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| 1. | An auto-finance axiom: When the car dies, the loan payments stop. But today, even though loan terms get longer, cars live longer. And lenders sleep better.
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| 2. | Dealers sometimes feel they need to justify their existence, like when the “why-do-we-need-dealers?” crowd gets going. But guess who highly values dealerships? The answer may surprise you. | ||
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| 3. | Register to vote. Then vote in our latest poll. WardsAuto registration comes free and offers you other benefits beyond self-expression. As to that, which automaker do you think won the Super Bowl ad-fest?
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| 4. | We want our dealerships back! That’s what a village says after two stores closed and stay that way. Visually, it looks bad. Financially, it shorts the public coffers. | ||
| 5. | First, he steals a dealership's car. Then he joy rides in it while drunk. "I'll never do it again, that's for sure," he says. OK, so we're cool if he comes back for a demo drive? |
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