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  • joe.pistell
    Example: 84 day old F150 Lariat, LOADED with $9000 of options—HOW MANY OF THEM ARE INVISIBLE? CPO Gray 2023 Ford F-150 Lariat for Sale...
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  • joe.pistell
    What's installed on the VIN? How many of your used VDPs are missing key information? What's your VDP 'error rate'? We all know VIN...
  • Alex Snyder
    Vermont is an EV-friendly place. The contrast between the availability of charging stations and public utility vehicles in Vermont vs...
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  • Alex Snyder
    I spent last summer driving between Boston and Burlington a lot. 3.5 hours each way. Starlink is on the roof of my car and I was...
  • Alex Snyder
    Do you know any more about the new owners?
  • ryan.leslie
    I've had the pleasure of presenting with a bunch of awesome people over the years, but what you and I did at DSES will always stand out...
  • csabatka1
    @Dan Sayer and I separated out the departments for Anderson Auto Group's 8 dealerships several years ago now. Initially we had the...
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  • Eric Miltsch
    I believe they were sold about a year ago.
  • Dan Sayer
    Dan Sayer replied to the thread Rank the CRMs.
    Still want to be clear. If ranking the CRMs today, Drive is still the number 1 choice.
  • Alex Snyder
    It may have happened a long time ago, but someone pointed it out yesterday. Has anyone spoken to Jared lately? Is DrivingSales gone...
  • Dan Sayer
    Dan Sayer replied to the thread Rank the CRMs.
    There is no Fixed integration with Tekion DMS and Drive Centric at this point. Variable Booked deals do report accurately. The desking...
  • Dan Sayer
    Dan Sayer replied to the thread Rank the CRMs.
    @DealerInt don't take this the wrong way, but that is a very narrow world-view of CRM changes in today's automotive retail world. We...
  • Chris Cachor
    I think it's going to become common that different AI tools will become part of company teams. I think everyone right now is trying to...
  • joe.pistell
    Douglas, amazing list. Would love to see how they claim what makes them different, or, what their strengths are. p.s. I'm a...
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