Thursday, November 16, 2006

Hot Rod...Best Car Movies

Auction Cars Don't Deserve the Bad Rap

I don't get asked too often, but some people ask where we get our cars. I'm sure some other shy ones wonder about it. Frankly, we get most of them from one of the Dallas Auto Auctions.

Dallas has the third largest group of Auctions in the country. About 10k cars go through the city's auctions in any given week.

I buy most of my cars coming off factory lease from Porsche Finance, BMW Finance, Toyota finance (for Lexus), etc. The cars have been well maintained under the leasing agreements between the buyer and the manufacturer's funding arm.

Would you rather buy an unknown car from Joe Schmoe, or a vehicle from dfwCARFINDER coming direct from a previous owner's factory lease?



Super Coupes

Customize Your Porsche

Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Engine Assembly...Interesting



How an engine is assembled. Well, not the air cooled Porsche and Subaru WRX engines... This should help most women (and many men) who profess to not understand much about cars; and for those of you who claim a car is only "transportation". :-)

Porsche 928...Modified

Son Crashes Mustang

Is it a Lemon!?!?!?

I'm sure some customers wonder whether I'm trying to sell a "Lemon Law" car, a car that a manufacturer bought back from a consumer because of repetitive issues. To be sure, those cars exist out there. In Texas, I must abide by Texas Code that says that if I buy a known "lemon", I must disclose same. If I don't and I get caught, I will be paying HUGE fines to the state of Texas, and risking my dealer license.

Yup, I'm sure that there are dealers out there that don't disclose, but they're taking a big risk. How does a consumer protect himself??? I can offer two pieces of advice: 1) Buy from a dealer that you feel you can trust, and 2) Get a Carfax, as their record gathering should uncover a "Lemon Law" car and advize you of that fact.


Best Car Values

If you follow what Forbes says, it isn't the cost of gas or repairs, it's the depreciation of a vehicle that annually costs an owner the most. Depreciation will usually cost an owner $thousands$ of dollars annually. If you follow that logic (and I do), here is a list of the 9 best car values.

  • BMW 330i Convertible
  • Honda CR-V
  • Lexus GX
  • Lexus RX
  • Mini Cooper
  • Porsche 911 Carrera (pictured)
  • Toyota 4Runner
  • Toyota Sequoia
  • Volvo XC-90



Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Ferrari Garage

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