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DealerRefresh founder Alex Snyder announces that the platform now has full control of its own technology stack for the first time in 20 years, opening the floor for community members to share wishes, complaints, and bold ideas for improving the site. The AMA-style post invites feedback across five specific areas: immediate changes, must-keep features, new tools or series, untapped potential, and the role of AI. It signals a major inflection point for the community and a genuine opportunity for members to directly influence the platform's direction.

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Dealer consultant Tom Kline fields questions from dealers about FTC compliance, particularly around doc fees, advertised pricing, and the CARS Rule. The central takeaway is that the FTC's position is unambiguous — fees must be included in the advertised price, not added afterward — and dealers who continue to sidestep this face real enforcement risk regardless of size. A recurring theme is the gap between what dealers post online and what actually happens on the showroom floor, with Kline warning that dynamic pricing will create new consumer protection issues ahead.

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