I’m hoping his business will do well though I don’t think he should be giving customers steals just because he got a steal. A good deal sure, but a steal no. If you give great customer service and a light discount you should be good, you’ll definitely will be considered.
So you're ok with him making 3k per car. Yup he needs sucker like you to buy cars from him do the math he sell 30 car at 3000 per month that's 90000 profit that's 1 million dollars but hey he wants to help the regular guy...you people on here that rip on franchise dealers what do you think about him making at least a million a year..and how much do you think the caredge smucks make on the im here for the little guy
I am a car dealer in Arizona and there are several issues. 1. KBB values for a private party sale is below wholesale or auction cost (SUCKS) 2. Since majority of the dealerships have floor plans, they tend to pay a much higher price at the auction therefore we sell them at the auction 3. Because the finance companies drive the market we can make more money selling the loans to the bank and that's why we don't like cash deals. I hope this makes sense but our industry is kinda whacked.
@@DanielGonzalez-om5ud the ONLY problem I have with dealers: they know absolutely nothing about the owner of the car or how it was maintained/treated, the majority of the time. That Toyota is as new to him as it is to the buyer. I try to buy cars from private owners and usually have much more insight to the vehicle.
I think it has something do with sales numbers and paying commission. You don’t have to pay commission if you whole sale it, where you would have to pay the salesman and F&I guy for the deal even though it makes a loss. I’m sure they also don’t count it against the sales numbers that the desk guys get paid off of so you don’t piss them off either.
Love your new concept dude! Transparency much needed. You nailed it. I always feel lied to by traditional car dealers. Good luck! Hope it works and grows!
Not just lied to. SCREWED OVER. Taken advantage of. They know the biz and we don't so they are going to use that knowledge gap as a weapon against their suckers, I mean customers.
I’ve said this for decades Mister Mr. Every single car or truck I’ve ever bought I expected the salesman and dealership to make money. That’s the only reason any of us get up every morning and go to work is so that we are able to make money for ourselves, our families, and our bosses. None of us go to work cause we have nothing better to do today, we are doing it so i can buy my family the new house with the nice backyard and pool for my kids and if I can go make a decent income then why shouldn’t Brandon be capable of making that same nice income for his family. Just cause he sells cars for a living shouldn’t mean he’s required to go to work for the fun of it. He still has the same obligations you and I do but for so long consumers have had the attitude that car dealers aren’t worthy of earning a penny and that’s just BS!! Some of this was brought on by dealers themselves and their shady business practices, but it’s not completely their fault. Consumers for a long time have looked at these guys as not worthy of a profit so consumers would try and nickel and dime the dealer trying to get the car below “invoice” where they felt like the dealer wasn’t making money from the deal but then a year later get upset when the transmission falls out and the service department looks for every option to say the warranty won’t cover it because they know your gonna try and get out of paying a fair amount for the repair!! Consumers need to change their way of thinking and be ok with others making money off their purchase, just be fair with each other and don’t try to make the whole months salary off one single customer. Put yourself in the other guys shoes for a minute and think things through. We all need to start working together better and helping each other again and we will get this country back on track in no time!!
Ok to make a profit. Most people understand that. It’s the flip side that doesn’t go well. The flip side entails a lot more issues to list. When you see a dealership knocking off $10K & more to sell inventory that tells you immediately how inflated the prices are on any vehicle. And you know that even with that kind of major discount, the dealership is still making a huge profit. This is especially true for trucks, SUV’s, & Vans
Brandon, never be shy about your profit. Over the years you have made mistakes, bought lemons, over paid and swallowed losses and the sum of your knowledge and experience is the commodity you are ‘selling’. The ‘profit’ you make is effectively the professional service of avoiding purchasing disasters that customers will gladly pay for.
When did Carmax not gouge? I recall 15 years ago, I purchased a new Corolla for my daughter. The Carmax, just down the street from the Toyota dealer, had a Corolla of a lower trim with 11K miles on sale for $1,000 more than I paid for the brand new, higher trim Corolla. Carmax has always been a ripoff, preying on those car buyers too timid to negotiate.
I'm far off across the Mighty Mississippi, so not a potential customer, but I certainly hope you keep your old lot, and keep buying for it. Many seniors don't care about the bells and whistles. A scratch or minor dent or some hail damage makes us feel a commonality with the car. We have dents and dings ourself. A basic cleaning works, after you've diapered enough butts to form a football team, your used to doing the cleanup work. For the sake of the poorer folks in your area, keep your old plan running also.✌️
It'll take more than 350 cars because it's not pure profit. Aside from the cost of the vehicles and their repair costs, etc., that the buyer will pay for, the 'profit' Brandon lists won't just go into his pocket but will also pay the overhead for his car lot, utilities, listing fees, staff (example: administrative, sales, and general repairs - which will include his cousin, Alex), he'll have travel time and expenses to go to the sales that won't be 'list' items, and he'll still have taxes on what is left as actual profit, etc., so it will take a while to get to a million even at a higher volume of cars with what appears on the surface - before you do a little accounting - to be about 15% profit per car. Give it time, however, and he will get there. :)
I'm happy to see a smart young businessman doing well by using common sense and avoiding herd moves. But what I love about this channel is the CLEAR strategy. Its like Brandon has a masters in business ec or something. He clearly discusses his served markets and understands that these recent opportunistic purchases are a chance to serve another market. There is no haziness or confusion there. The 2022s are not mingled in with the older stuff. He's creating the notion of Good and Premium on his private lot. VERY smart. And the understanding of the customer mindset of just not wanting to get taken advantage of by lack of transparency. Most car dealers are not your friend; they see you as a sucker to fleece. Brandon is trying to change that and these videos are an EXCELLENT resource for that. Honestly, it all seems like such common sense. Why it is not already the norm blows me away. But I can tell you if I was in his area I would stop there first if I were in the market for used.
I'm glad you're doing this and also keeping the under 5k .market on your lot. It irritates me to no end when dealers are so damn cheap they don't even change the oil and take off the oil sticker on the window and when you check the oil it's black. I just don't understand how people can be so cheap and uncaring about the next person who owns it. Glad you're doing this.
CarEdge! Love it! I started working there last month because of their videos, culture, etc. As well as yours too! I love what you & we are doing! Keep up the awesome work!
I and many more customers will love this new car buying process. There is transparency, honesty, no hassles, and most of all no stress. Good luck and thank you!
It may be time to buy a second lot on the other side of town. You could keep the cheap cars on this lot and the newer cars on the other lot. Keep up the great work, you are booming!
As a Sales Manager in the LA Market, I'm thinking you convinced me to finally start my own business! I've always felt that honesty is the best polic5and that's why I've don't recall ever having heat from a deal I've closed. I applaud you for the work you've done and the work you continue to do 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
If you get into classic cars, I’m in! I have my Toyota and numerous classics. I appreciate your honesty and education, best of luck with your new chapter
Love it! I would deal with you after seeing this. For over 20 years, I have been avoiding dealers and been lucky finding at least 3 low mileage cream puffs buying privately. Never got burned. It's good to see that you are giving the average layman the idea that dealers are not the only and best place to buy a good used car!
I'm certified in Honda products/sales. You should get good money for those Honda's. stick with black rim replacements for the sport. It's what people expect on a sport. Reason dealer doesn't want it is because it cannot be certified or sold as hondatrue due to the damage, that's pretty much it. The damage on that civic is most likely on the carfax. Its hard for dealers to sell damaged vehicles. Dealers really do want pretty clean cars to resell which is why they go to auction or wholesale.
There are certification services that inspect and rate the repairs done (True360?). Don't know the cost, but it helps to get an objective 3rd-party review linked to the Carfax to explain the damage. Anything minor and not structural shouldn't deter savvy buyers, but it still hurts asking price.
Black rims. Ugh. I hate this trend. To me, when I see these black rims, it is like a smile missing its teeth. It makes a dark gaping hole where I should see a tire. Plus, it makes the vehicle look like it is not grounded. I know there must be quite a few people who love them or they wouldn't sell, but I'll take silver hubs over those any day of the week.
@@0004612 Thank you for your response. I am glad that I am not the only one who doesn't like the look. I am searching for a Highlander, but I vetoed a gold one because it had those ugly hub caps. It would have been quite a bit of money to switch them out to silver, but the way it was set up, it looked almost like a floating frame. Yuck.
@@0004612I have a 14 Civic and I hated steel wheels rusting so I sand blasted the original aluminum wheels and painted them the same metallic grey as the car and mounted snow tires on them for winter. I bought really nice Enkei wheels for the summer. Win win
This is why most people at most dealerships hate the car buying experience. They hold all the cards and there's almost no transparency. It's basically a poker game, which is horrible. Buying a new vehicle should be a great memorable experience, but people often get worn down and end up buying something they either can't afford, or really don't want because of the high sales pressure.
The online sales model hasn't worked well though. I wonder how many people would turn up to test drive the cheap HRV then end up deciding to buy the Civic or similar.
I had access to the X plan with ford and was getting them at dealer cost and fully serviced. Saved lots of money and instantly the haggle is over, the dealer gets $1500 from ford no cost to me. Lots of money saved.
What a contrast and what a concept a used car salesman with true transparency. Wow thank you Brandon just for being someone exposing the Good Bad and the Ugly of the Auto industry. It is essential to have people like you who continue to demonstrate integrity. Hopefully you're changing the industry one deal at a time brother. Good luck I hope this is a concept that not only works well for you but helps you Excel
its so crazy I ran across your video, I'm located in Oklahoma city and trying to do the same thing but I'm barely starting off. I'm currently going to local auctions and coparts. but it can be pretty pricey with fees, it's cheaper with local auctions. Got to make sure I do enough research to stay away from very bad vehicles. Transparency is key for successful business and a good relationship with the people. You are doing an awesome job my man, I hope it goes good for you!
I love your plan! I was thinking about just this thing yesterday. Wondering why we have to get scammed everytime we buy a car. Congratulations! What a great idea!
My wife was one of the top sales leaders at a gm dealership in Memphis and she did it by being 100 open on all the numbers and even what she was making on the deal and she killed it by being transparent
What your doing is how our family used car dealership went from low dollar used to new car dealership over a 5 year span my father and uncle did 7 years cheap used cars then a 5 year transition to new...good luck and you will do great especially being involved with Zach and his dad
Thanks for being up front and honest! You may serve buyers better by not having a fixed dollar profit margin but a percentage margin unless you vary the fixed number by what you are selling the car for. Just an idea that's all. Thank you very much for serving the common man and lady🙏👍🏼☘️
Today's post is the best. Thank you for your honesty,which is the best and shortest way to help people buy reliable, affordable cars, and for you to prosper in your business.
This is a brilliant idea. Brandon is bang on. Transparency is key. People won't mind you making money as long as they feel they're not being ripped off and know exactly what they are getting into. Good luck!
I’m hoping to finally be able to buy a car from you! This is exactly what the used car market has needed for a loooong time. I live in NY so getting a car with no rotting and just paying a little extra for shipping and knowing I’m getting a true transparent price is all I’ve ever wanted. I know plenty of people here I’ll be sending your way and hope this part of your business grows and becomes the dominant part. There is real thirst out here for transparency and accessible pricing on vehicles and I think just for that alone you’ll have great success.
love the transparency, I became a realtor to give the same transparency in the real estate market. I feel like realtors and car salesmen have a bad rep but there are good ones out there still caring about people. Love to see it
Love your videos Brandon and I have missed them! We bought a couple of cars over the last year or so and I was researching the heck out of the process watching everything I could, including yours and the Car Edge guys, etc. Stopped watching after we bought the last car and a new job with intense training came along. Now a friend is in the market, so I've steered him to your videos and I realized how much I miss watching all this stuff! I guess I've become a car buying junkie! 😁
Nice Brandon! Hopefully this goes well for you! Imagine if this business model was the norm! dealers would be billionaires with the volume they could sell and customers would be happier or so I’d like to think.
Fantastic Business Model! Especially for someone who has built a reputation as an honest and transparent individual. Hopefully you'll have enough demand that you'll be looking for investors! Good luck!
I couldn't wait to get rid of my 2020 Camry. It had less than 20k miles on it. The dealer finally said all the problems were normal. The dealer even snuck in block sealer in it trying to get rid of the hot antifreeze smell. It was the worst car I ever had and it ruined a 30 year trust of Toyota products after learning how they treated their lemons. There's a reason they got rid of the one you have before the 36k mile warranty ran out.
In 2017 I brought 2015 Acura MDX with 29,000 miles on it, after putting on 6000 miles in four months the transmission stop vibrating. I took it to the Acura dealership they wouldn’t fix it. I call the corporate office. They told me even though the car still has factory warranty, but the dealership are independent they don’t have to fix your car, because it was a used car, the dealership said when you purchased this car, the warranty wasn’t transferred to you. It only applies to the first owner I was so pissed from now on. I’m not getting any Honda products.
Good luck with these high dollar cars. Seems like a pretty bad moment in time to be trying to sell 20+K cars without financing. But I only believe this because you've told me this again and again. But hopefully it works out for you. I don't know a lot of people going out and dropping that kind of money without some special financing.
Somebody should inform consumers who buy used cars what to look for when purchasing a used vehicle or even a new one. For instance bring a magnet to discover bondo or other repairs. Check the dip stick after a test drive to see there is a bad head gasket. See if the fan goes on, AC works, heater, radio. Lights, ETC. look at tire wear. Electric windows on and on. God Bless. And good luck.
I like the change/update to your business model. Hope things continue to go well for you and the business and CQA. Why didn't you buy the Taurus/Fusion in the background?
Brandon Max! Your timing may be perfect here. I'm guessing you see this trend with dealers will be ongoing for some time. Congrats. Make lots of money.
Thank you for expanding your content, Brandon. I would be the guy looking for a nearly new car and willing to pay for that tier of vehicle. Maybe you have an upfront profit of 20% over cost for cars in a certain price range?
Transparency, brilliant dude. ThIs is precisely why NO ONE trusts dealers and their BS tactics.
So you're ok with him saying I'm making 3k on you. To make it fair. I guess you pay 15 delivery charges for a $5 burger because of the convenience
I hope you absolutely crush it, Brandon. This idea is exactly what the automotive industry needs, whether they realize it or not.
If this car selling strategy popularizes, then Brandon will single handedly fix the car market !
I think he can lol will destroy legacy franchises.
What Brandon is proposing is what CarMax was _supposed_ to be, once upon a time
@@vap0rland CarMax was too big and too corporate to actually do it. They had a good concept but too much overhead.
His business will grow rapidly using this philosophy to sell vehicles. Good luck Brandon
I’m hoping his business will do well though I don’t think he should be giving customers steals just because he got a steal. A good deal sure, but a steal no. If you give great customer service and a light discount you should be good, you’ll definitely will be considered.
So you're ok with him making 3k per car. Yup he needs sucker like you to buy cars from him do the math he sell 30 car at 3000 per month that's 90000 profit that's 1 million dollars but hey he wants to help the regular guy...you people on here that rip on franchise dealers what do you think about him making at least a million a year..and how much do you think the caredge smucks make on the im here for the little guy
@@maxcodyshadowy u so mad lol
Car dealers: We'd rather take a loss on these cars than give even a single customer a good deal.
Taking that loss, is great at tax time. Fuck us I guess...hopefully one day, we can return the favor...10 fold
its ok.we can drive by and smile as they go bankrupt.
I am a car dealer in Arizona and there are several issues. 1. KBB values for a private party sale is below wholesale or auction cost (SUCKS) 2. Since majority of the dealerships have floor plans, they tend to pay a much higher price at the auction therefore we sell them at the auction 3. Because the finance companies drive the market we can make more money selling the loans to the bank and that's why we don't like cash deals. I hope this makes sense but our industry is kinda whacked.
@@DanielGonzalez-om5ud the ONLY problem I have with dealers: they know absolutely nothing about the owner of the car or how it was maintained/treated, the majority of the time. That Toyota is as new to him as it is to the buyer. I try to buy cars from private owners and usually have much more insight to the vehicle.
I think it has something do with sales numbers and paying commission. You don’t have to pay commission if you whole sale it, where you would have to pay the salesman and F&I guy for the deal even though it makes a loss. I’m sure they also don’t count it against the sales numbers that the desk guys get paid off of so you don’t piss them off either.
No nitrogen and no doc fees, Brandon, you are taking all the fun out of buying a car these days.
Taking the fun out of selling 😂
No gap insurance either?
Especially for the Honda, they are notorious for those stealership tactics!
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Love your new concept dude! Transparency much needed. You nailed it. I always feel lied to by traditional car dealers. Good luck! Hope it works and grows!
Not just lied to. SCREWED OVER. Taken advantage of. They know the biz and we don't so they are going to use that knowledge gap as a weapon against their suckers, I mean customers.
Not new will more than likely fail...can you say vroom off lease CarMax which he likes to show basically the same thing
The average consumer is way more informed these days. Most have no issue knowing you made money. Especially if we know how much.
I’ve said this for decades Mister Mr. Every single car or truck I’ve ever bought I expected the salesman and dealership to make money. That’s the only reason any of us get up every morning and go to work is so that we are able to make money for ourselves, our families, and our bosses. None of us go to work cause we have nothing better to do today, we are doing it so i can buy my family the new house with the nice backyard and pool for my kids and if I can go make a decent income then why shouldn’t Brandon be capable of making that same nice income for his family. Just cause he sells cars for a living shouldn’t mean he’s required to go to work for the fun of it. He still has the same obligations you and I do but for so long consumers have had the attitude that car dealers aren’t worthy of earning a penny and that’s just BS!! Some of this was brought on by dealers themselves and their shady business practices, but it’s not completely their fault. Consumers for a long time have looked at these guys as not worthy of a profit so consumers would try and nickel and dime the dealer trying to get the car below “invoice” where they felt like the dealer wasn’t making money from the deal but then a year later get upset when the transmission falls out and the service department looks for every option to say the warranty won’t cover it because they know your gonna try and get out of paying a fair amount for the repair!!
Consumers need to change their way of thinking and be ok with others making money off their purchase, just be fair with each other and don’t try to make the whole months salary off one single customer. Put yourself in the other guys shoes for a minute and think things through. We all need to start working together better and helping each other again and we will get this country back on track in no time!!
Ok to make a profit. Most people understand that. It’s the flip side that doesn’t go well. The flip side entails a lot more issues to list. When you see a dealership knocking off $10K & more to sell inventory
that tells you immediately how inflated the prices are on any vehicle. And you know that even with that kind of major discount, the dealership is still making a huge profit. This is especially true for trucks, SUV’s, & Vans
@@1982MCIunless it's lack of maintenance, modified, abuse no longer under warranty manufacturers will cover it.
Genius idea. I hope it takes off like wild fire and sets a precedent for the rest of the industry to follow.
Brandon, never be shy about your profit. Over the years you have made mistakes, bought lemons, over paid and swallowed losses and the sum of your knowledge and experience is the commodity you are ‘selling’. The ‘profit’ you make is effectively the professional service of avoiding purchasing disasters that customers will gladly pay for.
These videos are clutch!!! My mom uses your advice and shares it with her congregation. Please keep this man funded.
I see a fine gentlemen quickly grabbing up market share 🙂
He will have to expand his lot alot.
@@billmoretz8718 not if he's wise
Alot of lot to expand. CB
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So basically, like Carmax was originally before, they started gouging. 👍🏻
When did Carmax not gouge?
I recall 15 years ago, I purchased a new Corolla for my daughter. The Carmax, just down the street from the Toyota dealer, had a Corolla of a lower trim with 11K miles on sale for $1,000 more than I paid for the brand new, higher trim Corolla.
Carmax has always been a ripoff, preying on those car buyers too timid to negotiate.
I'm far off across the Mighty Mississippi, so not a potential customer, but I certainly hope you keep your old lot, and keep buying for it.
Many seniors don't care about the bells and whistles. A scratch or minor dent or some hail damage makes us feel a commonality with the car. We have dents and dings ourself. A basic cleaning works, after you've diapered enough butts to form a football team, your used to doing the cleanup work.
For the sake of the poorer folks in your area, keep your old plan running also.✌️
if it's got small whiskey dents you don't have to worry about it. it is all ready broke in.
It's nice to know a future millionaire... 350 cars * $3000 / car profit = $1,050,000....no BS...actually more than this in a few years
When the volume increases he will be able to lower the profit per car and still do extremely well
It'll take more than 350 cars because it's not pure profit. Aside from the cost of the vehicles and their repair costs, etc., that the buyer will pay for, the 'profit' Brandon lists won't just go into his pocket but will also pay the overhead for his car lot, utilities, listing fees, staff (example: administrative, sales, and general repairs - which will include his cousin, Alex), he'll have travel time and expenses to go to the sales that won't be 'list' items, and he'll still have taxes on what is left as actual profit, etc., so it will take a while to get to a million even at a higher volume of cars with what appears on the surface - before you do a little accounting - to be about 15% profit per car. Give it time, however, and he will get there. :)
Mr. You deserve respect and honor for your crusade to be honest. You my friend are a great person for your straight forward approach 🎉🎉
So you don't mind paying him a 3k profit but I bet you complain about the prices of dealership selling you a car at cost or lost
The world would be a better place with brothers like you keep the good work sir I'm rooting for you 👍
I'm happy to see a smart young businessman doing well by using common sense and avoiding herd moves. But what I love about this channel is the CLEAR strategy. Its like Brandon has a masters in business ec or something. He clearly discusses his served markets and understands that these recent opportunistic purchases are a chance to serve another market. There is no haziness or confusion there. The 2022s are not mingled in with the older stuff. He's creating the notion of Good and Premium on his private lot. VERY smart. And the understanding of the customer mindset of just not wanting to get taken advantage of by lack of transparency. Most car dealers are not your friend; they see you as a sucker to fleece. Brandon is trying to change that and these videos are an EXCELLENT resource for that.
Honestly, it all seems like such common sense. Why it is not already the norm blows me away. But I can tell you if I was in his area I would stop there first if I were in the market for used.
If he had a masters in business ec, he'd have been brainwashed into the herd behavior.
It’s not the norm because greed turned into Greedy , to Greedier
Saturn business plan was the same and they are thriving😵💫
I'm glad you're doing this and also keeping the under 5k .market on your lot. It irritates me to no end when dealers are so damn cheap they don't even change the oil and take off the oil sticker on the window and when you check the oil it's black. I just don't understand how people can be so cheap and uncaring about the next person who owns it. Glad you're doing this.
CarEdge! Love it! I started working there last month because of their videos, culture, etc. As well as yours too! I love what you & we are doing! Keep up the awesome work!
This man's too good for us.
You and the "Edge" might have hit a veritable gold mine here. Good luck.
Yes at 3k a car if he sells 30 cars a month that's 90k breaks to over a million a year..yup he's doing it to help people as he skips to the bank.
I and many more customers will love this new car buying process. There is transparency, honesty, no hassles, and most of all no stress. Good luck and thank you!
Well now I can take a close look and see what you're going to have because I'm interested. Congrats to you and CarEdge, great partnership!!
It may be time to buy a second lot on the other side of town. You could keep the cheap cars on this lot and the newer cars on the other lot. Keep up the great work, you are booming!
I like that business vision, a car dealer doing the stuff an average joe doesn't have knowlege or time to do. You're going the right way my man.
Not the usual type of video but I have to admit I love this content and the 100% transparency!
As a Sales Manager in the LA Market, I'm thinking you convinced me to finally start my own business! I've always felt that honesty is the best polic5and that's why I've don't recall ever having heat from a deal I've closed. I applaud you for the work you've done and the work you continue to do 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Very excited for you! And us!
Awesome Concept. The transparency is a great idea! I would buy a car from you all day long. Thanks for this approach.
You're a good man Brandon! I wish more people were like you. 🚗👍
Awesome, Brandon, you will have those cars sold fast. Great deals and good work.
It's an extremely noble ambition, hope it comes to fruition and I hope you DO change the way vehicles are bought and sold.
Looking forward to buying a car from you. Good luck on your new business venture.
If you get into classic cars, I’m in! I have my Toyota and numerous classics. I appreciate your honesty and education, best of luck with your new chapter
Love it! I would deal with you after seeing this. For over 20 years, I have been avoiding dealers and been lucky finding at least 3 low mileage cream puffs buying privately. Never got burned. It's good to see that you are giving the average layman the idea that dealers are not the only and best place to buy a good used car!
Prayed for much success to this new part of your business!
Best of luck with your new endeavors, Brandon! Hope it works well for both you and your customers.
Mr. Brandon, you are going to be the next big thing in the car world! Thanks for the channel!
I'm certified in Honda products/sales. You should get good money for those Honda's. stick with black rim replacements for the sport. It's what people expect on a sport. Reason dealer doesn't want it is because it cannot be certified or sold as hondatrue due to the damage, that's pretty much it. The damage on that civic is most likely on the carfax. Its hard for dealers to sell damaged vehicles. Dealers really do want pretty clean cars to resell which is why they go to auction or wholesale.
There are certification services that inspect and rate the repairs done (True360?). Don't know the cost, but it helps to get an objective 3rd-party review linked to the Carfax to explain the damage. Anything minor and not structural shouldn't deter savvy buyers, but it still hurts asking price.
Black rims. Ugh. I hate this trend. To me, when I see these black rims, it is like a smile missing its teeth. It makes a dark gaping hole where I should see a tire. Plus, it makes the vehicle look like it is not grounded. I know there must be quite a few people who love them or they wouldn't sell, but I'll take silver hubs over those any day of the week.
@@CarolinaCarolina-ph9mxthey look like back in the day when people put winter snow tires on with black steel wheels. Not a good look.
@@0004612 Thank you for your response. I am glad that I am not the only one who doesn't like the look. I am searching for a Highlander, but I vetoed a gold one because it had those ugly hub caps. It would have been quite a bit of money to switch them out to silver, but the way it was set up, it looked almost like a floating frame. Yuck.
@@0004612I have a 14 Civic and I hated steel wheels rusting so I sand blasted the original aluminum wheels and painted them the same metallic grey as the car and mounted snow tires on them for winter. I bought really nice Enkei wheels for the summer. Win win
This is why most people at most dealerships hate the car buying experience. They hold all the cards and there's almost no transparency. It's basically a poker game, which is horrible. Buying a new vehicle should be a great memorable experience, but people often get worn down and end up buying something they either can't afford, or really don't want because of the high sales pressure.
The online sales model hasn't worked well though. I wonder how many people would turn up to test drive the cheap HRV then end up deciding to buy the Civic or similar.
I had access to the X plan with ford and was getting them at dealer cost and fully serviced. Saved lots of money and instantly the haggle is over, the dealer gets $1500 from ford no cost to me. Lots of money saved.
What a contrast and what a concept a used car salesman with true transparency. Wow thank you Brandon just for being someone exposing the Good Bad and the Ugly of the Auto industry. It is essential to have people like you who continue to demonstrate integrity. Hopefully you're changing the industry one deal at a time brother. Good luck I hope this is a concept that not only works well for you but helps you Excel
its so crazy I ran across your video, I'm located in Oklahoma city and trying to do the same thing but I'm barely starting off. I'm currently going to local auctions and coparts. but it can be pretty pricey with fees, it's cheaper with local auctions. Got to make sure I do enough research to stay away from very bad vehicles. Transparency is key for successful business and a good relationship with the people. You are doing an awesome job my man, I hope it goes good for you!
transparency and honesty, wow. I have no problem paying a dealer a reasonable profit margin if I KNOW they're not screwing me
Go with your gut feel Brandon! You are changing the car market! I hope it's known as the Brandon Plan!
And still the manufacturers and dealers won’t come down in the price!
I love your plan! I was thinking about just this thing yesterday. Wondering why we have to get scammed everytime we buy a car. Congratulations! What a great idea!
My wife was one of the top sales leaders at a gm dealership in Memphis and she did it by being 100 open on all the numbers and even what she was making on the deal and she killed it by being transparent
She’s a ghost?😮
What your doing is how our family used car dealership went from low dollar used to new car dealership over a 5 year span my father and uncle did 7 years cheap used cars then a 5 year transition to new...good luck and you will do great especially being involved with Zach and his dad
Thanks for being up front and honest! You may serve buyers better by not having a fixed dollar profit margin but a percentage margin unless you vary the fixed number by what you are selling the car for. Just an idea that's all. Thank you very much for serving the common man and lady🙏👍🏼☘️
Great idea. Be prepared for competition in the form of copycats doing the same things once you show it can be successful. Good luck!
Love your plan, dude! You’re changing with the times.
You are a leader! It should be proud of it!
Today's post is the best.
Thank you for your honesty,which is the best and shortest way to help people buy reliable, affordable cars, and for you to prosper in your business.
Wishing success on this new project!!! Transparency!!!
Bey smart move slo’ and sho’ !!!
Wishing you all the best of success in your new endeavors!!!👀🙏🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿
Good for you. We need more people like you ❤
This is a brilliant idea. Brandon is bang on. Transparency is key. People won't mind you making money as long as they feel they're not being ripped off and know exactly what they are getting into. Good luck!
Thank you for sharing! It's nice to see the dealers are ready to move some metal 🤑
I’m hoping to finally be able to buy a car from you! This is exactly what the used car market has needed for a loooong time. I live in NY so getting a car with no rotting and just paying a little extra for shipping and knowing I’m getting a true transparent price is all I’ve ever wanted. I know plenty of people here I’ll be sending your way and hope this part of your business grows and becomes the dominant part. There is real thirst out here for transparency and accessible pricing on vehicles and I think just for that alone you’ll have great success.
I like your strategy. I believe you will find enough customers who want this transparency and fair dealing.
I can't find any holes in this model first time through.
Very interesting concept! Good luck!
U r a great and honest man that’s why u r different from other dealers, u deserves the profit
You can teach the auto industry the best way of doing business. I appreciate your honesty and insights of the used car business.
Honesty & Transparency are the best strategies.
This is going to be Uuge. I hope your Outstanding idea shake's up the car market. Good luck my friend.
I wish you well, I hope this works for both of you, AND the customer, something most car dealers don't even know the meaning of. KUDOS!
Love it! Brutal honesty, and radical transparency.
Continue staying transparent and you will reap everything. That’s what the industry is missing…honesty!!
Love the idea. I expect you to make a million. Maybe you could call your new endeavor Transparency Auto Sales.
Love your mindset in selling cars. You rock. Interested to follow this new way of providing good deals on. Higher end car along with Car Edge
Thanks, I'm looking forward to seeing the change in the way we buy 🚗. I believe that you will do great. Keep up the fantastic work.
Thank you Fred Durst for the business model you have brought to your community! Job well done!!!
love the transparency, I became a realtor to give the same transparency in the real estate market. I feel like realtors and car salesmen have a bad rep but there are good ones out there still caring about people. Love to see it
Sounds good Brandon. Great business model. Good luck to you and your transparency.
I like your new journey. A different market. I think transparency can truly set you apart.
I like your idea. I think you will get a lot of long distance sales this way. Good luck!
I commend you for doing your best to be honest and trying to show full transparency with your customers!
Love your videos Brandon and I have missed them! We bought a couple of cars over the last year or so and I was researching the heck out of the process watching everything I could, including yours and the Car Edge guys, etc. Stopped watching after we bought the last car and a new job with intense training came along. Now a friend is in the market, so I've steered him to your videos and I realized how much I miss watching all this stuff! I guess I've become a car buying junkie! 😁
Like this new direction! Looking forward to the progress.
Nice Brandon! Hopefully this goes well for you! Imagine if this business model was the norm! dealers would be billionaires with the volume they could sell and customers would be happier or so I’d like to think.
Good luck in your new venture!
Fantastic Business Model! Especially for someone who has built a reputation as an honest and transparent individual. Hopefully you'll have enough demand that you'll be looking for investors! Good luck!
I couldn't wait to get rid of my 2020 Camry. It had less than 20k miles on it. The dealer finally said all the problems were normal. The dealer even snuck in block sealer in it trying to get rid of the hot antifreeze smell. It was the worst car I ever had and it ruined a 30 year trust of Toyota products after learning how they treated their lemons. There's a reason they got rid of the one you have before the 36k mile warranty ran out.
In 2017 I brought 2015 Acura MDX with 29,000 miles on it, after putting on 6000 miles in four months the transmission stop vibrating. I took it to the Acura dealership they wouldn’t fix it. I call the corporate office. They told me even though the car still has factory warranty, but the dealership are independent they don’t have to fix your car, because it was a used car, the dealership said when you purchased this car, the warranty wasn’t transferred to you. It only applies to the first owner I was so pissed from now on. I’m not getting any Honda products.
Good luck with these high dollar cars. Seems like a pretty bad moment in time to be trying to sell 20+K cars without financing. But I only believe this because you've told me this again and again. But hopefully it works out for you. I don't know a lot of people going out and dropping that kind of money without some special financing.
Much respect for what you're doing here.
You are creating a new car dealer culture🎉
That’s awesome man glad to see a dealership is being honest good job man
I was treated badly by dealer just wanting an out the door cash price. They make all the money on finance and extras.
Somebody should inform consumers who buy used cars what to look for when purchasing a used vehicle or even a new one. For instance bring a magnet to discover bondo or other repairs. Check the dip stick after a test drive to see there is a bad head gasket. See if the fan goes on, AC works, heater, radio. Lights, ETC. look at tire wear. Electric windows on and on. God Bless. And good luck.
I like the change/update to your business model. Hope things continue to go well for you and the business and CQA. Why didn't you buy the Taurus/Fusion in the background?
Brandon Max! Your timing may be perfect here. I'm guessing you see this trend with dealers will be ongoing for some time. Congrats. Make lots of money.
Your what the world needs Brandon. An honest car dealer that want's to make a fair profit. The customers will keep coming back.
You have good vision and a good heart. I think your strategy will work
Thank you for expanding your content, Brandon. I would be the guy looking for a nearly new car and willing to pay for that tier of vehicle. Maybe you have an upfront profit of 20% over cost for cars in a certain price range?
That is a great idea Brandon. I hope you won’t get any headache. Big car dealers will hate you.
Consumer love integrity and transparency. Keep up the great work!
First time I’ve seen this channel. I appreciate your honesty. I’m subscribing and hopefully get my next car from you.
Hope it turns very well for you. Transparency and integrity something most of dealerships do not have. 😊
50 grand for a truck that’s crazy