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Zach Shefska

@shefska

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I like turtleneck sweaters and building products. Currently changing the way people buy cars at

Washington, DC
Joined January 2010
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Zach Shefska
8 months
$38,641 dealer discount on a $110,640 MSRP 2022 Jeep Grand Wagoneer. I have never seen anything like this before.
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Zach Shefska
5 months
Ford dealers are getting desperate … 2023 ford mustang Mach-e $54k MSRP $20k selling price
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Zach Shefska
4 months
We helped a customer purchase a new Lexus. They got a GREAT deal. The Finance Manager then tried to add $20,000 in insurance products on the final contract. WTF! This is ABSURD!
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Zach Shefska
8 months
The top 5 SLOWEST selling new cars right now #5 Ford Mustang Mach-E 358 days supply $57,114 average listing price 25,430 actively listed for sale 3,200 have sold in the last 45 days
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Zach Shefska
7 months
We are so back
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Zach Shefska
6 months
The ford f-150 Lightning platinum has an MSRP of $95,127 The issue is ... When you run that same VIN through an online car selling website to get cash offers, the highest bid is $39,200 💀
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Zach Shefska
3 months
Kia dealer with $4,500 in market adjustments, as inventory is overflowing into storage lots. Hmm 🧐
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Zach Shefska
3 months
The price you see online: “$12,995” The price they quote you at the dealership: “$21,531.83” $7k in add ons, or a 66% increase! Thank you car dealers for keeping my company in business 🤦‍♂️
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Zach Shefska
7 months
@GuyDealership I wonder if it has to do with the fact that they have increased their MSRPs by 50%+ in the past five years. I wonder ...
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Zach Shefska
1 year
The negative equity situation for Tesla owners is going to be something we have NEVER seen before. Good luck rolling that into a new car loan ...
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Zach Shefska
4 months
Ram is IN SERIOUS TROUBLE. New 2025s are on dealer lots with a 3,000+ days supply 😂😂 that’s nearly a 10 year supply of 2025 pick up trucks
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Zach Shefska
6 months
Jeep is offering 15% off of MSRP on NEW 2023 Jeep Gladiators. That means a $73,450 Jeep Gladiator can be had for $58,026 (with dealer discount). The issue is ... When you run that same VIN through an online car selling website to get cash offers, the highest bid is $41,400 💀
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Zach Shefska
2 years
Bold strategy … @kia is this what you stand behind? Wow
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Zach Shefska
6 months
It's scary how common this is right now ... $13,000 underwater on a truck loan and wants to reduce their car payment by 50%. The math doesn't math on this one!
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Zach Shefska
10 months
The Amazon car buying is experience: 1) build a car Amazon 2) send you to the dealer website where there is $3,000 market adjustment Please, someone, anyone, explain to me the innovation here?
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Zach Shefska
10 months
Raise interest rates even more 🥵
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Zach Shefska
3 months
Another example of dealer greed (and blatant bait and switch pricing) Online: $24,995 At the dealership: $36,400 Dealers like this are keeping my company VERY busy nowadays. WOW!
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Zach Shefska
10 months
Who in their right mind is spending $124,000 on a "New" 2022 Jeep?
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Zach Shefska
1 year
Local ford dealer is drowning in bronco inventory 🤔
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Zach Shefska
7 months
Chrysler sales are down 59% year over year for Q4 ... holy
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Zach Shefska
8 months
In my DMs this morning … $38k UNDERWATER on a mustang mach-e 🫣
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Zach Shefska
8 months
@sspencer_smb Nope, it’s a new car. Never been titled. The discount is because it’s a $110k Jeep that hasn’t sold in two years
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Zach Shefska
9 months
This is abhorrent. $14,724 advertised price. $26,419 out the door price. Nearly $10,000 in add ons and fees.
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Zach Shefska
1 year
Does legacy auto realize that their BAD dealers are costing them market share?
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Zach Shefska
6 months
Jeep dealers are having to find overflow storage for all their new cars they can't sell 🥵
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Zach Shefska
1 month
Someone smarter than me please explain how Carvana makes $7,049 in gross profit per vehicle sold? Industry average for a used car is less than $2,000. How do they make 3x more profit per car sold?
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Zach Shefska
9 months
Serious question … if I’m the dealer, what’s the end game here? 350 days on the lot and it has cost you an estimated floor plan of $5,000. Someone smarter than me explain?
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Zach Shefska
9 months
Friends don't let friends pay $11,995 "Interstate Dealer Mark Up"
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Zach Shefska
7 months
I feel so freaking lucky to do what I do with my dad! Have an awesome Sunday and spend time with loved ones!!
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Zach Shefska
3 months
Jeep on Wednesday: “we are bringing a $25,000 ev to the United States” Jeep on Thursday: “our first ev in the United States will start at $72,000” 😂😂😂 the most stellantis thing to ever happen
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Zach Shefska
1 month
The current state of the EV market: $26,000 off on a 2024 Audi Q8 e-tron 😮
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Zach Shefska
4 months
@Jordan_Rivers_1 They removed them all and we did the deal.
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Zach Shefska
3 months
Damn my dad looks good for 74 years old!
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Zach Shefska
6 months
New car prices so far in 2024 have fallen for every brand except for Toyota and Subaru The market is resetting
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Zach Shefska
8 months
For additional context, stellantis (parent company of Jeep) has increased their MSRPs by 50% over the past five years (inflation is 22%)
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Zach Shefska
6 months
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Zach Shefska
6 months
car dealers are magicians ... they can take a $30,000 honda civic and make it a $45,000 honda civic in seconds!
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Zach Shefska
8 months
It’s not just jeeps. A dealer texted me this just the other day. $4k dealer discount on brand new corvettes. We haven’t seen discounts on corvettes in years.
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Zach Shefska
2 years
13.18% is the average used car loan APR right now 😅 That’s nearly $10k in interest payments on a $25,000 auto loan over 60 months!
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Zach Shefska
6 months
Jeep dealers: "here is $16,000 off of MSRP" Also Jeep dealers: "here is $4,000 in BS add-ons"
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Zach Shefska
7 months
Jeep sales are down 34% over the past 5 years. The average transaction price of a new Jeep is up 61% over that same time period. I wonder if the two are correlated?
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Zach Shefska
6 months
Ford f-150 Lightning inventory is building up at ford’s rouge facility
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Zach Shefska
3 months
If Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, or RAM end up looking for another bailout we should not be surprised 👀
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Zach Shefska
3 months
Car dealer RED FLAG 🚩 They give you the price quote on a sheet of paper from a Geico notepad where the cash and finance price are $6,000 different. RUN, don’t walk from this type of dealer!
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Zach Shefska
2 months
This is BAD! 🚨🚨🚨 A customer is trading in a 2023 Ford Mustang Mach E and they are $25,500 upside down on their loan. $25,500 upside down on a 2023 car 🤯 Holy 🐮
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Zach Shefska
5 months
@DrewFroling If they can’t sell it at $20k, then I don’t know what ford’s plan is
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Zach Shefska
2 months
This is why people hate buying cars ☠️
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Zach Shefska
2 years
Okay car people of Twitter. I’ve see A LOT of strange line items on dealer worksheets. Someone explain to me what “LA Car Guy” for $795 is 🤣
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Zach Shefska
5 months
Toyota is out of control with these "distributor installed" packages ... nearly 10% increase over the MSRP for "add ons" you didn't want or ask for 😡
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Zach Shefska
1 month
My inbox on tiktok is full of messages like this 🚨🚨🚨
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Zach Shefska
4 months
Nothing succeeds quite like failure!!! People smarter than me, please explain how lucid’s ceo can make $380m in one year while the company is losing billions?
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Zach Shefska
1 year
The current state of the auto industry: Automakers: “let’s only make $80,000 trucks!” Dealers: “let’s find someone who will pay MSRP!” Consumers: “no thanks” This truck has been sitting for 152 days. That’s becoming the norm.
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Zach Shefska
7 months
The Dodge Hornet is the SLOWEST selling new car in America. It sits on dealers lots for an average of 480 days. With 13,110 units available for sale.
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Zach Shefska
3 months
Huge release from the @mycaredge team! You can now view new car invoice prices on the car search 🤯
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Zach Shefska
6 months
$15,622 off on a 2023 Jeep Gladiator, and the dealer has 57 IN STOCK ... HOLY 🐄
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Zach Shefska
3 months
Buying a car from dealerships is BROKEN. ☠️ $2,495 for "Tropical Advantage Plan" ☠️ $1,199 for "Used Vehicle Inspection" ☠️ $2,781 for "Used Vehicle Reconditioning" ☠️ $3,000 for "Outside Financing" ☠️ $979 for "Doc Fee" This is why we're building CarEdge.
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Zach Shefska
3 months
Consumers: "Car prices are too high." This dealer: "hold my beer"
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Zach Shefska
2 months
This ford dealer in Connecticut has 19 ford bronco raptors on their lot. That is INSANE! One has been sitting there for 244 days 🤯
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Zach Shefska
1 year
Two Mavericks on their lot. The dealer is listing them as used cars with no warranty and has taken the Monroney stickers off. One truck has 25 miles and the other 10 miles. They’ve added about $10k to the prices of these trucks. #Ford
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Zach Shefska
10 months
The used car market has FLIPPED. This dealer has had this used Chevy Tahoe for 40 days. Their asking price is $70,995. Over those 40 days, data from @BlackBookAuto shows Full-Size SUVs have lost ~6.5% of their value at dealer auctions.
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Zach Shefska
1 month
My TikTok and Instagram DMs are flooded with negative equity stories … there’s A LOT of people out there $10,000+ upside down on their car loans right now.
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Zach Shefska
2 months
lol text exchanges like this are why people hate buying a new car
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Zach Shefska
2 years
This is truly insane and a cash grab to take advantage of customers
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Zach Shefska
1 month
This is hilarious and sad. A dealer falsely reported fleet vehicles as sold for years. They amassed nearly 4,000 fleet vehicles they now want to return to Stellantis. WTF 😂 talk about a surplus inventory!
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Zach Shefska
9 months
CarMax has $3.6b in inventory. Wholesale car prices have fallen 10%+ in the past 2 months. CarMax’s latest quarterly earnings (from this morning) show prices down 4% year over year. They’ll have to lower prices even more, right?
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Zach Shefska
7 months
For reference, new car inventory is up 195% over the past 30 months.
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Zach Shefska
6 months
NEW 2022 Ram 1500 on the dealer's lot for 511 days and they are still asking for nearly $30,000 in "upgrades" 🤣
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Zach Shefska
26 days
Kind of insane that our CarEdge youtube channel has earned $1.3m+ ... Our best day ever was nearly $4,700 🤯 What do you want to know about YouTube?
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Zach Shefska
4 months
@JonathanRegenNJ 100% real man… it was one of our customers 😵‍💫
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Zach Shefska
1 month
I have well over 100 messages like this in my TikTok DMs right now
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Zach Shefska
1 year
Thank you for sharing our story, Jesse! Lots of tears, lots of laughs, and a heck of a lot of fun!
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Jesse Middleton
1 year
This entrepreneur dropped out of college when his mom was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. 5 years later, he and his dad built a car company and a YouTube channel with 350,000+ subscribers. Here’s their story…
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Zach Shefska
8 months
The top 5 FASTEST selling new cars right now #5 GMC Yukon 24 days supply $83,277 average listing price 2,228 actively listed for sale 4,207 have sold in last 45 days
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Zach Shefska
6 months
This is why car dealers get a bad rap. $7,000 of add-ons and fees on a 2023 Nissan. ABSURD! What's worse, "Maus Care" for $2,500 or the "Maus Madness" $250 discount? What would you say to the salesperson if they brought this to you?
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Zach Shefska
8 months
Car dealers nationwide are underwater on their used car inventory
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Zach Shefska
10 months
@GuyDealership Alternative headline: Amazon to provide lead generation for dealers who still add on bs fees and add-ons
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Zach Shefska
1 year
Do not pay double msrp for any new car …. Holy cow!
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Zach Shefska
8 months
We’re back!
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Zach Shefska
2 years
Carvana q4 earnings: - Revenue down 24% year over year - gross profit down 63% year over year - total loss for the year was $2.9b - they are looking to liquidate inventory
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Zach Shefska
2 months
2024 Toyota Venza discounted 12.75% off MSRP, plus $1000 rebate, with $2993 dealer add-ons removed from CarEdge. There are deals out there. Even for Toyota!
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Zach Shefska
1 year
$8,000 in bs fees and add-ons on a Used Toyota purchase. This is why people hate car dealers! It’s Friday night and I’m coaching a customer on this. 🤬 this is disgusting!
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Zach Shefska
8 months
#1 RAM 2500 784 days supply $69,408 average listing price 1,602 actively listed for sale 92 have sold in the last 45 days The 2500 was impacted by a stop-sale in December*
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Zach Shefska
3 months
Humbled and grateful to attain this milestone with my dad! WOW! Thank YOU for supporting our mission @mycaredge
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Zach Shefska
2 months
Our team tested the Costco car buying program and CarEdge concierge side-by-side to purchase a new 2024 Honda CR-V. Costco price: $41,388.49 CarEdge price: $39,050.00 😳
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Zach Shefska
2 months
2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye ... Are you paying $200,000 "dealer markup" over the MSRP? Total price $336,536 👀
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Zach Shefska
3 months
New car inventory is increasing. This was sent to me by a CarEdge community member. Hundreds of new Teslas sitting in a field. It's not just legacy automakers. The auto industry is slowing down.
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Zach Shefska
2 months
Online price: $36,995 Actual price: $52,933 Skip the dealer. Buy with CarEdge instead. This is INSANE!
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Zach Shefska
2 years
I am excited to be on Good Morning America tomorrow! If you catch the segment I encourage you to record it and try and make a meme out of it. #marketing
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Zach Shefska
7 months
That was FAST
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Zach Shefska
4 months
Ford’s EV rollout will be studied in business schools for decades to come because of how badly they botched it. Today Ford is telling dealers to stop investments in EV programs. This is a year after Ford gave dealers an ultimatum— either go EV or get out.
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Zach Shefska
6 months
February 15th 2022: 82% of new cars sold OVER MSRP March 13th 2024: Negative equity of vehicle trade-ins pick up steam You can’t make this stuff up 🤦
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Zach Shefska
7 months
New car inventory has increased 194% in 30 months October 2021: 885k new cars in inventory February 2024: 2.61m new cars in inventory
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Zach Shefska
2 years
Kia dealers are the worst ... 🤢
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Zach Shefska
2 months
Hyundai is being sued by a large dealer group for falsifying ev sales data. Allegedly, hyundai instructed dealers to mark evs as “loaners” so they could be reported as sold. Hyundai withheld allocation and incentives if the dealer did not comply.
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Zach Shefska
3 months
friendly reminder: negotiate your car deal online Only go in to sign paperwork Use our free email templates 🫡
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Zach Shefska
5 months
comment when you see it ... 2023 Toyota bz4X (100% electric vehicle)
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Zach Shefska
2 years
The Carvana fire sale is happening. This Acura RDX price history: - December 1st: $26,995 - December 18th: $22,990 - December 28th: $19,950 26% price drop in under 30 days 🤯
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Zach Shefska
1 year
That’s a $10,000 “market adjustment” on a Jeep renegade (the slowest selling car in America). What the actual … 🤬
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Zach Shefska
9 months
I think folks are catching on 🤞
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Zach Shefska
2 years
Happy New Year! Thank you for your support in 2022. Big things coming in 2023!!
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Zach Shefska
5 months
Today is the last selling day of the month (and quarter). 3 SIMPLE negotiation tips: 1. Ask for the OLDEST (most days on the lot) vehicle that you're interested in 2. Get the out the door (OTD) price. Don't talk monthly payments 3. Start negotiating NOW, don't go in at 5pm
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