The Entire Car Buying Process Online – Podcast
March 28, 2009 by Brad - Your Car Guy · Comments Off
Cutting Edge Technology from Your Bartlesville Auto Dealer
If you are subscribed to my newsletter or if you read my recent post titled “One Bartlesville Auto Dealer Ready for a Fight” then you might have already become familiar with my brand new completely internet based car purchasing system. This is truly a revolutionary approach to vehicle sales and we are proud to be one of the less than 50 dealerships in the country to be offering the capability to you.
Well, today I got the opportunity to do an interview about this exciting new technology. In the interview I am joined by Brian Hoecht from the source of this vehicle purchasing platform, AI-Dealer. Listen to the podcast to get the scoop on this cool new hassle free auto shopping option. Read more
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Ford Safety for Bartlesville
March 26, 2009 by Brad - Your Car Guy · Comments Off
Proud to be Bartlesville’s Ford Dealer
The Doenges name has been associated with Ford in Bartlesville for many years now and it is an association I could not be prouder of. Though there is surely a feeling of pride that comes from owning your own business no matter what the product I, as a Ford dealer, consider myself extremely lucky to be representing a product with such a rich and illustrious history. When you sell Fords you can always rest assured that you are supplying the public with a high quality product.
Ford Safety: Innovation, Technology and Leadership
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2009 Toyota Avalon: Luxury, Power, Economy, Safety
March 23, 2009 by Brad - Your Car Guy · 1 Comment
2009 Toyota Avalon; #1 Affordable Large Sedan
The Toyota Avalon may not be the first car most people think of when they are asked to name a great large sedan. However, according to U.S. News and World Report, it probably should be.
In this year’s rankings U.S. News and World Report have the 2009 Toyota Avalon ranked as the number one affordable large car. The ranking is based on analysis of 55 published reviews and test drives of the car as well as safety and reliability data. So, apparently there are a lot of reviewers who consider the Avalon to be the tops in its class. Maybe this car deserves more attention than it gets.
Let’s take a look and see what all this praise is about.
2009 Toyota Avalon
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What is the Right Car for Me? 10 Questions to Ask Before You Buy a Car
March 21, 2009 by Brad - Your Car Guy · Comments Off
Which Ford or Toyota Vehicle is Right for Me?
Not long ago I wrote an article entitled “15 Things to Do Before You Buy a Car” to give readers an overview of all the things they needed to consider and research before actually making a trip to the dealer lot to purchase a new car, truck, SUV or crossover vehicle. Among the fifteen items were a couple dealing with selecting the actual vehicle that is right for you. Since the article was an overview of the many things you need to do, I did not go into detail as to how to actually decide which vehicle is right for you. That’s where today’s post comes in.
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The Top 20 Ford Mustang Questions: The Fact or Fiction Test
March 17, 2009 by Brad - Your Car Guy · Comments Off
April 16, 1964 Ford introduces the Mustang on all three Networks. ABC, CBS and NBC.
The next day the World’s Fair opens in New York City and the Ford Mustang is officially introduced.
The Mustang goes on sale and over 22,000 orders ring up all over the country in the first week.
Between April of 1964 and April 1965 Ford Mustang is atop the sales leader board with 417,000 units sold. A record for a new nameplate that has not been beat in over 44 years.
Test your Mensa Mustang Knowledge in the following Fact or Fiction?
The Mustang Top 20 Fact or Fiction Quiz.
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Why the $5,000 Car Rebate is Bad Business
March 16, 2009 by Brad - Your Car Guy · Comments Off
A Rebate on a Ferrari. Rolls Royce or Bentley? You Have To be Kidding Me!!!
Have you ever heard of a rebate on a Ferrari, Rolls Royce or Bentley? Give me a break! And that is not supposed to be a pun. But really where did all of these rebates originate?
Before I reveal the origin of rebates first let me tell you what goes through my mind when I hear “$5,000.00 Rebate”. It is my belief that the manufacturer has over priced the vehicle by five thousand dollars to begin with. Why didn’t the manufacturer just drop the price to the dealer by $5,000 when they sold them the vehicle?
By the way, you may not be aware of this; but when the manufacturer sells one of their factory fresh automobiles to your local home town dealer they sell the vehicle to them for full price! There is no negotiation! There is no dickering! It can be said with authority that the dealer pays full list price from the manufacturer for every car they purchase. True statement.
Back to the birth of the $5000.00 Rebate
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7 Tips For Your Test Drive: Why You Should Always Drive It Before You Buy It
March 15, 2009 by Brad - Your Car Guy · Comments Off
The most important part of purchasing an automobile is to participate in a thorough demonstration drive and ride of any vehicle you are considering purchasing. Many people, however, aren’t sure what a test drive should consist of or what the should actually be looking for while test driving a car. with this in mind I am going to step out of my role as auto dealer and step into the shoes of an auto consumer to tell you how tyo perform the ideal test drive that will guarantee you get in your new car purchase what you are expecting to get from your new car purchase.
Here are 7 tips for your test drive that should help to make sure you actually get to know the car before you make the purchase.
Test Drive Tip # 1
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The 2009 Toyota Car Line Up
March 14, 2009 by Brad - Your Car Guy · Comments Off
Over the past several decades Toyota has gone from an auto manufacturer that was mostly associated with cheap tiny cars to a name that is synonymous with top notch quality, economy, value and style. Combine these qualities with Toyota’s pioneering vision in safety, hybrid and electronic technologies and its easy to see why Toyota is among the very best auto manufacturers in the world today. Today’s Toyotas are, as a matter off fact, constantly rated among the best in almost every automotive category by automotive journalists, independent testing firms and consumers alike.
While over the years Toyota has been scaling to the top of the ranks they have also introduced a number of new vehicles and greatly expanded their line. In today’s Toyota lineup you will find everything fropm full sized trucks and SUVs to their more traditional compact and sub compact offerings. no matter what kind of vehicle you are in the market for, there is a Toyota to fit your needs.
Here is a sampling of Toyota’s 2009 car lineup. Take a look and see what you’ve been missing if you haven’t taken a look at Toyota in a while.
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5 Easy Steps To Improve Your Trade In Value
March 11, 2009 by Brad - Your Car Guy · Comments Off
Trade In Value Complaints
Being in the car business here in Bartlesville for as long as my family has, I have probably heard at one time or another, just about every complaint an auto consumer might have. And, as a community and service minded business man, I take every complaint I hear seriously. Though it may sometimes be difficult to hear people complain about something you are so proud of, it is only through listening to customer feedback that we are able to build the best dealership possible.
Of all the complaints I’ve heard in the car business the one heard most often, not specifically here at my Bartlesville dealership but at auto dealerships across the country, is that the consumer feels they do not get enough for their trade in. When people trade in their car towards the purchase of another new or used car or truck they often feel that the value of their trade as estimated by the dealership, is much less than the car is actually worth. There are a number of reasons why this is the case.
Trade In Value Factors; Honesty, Realism, and Effort
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Ford Eco-Boost Technology
March 9, 2009 by Brad - Your Car Guy · 4 Comments
What is Eco-Boost?
A couple of days ago I received an e-mail from a reader who had read a recent post I wrote on the 2010 Ford Taurus SHO. The reader noticed the use of the term Eco-boost when referring to the SHO’s V6 powerplant and was wondering what the term denoted. So, for those of you who may be wondering this as well, I though with today’s post I’d focus a little more on Ford’s Eco-boost.
If you are a Ford consumer, Eco-Boost is a term you will probably be hearing a lot in coming years. Aside from the Taurus SHO Ford vehicles like the F-150, Mustang, Ford Fusion, and Lincoln MKS will offer an Eco-Boost option in coming models. But what does Eco-Boost mean?
Eco-Boost: V8 Power, V6 Economy
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