Author: blaine

A lot of Louisville KY consumers are surprised at the rising cost of quality used cars, which is understandable. To us in the industry there is no surprise, like always it’s simple cause and effect in action.

Any time the economy is down, it’s immediately reflected in the car business. After all America is a mobile society and has been since our boys came home from WW2. The automotive industry is and has always been a good indicator of the overall health of our economy. But we’ve had recessions before, so what makes it different this time?

Mainly there are 2 reasons. Continue reading The Rising Cost of Used Cars

We Barbecue of Course!

That’s right! We throw down on some burgers and dogs with the company grill. After all it’s the weekend and we aim to enjoy it.

Saturday is the biggest day of the week on a car lot. And if the Sales manager knows his job he sends the guys for briquets,  lighter fluid, lean burger, and some high quality hot dogs with the accompanying buns. And! If he’s a real pro, he tells them not to come back without the fixings. Plenty of ketchup, mustard, relish and the rest of the goods that make up a really good barbecue.

Fortunately for us our Sales Manager is no less than a quintessential pro. Continue reading What Happens on Saturdays at a Car Lot?

 

What makes a good used car purchase?

Because we’re a car dealer we’ll share our perspective as to what a good car purchase is. In a nutshell it’s when all party’s feel as though they’ve been treated fairly and with respect at the end of the day. Obviously car dealers are no different than any other types of business.. There are always a few bad ones, but luckily for consumers and the good car dealers. The bad ones are soon found out and end up putting themselves out of business.

But let’s get back to what makes a good car purchase. For starters it takes a good car! All car dealers acquire their cars in one of 3 ways. Continue reading What Makes a Good Used Car Purchase?

It’s not hard getting a used car inventory noticed

If a dealer finds themselves in a situation “for one reason or another” where they’re not able to keep a lot of cars on the lot, then there are a few things that can still be done to attract the ever valuable customer onto their lot.

One thing we can do is to move the inventory around. Just because a potential customer drives by and doesn’t see anything that strikes them as what they want doesn’t mean it isn’t there. Maybe the customer is looking for an economical car that has a low profile and isn’t readily see able from the road. After all, drive by traffic is more than likely only glancing over at the cars. This makes it crucial to take what might be thought of as a more appealing (eye catching) car like a convertible mustang off the front row and replacing it with a smaller harder to see low profile economical model for a few days. Continue reading Getting A Used Car Inventory Noticed

Welcome to the blog site of Used Cars Louisville KY!

It’s our focus to publish worthwhile information about the used car industry here in Louisville KY and Southern Indiana, Including Jeffersonville, Clarksville, New Albany, Sellersburg and the outlying areas. Actually we’ll watch the entire state of KY and if we see something worthy to write an informative article about.. Then write we will.

Please feel free to utilize our entire site. We sell a lot of great used cars and trucks in Louisville, and like most websites devoted to auto sales, Continue reading Used Cars Louisville KY Kicks Off New Website