It’s far from an easy thing to get the highest possible value for your current car as a trade in Apart from getting great pricing on the new car, one of the more difficult things for a new car purchaser to deal with is their existing vehicle. When dealing with new car dealers, the salesperson […]
Let me say at the outset, that this is not a racially motivated rant. My heritage is Sri Lankan (Ceylon when my parents left there) but I’ve spent the last 62 years as an Aussie. I’ve been dealing with an Indian customer (Param Singh) on two different new vehicles. The lead came to me from
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I was talking to a prospective customer recently. He wanted to know how he could test drive a new car without getting hassled and screwed by a salesperson. It’s an interesting question because when you visit a new car dealership you walk in with a target painted on your forehead. So let’s move along and
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New Car Buyers get frustrated and stressed with the antics of salespeople, especially when buying a new car An old customer of mine (Sorry Mike, I know you’re not old, but you get it?) called me to ask my assistance in buying a new Subaru. Now Mike is a pretty cool dude but can’t suffer
Buying a New Car Today or Soon? If you’re in the market to purchase a new car, there’s a hard way and an easy way to buy any new car cheaper. Let’s look at the figures I was able to achieve on a Kia Cerato Sport Auto Hatch with Safety Pack If you want quick
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Ready to do battle with a car maker? And here we go – your nearly new car has just stopped and the manufacturer’s dealer has advised you that it’s out of warranty and that you have to pay thousands to get it fixed. Well, think again. Dealers will tell you just about anything to avoid
Hi, Bob Aldons, The Car Guy and owner of Car Business, reporting on the Federal Governments Accelerated Depreciation program. If you don’t want to read any further, just call me on 0418 748 498. I’m happy to discuss this matter with you directly. In the May 2018 Budget, Treasurer Scomo, Scott Morrison, announced an extension
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Hi Bob Aldons, The Car Guy, with a comment on the trial in London between Fiat Chrysler Australia and UK based company Motortrak. Justice Clare Moulder found that former Fiat Chrysler Australia CEO Clyde Campbell had received payments in the order of $2.5 million dollars as a ‘bribe’. Now I’m not here to knock the
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Update 2nd May 2018: At the request of Ford Motor Company, I have removed the Ford Oval from this opinion piece. Seems that I hit a nerve explaining the inadequacies of their customer service. And not long after they contacted me, Ford Motor Company was slapped with a $10,000,000 Federal Court fine and a directive
