Today I had a chat with Nick form Lovely Cars about why spec is so important on particular cars, Autotrader price markers and lots more trader talk. Hope you enjoy!
Big thank you to Rory for this weeks podcast, a really inspiring story and plenty of golden nuggets, hope you enjoy!
Today weve got Ian (Trade Vet) on the podcast, a veteran motor trader from Newcastle who has been in the trade since he was 15, first starting up in the 1960s we be talking about how he went from cleaning to selling 6000 police cars, hell be telling us about how he built his business, found a niche selling Police cars, paying Autotrader 1600 per week back in the 90s, run ins with vat man, court appearances and loads of other great stories, hope you enjoy
5 exit strategy for when your ready to hang up the trade plates.
Today we've got Car Dealer Forum favourite David Horgan on the podcast, I've had quite a few requests to have him on and once we got the ball rolling it turns out he only lives 20 mins away, so popped round his house last week and had a great chat. David started out in the fruit and veg industry, ended up selling his business and retiring at 49, that didn't last long and when his son showed an interest in the car game he started his new chapter. We jump straight into when he started and have rig...
Last week I was on James Sinclair business broadcast, we were talking about how to buy my premises, facebook advertising and how to grow the business, I learnt a lot from talking with James on this podcast and since its ended I negotiated a contract with the landlord to take on the extra premises for free until July 2021, so big thank you to James for the training, hope you enjoy, thanks, David
Today we had our Close Brothers Finance area manager Ben down at the pitch to do a podcast. He's going to be sharing some great info on how to get set up Selling finance to customers and how to get stocking finance as a car dealer. Hope you enjoy David Gott
Today I'm with Alex from Small Cars Direct, we'll be talking about how things are going at the moment, warranty come backs, including Alex's Jag headache and my customer who bought a Part Ex bargain 10 months ago and now wants her money back! mistakes we've made and lots of general chit chat for Car Dealers! Enjoy!
Should I sell a car at a loss? We all have to do it at some point and heres my outlook!
Just a quick one, with my 10 favourite quotes, hope you enjoy!
Today we had a chat with Nick from Lovely Cars on how he's coped during lockdown, how to find a bargain and lots of other trader talk, hope you enjoy!
Today we're talking to Jon an auctioneer from Manheim, Ive known jon since I first started trading, when I first met him he was a self employed bidder, working for motor traders travelling up and down the country bidding and trying his best to get them decent stock. Before that he worked for Manheim as an auctioneer, then went on his own and is now back auctioneering for Manheim, loads of great stories including some massive losses vendors have had to swallow and why Jon loves being up on the ro...
Just a quick one, thought I'd share my headache at the mo and hopefully help me give my head a wobble!
Just a quick one from me today all about habits as a car dealer. What habits I need to implement and how I keep on top of them. Like us on Facebook and if you feel like it leave us a review!
Today we're talking with Alex from Small Cars Direct, Alex holds around 20 cars at one time and sells anything from Fiesta's to Porsche's. We'll be chatting about how to best utilise the advertising platforms, why Alex doesn't outsource expensive warranties, how he set up a car buying website for little money, strange customers we all seem to have deal with and how selling an undesirable Porsche gained Alex his best return.
Today were talking to Nick an inspiring customer I met last year Nick is an airline pilot and always had the end goal in mind; it wasnt an easy path and hell be sharing his story from working as a Tesco delivery driver to finally becoming an airline pilot. Todays podcast may not be about the motor trade but I thought it was such an inspiring story we could all use some of Nicks habits and outlook on life regarding living below your current means to increase your future means. Hope you enjoy the ...
Just a quick podcast today about a couple of topics mentioned in the last few episodes regarding good debt, bad debt and I use a simple example of how to implement the profit first strategy as a car dealer. Like us on Facebook Car Dealer Pro PodcastBusiness & Economy Website
Todays interview with Jon from JH Motors in Essex we're talking about: How Jon has went from 2 cars at his studio flat to 20 cars and business premises in 5 years The pitfalls of trading from home Stocking facilities, good debt, bad debt Car Dealer forums Why having good accounts helps you get ahead Big Losses Follow us on Facebook Car Dealer Pro PodcastBusiness & Economy Website Hope you enjoy!...
How To Get Over Your Social Media Shyness With Umesh Samani Today we'll be talking about lots of great topics including Today were talking to independent motor trader Umesh of Umesh Samani - Specialist Cars Hes been in the motor trade since he left school firstly at a main dealer and then went on to have his own showroom that hes been in now for over 20 years Umesh is also co owner of the Independent Motor Dealers Association and youll find him on all the social media platforms Today, well be ta...
Today we're talking with Nick from LovelyCars.com, a lifestyle/solopreneur motor trader. Nick holds around 15 - 20 cars and sells mainly prestige examples, he advertises using high quality images and excellent descriptions, a very well liked and respected contributor to the online Dealer Forum and always happy to help any dealer in their hour of need. In this conversation we have plenty of golden nuggets of info that all car dealers old or new can implement into their day to day trading. Just so...
Welcome to the Car Dealer Pro Podcast My name is David Gott, Im an independent car dealer and have grown from having 2 cars on my front drive to now having business premises and over 40 cars in stock. Im going to share my experiences, the ups, the downs and everything I know so far from being in the motor trade, Lots of the stuff you may already know Im sure therell be some little golden nuggets that will help grow your business.
Its the one question I get asked all the time from other dealers and from customers, dealers ask it because there must be another way to get stock cheaper than the auction. 1. Ads in local magazines 2. Word of mouth 3. Part Exchanges 4. Auction 5. Sale or return 6. Local papers, Autotrader, Ebay 7. Facebook groups, online forums
