't there is still some much crap on the road we don't want to gamble with grime and rock chips. The poor things are screaming in the garage I need out, maybe that is just me screaming.

I can't be the only one that feels this way about the month.

Know your enemies

Whether it is women, wine, song, automobiles or competitors know them. Know how they work find out how they work. Too many people shy away from enemies, the only way to know and control them is to face and study them. I have dealt with too many people that didn't know who or what their enemy was, but I could figure it out quickly.
When it comes auto purchases it is more than likely fear, fear is the enemy of most auto buyers. It is the only thing left. There is entirely too much information in this business to have any other enemy. Now when it comes to car buying the enemy could be fear or it could be the dealer themselves it is all in the way you approach it.
I today figured out a customers enemy and let them know that I figured it out, they are now on their way to making an informed decision. The car business is changing and most everybody believes everything they read on the internet, but as we plug in more and more we lose sight of our enemies.
Potential customers walk into my door everyday armed to the gills with information but they often overlook their enemy, themselves. Come in, relax and let us guide you through what should be enjoyable. A new car should be fun and exciting not a new worry that something was missed.

Where do they all go?

When you are in the Highline/Luxury business you run into all sorts of people and situations. I caught myself today wondering where all the people went after they had asked me to invest in the next big thing. Don't know why exactly I took 10 minutes to reflect on the past couple of years of proposals and great situations. That was being laid at my feet.
Best part is none of them have ever worked and I am still here. And the ones I supported or helped out are growing, some faster than others, but they are growing.
It lead me to think more about the car business. It is what I do day in and day out and eat, sleep and breath 24 hours a day. Why do so many people, especially with all the information at the consumers finger tips, they are still sucked into putting their money into unwise investments. Now I know there are investment cars and everyday get me where I need to go cars, but all vehicles are an investment. You are either investing to physically make money on the actual vehicle that you have put money into or you are putting money into a vehicle to get you to the place that makes you money.
Don't get suckered into what you have made yourself believe is a fair deal by a good salesman. Do your homework know what the options are and just because it says Porsche, Ferrari, etc. on the building doesn't always mean they are the experts.
Take it from a Vehicle Investment Advisor. That is what my company really is, we will walk you through every step of buying your commuter or collectible. We will ask the hard questions, What do you want to be when you grow up?

2010

In 2010 we are planning on getting The Motorsports Gallery message to as many people as possible. It is within every one's reach to get the most car for your money without paying all the overhead that all the big lots have.
Give a small relationship orientated dealership in downtown Denver, trust me we can handle it. We have since our inception handle people's vehicles from $500 to $500,000. We can do this because we are not interested in being everything to everybody, but by being exactly what you are looking for as a consumer. Looking for a dealership to take your money, give you a car and leave you alone, done. Looking for the dealership to build a lasting relationship with, where you can call the owner to pick you up at 2am because you are in a bind, done. We can back up all those examples and more. We will be more than happy to introduce you to the customers that we have gone above and beyond for and charged no more for it.
I am building The Motorsports Gallery into something that both the customer and the employees are proud of. I want my customers to say with pride that their vehicle, wheels, stereo, custom interior, custom paint, dent repair, car detail or story came from The Motorsports Gallery.
From classic to commuter we have you covered.

Say what you want to Say

I enjoy the car business, especially other dealers. You know when other dealers have opinions of me and my business but they never say them to me then they mean a whole lot to me. I think that we can take this as a lesson in life.
No matter what people think if they don't say it to you directly then it doesn't matter. For example there are several dealers here in the Denver area that think myself and my company are a joke. Great, this opinion usually comes from the fact that I have taken customers from them or my customers say something in front of them about how good a job we do.
Usually insecurity leads to opinion especially opinions that are made to third parties. Take this lesson into your everyday life, do not get upset with someone's opinion of you or what you do especially if they have not voiced that opinion directly to you. It is more than likely a defense mechanism they have in them to cover for their own insecurities or jealousies they have toward you.
Remember if you have an opinion about something or someone it does no good what so ever to voice to a third party. If it is a real honest and truth based opinion then it should go directly from your mouth to the person's ears that it is about. Otherwise you just look like a giant asshole that has nothing better to do than bitch about your life or your current situation.
By the way if there are any car dealers that read this at all, remember the world is steadily becoming harder and harder to do business in. With the internet and other forms of instant information available to potential customers we are all doing the best we can. I truly believe in the near future that customers will solely deal with dealerships with flawless reputations and very good attitudes. We all need to remember that.

Buying and Selling

In the current market place if you are looking at buying a highline/exotic vehicle you are in the cat birds seat. The problem is most people that are looking to buy have to sell and that is going to take a little gut check. The market is depressed and the deals are there if you are patient. Patient buyers will always make out in the end.