This may be a little long winded, but if you want to know anything "About US" here it is:
About 10 years ago I started in the car business. I only had a couple quarters left in college before getting my degree in Computer Programming, so I thought it would be a short lived job. Fast forward to graduation and by this time I realized that not too many people in the business were computer savvy, and I just so happened to like the job, so rather than leave for a cubicle gig I started using the internet to help build the dealerships sales.
5 or 6 years go by and things have went great. Unfortunately Higher level management changed and we didn't see eye to eye. This prompted me to accept a different job offer I had in the securities industry. ( As a financial advisor, stock broker, registered rep... all the same thing)
This seems irrelevant but it isn't. During this time I met bank presidents that I became friends with, and I learned how to multitask like no other.
In the meantime the dealership gets rid of the bad upper level manager and asks me to come back to run the store.
I came back revived and now armed with more connections (ie. I need to put a deal together with the bank I am no longer dealing with an underwriter like every other dealer... I can now call a bank Prez and make things happen)
Things went great.... BUT there were still so many inefficiencies, and things that were just wrong in my opinion that I couldn't change.
THIS BRINGS US TO TODAY:
In order to save people money, and also to treat them the way they should be treated, I knew I had to own my own store.
Myself and two other managers (35 years combined experience between the three of us) started JET Auto Group
JET stands for Jordan Ed Tom Here we Are:
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We basically have the best of both worlds right now. I'll explain:
Franchise dealers have A LOT of overhead.
Independent dealers don't usually have the same buying sources and financing sources as a Franchise.. so the playing field is usually even.
In our case however, I have the MINIMAL overhead of an Independent AND I still retained all my connections for buying inventory and for Bank Financing.
I also leverage technology to be at up 10 different LIVE Auctions at a single time.
Tell the typical dealer you want a Red Fusion and they MIGHT watch the Ford Lane at Manheim Ohio. I will watch that one, along with 9 others all over the country.. all at the same time. Luckily I spent some time on high speed trading desks when I was in the Financial Service Industry... so this technique which would make most dealers head explode, is like walking and chewing gum to me.
**ADDED Bonus... You get to do your deal on a desk that I purchased off of CR Legend Dr. Tilley**
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So it sounds good... But you are like, bro... Where is Cambridge? Here ya go:
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Here is a pic of the dealership so far. Hopefully we can continue to grow and improve every year
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So if any of you are in the market for anything, give me a call, shoot me a text, or send me an email. I will do my BEST to make the trip to Cambridge worthwhile.
**Special Note**
I am aware I am not the only person who sells car on this forum. Here are a few of my thoughts on that subject.
1st: If you already have a good relationship with a dealer (member or not) I am not trying to steal your business. You have a rare thing, and I respect that. Fortunate for me this seems to only be about 10% of people though.
2nd: I currently only sell preowned. Now I have sold 2013s in 2012 that were "preowned" with 1000 miles. I REALLY believe that pre-owned is the best route 95% of the time. There are occasional crazy manufacture deals that are legit and should be taken advantage of. MOST of the time however it is marketing garbage. I will be honest though. If you are better off buying new... I will flat out tell you
3rd: People always have an uncle's brother's cousin's sister's boyfriend's dad's buddy who is an "expert". I don't pretend to know everything, but I will sure find it out if I don't know the answer. Want advise on a car deal... just hit me up.
**EDIT: Final note**
I am not the typical dealer. I do this because I love it. It's not because I had a dealership handed to me, or because I needed to invest family money. I made some serious sacrifices in order to do something I love that I feel like I can do a good job at. I like to think you would be hard pressed to find someone that is as passionate about automobiles and handles as many facets of the business as I do.
Here are a few more pics of the place:
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