November 29, 2007

choices

In the Phoenix metro area there are over 1,000 licensed used car dealerships. There are several hundred more new car dealerships. There are also many many private party cars for sale also. the number of choices can make your head spin. Where you buy the car can be more important than what car you buy. If you buy from a private party, you will get a lower price than buying from a dealer, but you won't have anywhere to turn if something goes wrong with the car. Some dealers will sell you a car and don't care what happens after you buy it. In most cases the bank or credit union is doing the financing. The bank doesn't really care if the car is running or not. They just want their payments. The dealership doesn't really care, because the car you bought was paid for by the bank.

Wouldn't you like to buy a car from a business that really cared if the car was getting you from point "a" to point "b" in a reliable manner. At Consolidated we do understand that a car is necessary in Phoenix to get to work, school, shopping , doctors etc. If you are one of our customers and something happens we will work with you to get the problem taken care of in a timely manner.

November 28, 2007

introduction

My name is Frank Sarwark. I have been in the used car business all my life. My father started this business 65 years ago. When I was big enough to see over the dash board and work the pedals I was on the lot on Saturdays helping out washing cars etc. As I got older I started buying and selling. There are many things I have learned about the car business, business in general and about life.

I will be passing on all kinds of information. All will be interesting, some will be more helpful to some people than to others. My aim is to help you do a little better in your life if at all possible.

One thing I always keep in mind when dealing with one of my customers is I am helping them make one of the largest investments they ever make. I want to give them enough information so that the transaction goes smoothly and they understand every part of it. We also finance just about everything we sell. So we are building a relationship that should last a couple of years, hopefully it could last a lifetime.

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