There would be no fire or smoke if it never hit the ground:

No raises of any kind for years? Sounds like a dying industry. You are effectively making less money each year.

Intuitively I would think moving cars quicker (less time on the lot) would be worth more than letting inventory sit and hoping to get a slightly higher margin. I don’t know a whole lot about operating a dealership, though.

What a lazy comment by your previous boss. I would be willing to bet he doesn’t have a clue how often deflation occurs in the first place.

My outgoing boss was so obtuse to say we should be “thankful” for the record-high 4% COL increases we received in April, and the 3-point-something increase we received last year. It takes just an ounce of intellectual curiosity to determine that 4% increase still lags inflation by a few points.

Nice!  That paint job is peak early 1990s.

Tyco Fast Traxx. I had one of these in the early 1990s and it was so cool! The ancient batteries only lasted ~20 minutes on a full charge, but as Dom would say, “...for those 20 minutes or less, I was free.”

That is simultaneously a really cool and really weird gift to give.  I guess he just didn’t feel like he would ever use the 2nd key?

I’m guessing the pilot had the stealth knob turned all the way up. That must be why it’s so hard to find.

The Fit was absolutely dying for an Si (...or even a Type-R) treatment.

If Mazda ever made the Vision Coupe in that form, I would be at the dealership tomorrow.

Looking back, that show had some ultra rare cars that none of us will probably ever see again individually, let alone in the same building.  It was incredible!

To think, the Aztek was just 1 proportion away from true greatness...so close!

If you think a Countach is short, go see prototype race cars. They are incredibly short AND compact! It’s something you can’t appreciate until you see in person.

I was fortunate to see this and the Lancia Stratos Zero in the same room, at the High Museum in Atlanta.  Both are equally cool IMO and are pure fantasy.  They are also unbelievably short in real life.

The Furai looked really cool, but for a race car that is to be expected.

Mazda RX Vision Concept and the Vision Coupe Concept. I mean, could you imagine these things rolling down the street? They would make million dollar cars blush.

I still can’t believe MINI approved this car for production.

Cell towers? Where we’re going, we don’t need cell towers.

Which makes me wonder, with so many mature manufacturers now jumping to adopt the Tesla EV charging standard, what advantage will Tesla have long term? In 2-3 years, why buy a Tesla when you can get a Honda or Chevy EV that uses the same great charging network?