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  1. CliffC

    IF you are FED up with ReyRey and CDK!!!

    It seems odd -but I've heard that NADA feels this is out of their responsibility to their members as a whole. Had these DMS companies NOT gone down this path, their legacy solutions would have eventually become nothing more than "data-servers" for the many more effective "bolt-on" services...
  2. CliffC

    IF you are FED up with ReyRey and CDK!!!

    A little bird told me that a RAID array failed in LV. After the restart, they had a storm of GFE's (file errors in their OS like crossed files and lost clusters on your PC, you know the ones "checkdisk" is supposed to fix -but just seems to makes things worse) affecting 300 or so dealers for up...
  3. CliffC

    Some Vendors....Ughhh

    For my sales people, it takes 10 to 20 times the number of calls to get a sit down than it does to just show up. How much of you and your dealership's time does it take to deal with 10 to 20 messages? For me personally, I do my best to look at anything that looks like it could improve my...
  4. CliffC

    Reynolds Lockouts - Query Builder

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  5. CliffC

    Reynolds Lockouts - Query Builder

    I think it's more like you bought the car and after a few months, the dealer has the doors welded shut and tells you that you are better off now that the bad guys can't get your things out.
  6. CliffC

    reynolds and reynolds eraccess automatic supersession of part numbers

    Joshua, I would take a look at the settings in 2161. If your supersession chains are updating correctly there, I would think that prompt would disappear. This is a stretch -but there may be something under 2068 that affects this function -otherwise the tech assigned to the work is probably...
  7. CliffC

    Is this still a good way to make money?

    Wheels at this dealer: $2,599 - Internet price at full retail: $1,596 Body Side Molding at this dealer: $1890 - Internet price at full retail: $220 Not if the buyer spends 30 seconds on a smartphone.
  8. CliffC

    NADA 2013

    I know that we already discussed this -but are you going to be handing out little throwing stars with your logo and name on them? I can't wait!
  9. CliffC

    Once Upon a Time...

    ditto
  10. CliffC

    Why I am filing a lawsuit against DealerRefresh

    It might be a good idea for someone to freeze all of his assets now in case this gets ugly. Can we get a list Jeff?
  11. CliffC

    Autobase/Dominion...thoughts?

    Clearly you are doing them a favor and they just don't see that. Go figure...
  12. CliffC

    Intersting Article about Tech Job Vs. Life, Enjoy! Opinions are welcome

    I learned how to do what I do now from a guy who reminded me every day that "12 hours is only half of a day". For 30 years, I've been a 24/7 operator and about a year ago, I changed to a formal schedule: 8:00AM to 5:00PM with 1 hour for lunch Monday through Friday. You would think a lot would...
  13. CliffC

    Boot Camp

    Jerry, thanks for the headache.
  14. CliffC

    Great advertising

    I thought a good ad campaign for autos was hard to come up with, look what you have to do to sell bottled water... Click at your OWN risk
  15. CliffC

    Great advertising

    :D Face Towel of the Month Club? Is that with return postage? I've seen this fail with neck ties, handkerchiefs and socks -but non of them were "F*ing" great. I guess that's the difference.
  16. CliffC

    Question to the community?

    Jerry, Although I can think of only one company (a DMS company) that thinks litigation with customers is the way to profitability, #2 is sometimes your only option. The last time I spoke with a lawyer about collecting unpaid invoices in the absence of a written contract, the reimbursement...
  17. CliffC

    QR Codes - In or Out?

    My phone won't scan that one. Uh.... just as a test.
  18. CliffC

    What are the highest paying jobs in the automotive industry?

    I've seen a few Lawyers really make some bank in this industry...
  19. CliffC

    Anyone know of a way to make an HP printer work as the slave?

    Something doesn't sound right. I would get a printer that already works the way you want from another station at your dealership. Set it up on yours. If it doesn't work, call Reynolds and be sure to tell them you are using a printer that already works on another station. After they help you to...