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  1. autohitch

    TAKE POLL Cars.com VS AutoTrader VS CarGurus

    Wow, Teddy, that was one of the best plugs I've seen in a long time- It looked like you really cared.... Unfortunately, I never actually said that cultivation was bad for the consumer so you tipped your hand that you were here to speak and not have a discussion, a typical sign of a shill. I...
  2. autohitch

    TAKE POLL Cars.com VS AutoTrader VS CarGurus

    "Higher Activity"- Couldn't have said it better!
  3. autohitch

    TAKE POLL Cars.com VS AutoTrader VS CarGurus

    They can correct me if I'm wrong, but these prices (I believe) are mainly negotiated, and there may be a stipulation that they can't share their arrangement. Two (similar) competing dealers paying drastically different amounts could be an obvious reality, but never the less it's one the 3rd...
  4. autohitch

    TAKE POLL Cars.com VS AutoTrader VS CarGurus

    I ran a test here locally using a Dealership I work with. I created a Gurus consumer account, did so using a created email on incognito screens with a different I.P. Essentially, I went all out to be a fresh face to the system. I searched for a vehicle, found their dealership, and submitted a...
  5. autohitch

    TAKE POLL Cars.com VS AutoTrader VS CarGurus

    Your resurrection of this popped up in my email and it was actually perfect timing to get some feedback on some findings if anyone is interested in providing any of course... Many of you might remember a company a few years back that was swallowed up by Truecar, called CarWoo! (The punctuation...
  7. autohitch

    TAKE POLL Cars.com VS AutoTrader VS CarGurus

    Well consider this: Rarely does a shopper use just one of those sites during their entire journey. When or what determines the moment in time that they decide to start pulling the trigger on a purchase can vary on specific circumstance down to which way the wind is blowing. So, because you...
  8. autohitch

    TAKE POLL Cars.com VS AutoTrader VS CarGurus

    Great Thread. I'll refrain from too much opinion as a former dealer only because I currently seek to build a better "Mouse Trap" and these companies would be considered the competition. I guess it's out of some semblance of respect. What I will say is that from the inside of the industry it...
  9. autohitch

    Inventory protection Idea that doesn't work

    You guys know what's really funny? I just thought: What if 3rd party sites could scrape for consumers instead...? We would all love that, right? Then I thought: Well, someone actually tried that. It was a platform where car buyers input what they wanted and dealers went there to find them...
  10. autohitch

    3rd Party Attribution

    Coincidence isn't a rule to make every determination by, but there is no reason it can't be a factor. That being said, from what I have seen, Cars.com has been very active, possibly to the point of aggressive, in using this company to perform studies with the dealerships recently. I thought I...
  11. autohitch

    Inventory protection Idea that doesn't work

    Rick, the example you cited shows someone who saw a cheaper price somewhere but wouldn't a more common problem be information that is outdated? In that case, you'd have leads that saw a higher price you had already dropped or a vehicle you already sold right?
  13. autohitch

    What ways could dealers be more transparent, IDEAS anyone?

    I most certainly agree the consumer can give two entirely different answers on the same issue. My favorite quote for this was from Henry Ford, "If I asked people what they wanted they would have said faster horses". Again ruggles, I am not suggesting Transparency is a big deal as a reality...
  14. autohitch

    What ways could dealers be more transparent, IDEAS anyone?

    Well, although I don't disagree that true transparency is the 100% divestment of any and all information, I don't necessarily alter my stance on how it "should" be re-defined in our industry. Before the marketing push, transparency was defined as literally as you wrote it. The problem was...
  15. autohitch

    What ways could dealers be more transparent, IDEAS anyone?

    Opinion coming here so take it easy on me! I see mentions to companies like Apple and although dealerships being like Apple stores would be great not many see it as a possibility. Some dealers can dedicate their store to that sort of experience, and I'm sure they will benefit from it, but it...
  16. autohitch

    My Experience Shopping Online

    HAHA, I know, but pretty much everything still applies and that says a lot doesn't it?!?!
  17. autohitch

    My Experience Shopping Online

    A lot of that sounds solid in theory Ryan but in my research for the product I am bringing to market I have found that you can't and shouldn't guide a dealership toward a particular model. In my humble opinion, and in how I am developing my software, the best (Never perfect) solution is one...
  19. autohitch

    Inventory protection Idea that doesn't work

    I see what you are saying on there. I pull up a new Tahoe and it shows me a vin, but I don't see real pictures, just stocks. But I'm not sure how much you should be worried about this JOJO site because when I google that vin number I see the car listed everywhere else for 3k less than JOJO has...
  20. autohitch

    Overstock.com

    From what I see there isn't much inventory there and what is there appears to be pulled from other sources. It doesn't look like much an effort to truly immerse themselves in the process because most of the services are simply forwards to other websites. They said you could communicate with...
  21. autohitch

    My Experience Shopping Online

    Craig, Any chance I could ask you some questions about this?
  22. autohitch

    Pricing Algorithms/Tools- How do they work and which works better than most?

    Pretty much every website for car buying today has some sort of "Fair Market Price" tool. I see graphs, charts, and calculations of all kind that all produce differing results but have one very common factor: No one pricing tool has been declared accurate by even a majority of dealers. To me...
  23. autohitch

    TAKE POLL Cars.com VS AutoTrader VS CarGurus

    How many listings do you have on feed in Florida?
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