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Rob · 2026-05-18T22:06:49-0400

lol what on earth did I just read

Rob · 2026-05-18T22:01:51-0400

hassanejaz040 said:
A recent study shows that AI is helping car dealerships respond to internet leads faster and more consistently, improving overall lead responsiveness. However, it also highlights risks like system integration issues and poor follow-ups during AI-to-human handoffs, which can still lead to missed opportunities. Overall, AI improves efficiency, but it works best when combined with strong human processes and proper system setup.
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Calm down with the spam my guy

joe.pistell · 2026-05-18T06:28:13-0400

AI power user observation.

As the intelligence of AI increases, it's abilities to reason rise with it. When you hit AI with a question, you see it work, you see it reason thru your input to create its output.

TODAY, right now, I am using AI to build AI.

Mission: Position my SaaS startup of 2, to scale to be ready to do the work of 20.
--This weekend, I gave AI that mission, I tasked AI to build a system that read and organized every file on my business and reoriented it all to be AI agent friendly. I am 40% complete, at step #53 with a goal to create a full AI automation operating system for my startup.

joe.pistell · Sunday at 9:57 AM

joe.pistell · Sunday at 9:30 AM

@Eric Miltsch, update

I'm glad I am a trader

GM is rockin'

Rob · Wednesday at 8:23 PM

All vendors should exclude mobile app traffic from their Google Ads accounts. Any who aren’t are committing malpractice

And calls should not be Google ads goals for sales campaigns. I’ll die on that hill.

joe.pistell · Wednesday at 4:50 PM

Zack_AF said:
How many regulations away are we from finally getting those flying cars?

Joby Aviation.
JOBY on nasdaq. $11 a share, exactly where it was on its IPO day in 2020.
I have my whole family in on this one.

joe.pistell · Wednesday at 7:05 AM

kkimbrough said:
I've spent 30 years watching F&I teams start their day blind. Curious what one number would change your morning.

This is illogical. 30 years of watching F&I should put you into a position where you are driving the conversation, not fishing for ideas.

IDEA: Start a new thread here on the forum. Pick your fav topic and start dropping wisdom bombs in it.

Alex Snyder · May 12, 2026

Good thread because it is a bot honeypot for us to use the ban hammer!

Alex Snyder · May 12, 2026

Starting with the 2027 model year, federal “impaired driving prevention” rules effectively mandate a software-based kill switch in every new vehicle, putting always-on monitoring and the power to disable a car in the hands of algorithms rather than drivers. While framed as safety, normalizing this level of in-vehicle surveillance and remote control is a serious step toward turning personally owned cars into regulated endpoints, and that should concern anyone who cares about customer trust, civil liberties, and the future of our industry.

Guess older cars are going to go waaaaay up in value!

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1137

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joe.pistell · May 11, 2026

@George Nenni wait, what? CarDealster app? I'd like to join JK and I'll take the product knowledge side of the tool!

joe.pistell · May 11, 2026

AI is to life as GPS is to driving.

George Nenni · May 11, 2026

Hi @JameyJ !

Thanks for the comment, CarDealster is currently fullly built out, ready to scale, but sitting on a shelf, taken down from the App Store. We got plenty of salespeople to download and use the app, but only very few used the tool. Likely there were critical pieces missing, prior to AI automation opportunities, but I will always believe in the concept. Maybe revisit at some point with @Jeff Kershner's help!

George Nenni · May 11, 2026

Hi @JameyJ ,

Thanks for the comment, CarDealster is currently fullly built out, ready to scale, but sitting on a shelf, taken down from the App Store. We got plenty of salespeople to download and use the app, but only very few used the tool. Likely there were critical pieces missing, prior to AI automation opportunities, but I will always believe in the concept. Maybe revisit at some point with @Jeff Kershner's help!

joe.pistell · May 10, 2026

This is how I yelled at AI yesterday.

"ok, that does it. What happened to your oversight? You are making significant mistakes on every request. I want a full forensic study on this thread. I must be mis-managing this. We have created amazing CIO <--> CTO iterations in the past, complete mastery. This session is creating an outcome that I don't ever want to replicate. Find the problem(s)"

Expert level AI requires you to become a better boss.
1. 1st Yell at it
2. then, like a good boss, assume some of the blame (if you want the truth)
3. demand answers
4. and a fix.

joe.pistell · May 8, 2026

Ryan Thompson said:
I recently used it for staff scheduling. This was one of my most dreaded tasks (not even numbers, different criteria, etc.).

OMG, my son in law owns a SMB with 20 employees, he needs this. Tell me more!

Ryan Thompson · May 8, 2026

I recently used it for staff scheduling. This was one of my most dreaded tasks (not even numbers, different criteria, etc.).

Ryan Thompson · May 8, 2026

Happy Bday gang!!

CarlAutofusion · May 7, 2026

I spoke to one of our account managers and showed him this post. He added that you should also exclude mobile app traffic. This can only be done on at the account level. This should take care of most of the bad traffic as many apps, especially games, get accidental clicks.

joe.pistell · May 7, 2026

datepast said:
carflowai.com

Nice work

CarlAutofusion · May 6, 2026

Hi Brad, Are you running VLA-only campaigns? We have found some of our VLA-only campaigns only show on Search and others run on both Search and Display. Same settings.
For those running on both Search and Display, we use placement and content exclusions to limit the amount of ads showing on Display. There's no way to completely eliminate the Display ads as far as we know because we can only exclude the ads once they show up on Display but this does reduce it by quite a bit.
Hope this helps.

ryan.leslie · May 6, 2026

DM'd you @Brad Burlingham. I'm in the office this week and can grab an analyst. Let me know if I can help.

ryan.leslie · May 6, 2026

joe.pistell said:
did @Ryan Everson have a driver's license 21 yrs ago?

Not sure about that, but... THIS Ryan had hair!

Happy Birthday Refresh! Congrats to the two of you for the commitment to empowering and improving this incredible industry!

joe.pistell · May 5, 2026

Alex Snyder said:
It just keeps getting more shocking it has lasted this long.

did @Ryan Everson have a driver's license 21 yrs ago? :baby:

john.quinn · May 5, 2026

What? 21???? No way... Johnny is 21 this month!!!

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