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	<description>Help with buying or selling your vehicle</description>
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		<title>We Can Help: Buying Your Next Vehicle</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 01:40:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>L. James Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why are we here? BayAreaCarGuy.com is dedicated to providing a consumer-oriented perspective of the car buying experience so shoppers will be better informed on how to buy their next vehicle quickly, with less stress, and on or below budget. As an ex-Internet Manager for a major car dealer, I’ll help do that in a number [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting More Than A Good Deal: Your Next Vehicle Purchase</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:36:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>L. James Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this incredible age we live in the world is changing at breakneck speed: alarming some while exciting others. The good news for car buyers is that amid the turmoil and change are more tools than ever for making a great deal on your next car. Yes, I’m talking about the Internet and the vast [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Insider&#8217;s View of the Car Industry</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:37:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>L. James Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The car buying process is one of the most stressful experiences a person will go through. Most of us only buy a handful of vehicle in our lifetime, making it difficult to master all the steps. It’s easier for some and harder for others. As an ex-Internet Manager for a major car dealer, I saw [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Car Dealer Finance Managers: The Final Hurdle</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 15:46:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>L. James Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been writing about how I recently helped a friend buy a car at her local car dealership. We made it through the vehicle selection process and price negotiation unscathed. My friend asked me to help her negotiate the price because I used to be Internet Manager for a major car dealer. We were able [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Car Dealer Finance Managers: The Best Of The Best</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2011 18:10:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>L. James Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was recently in a position to help a friend buy a car at a major car dealership. After she picked out her vehicle, test drove it, negotiated price, and filled out the initial paperwork, she headed into the business office. It was there that she and the Finance Manager completed the last of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Buying Certified Pre-Owned Vehicles (CPO)</title>
		<link>http://bayareacarguy.com/buying-certified-pre-owned-vehicles-cpo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2011 19:04:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>L. James Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anyone familiar with my previous automotive industry articles knows that I recommend that family and friends at least consider certified pre-owned (CPO) vehicles when buying used cars. If I make that recommendation to people I know and love, you can bet that I recommend certified used cars to just about everyone else. Why Should You [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beware Bait And Switch Car Dealer Tactics</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 18:54:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>L. James Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As an Internet Manager for a major car dealer, I was asked about “bait and switch” tactics in the auto industry on a regular basis. What is &#8220;bait and switch?&#8221; It’s a tactic that car dealers use to entice customers into the showroom with a low priced ad car—one that usually doesn’t have the features [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Watch for Bait And Switch Tactics When Buying A New Car</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:43:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>L. James Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let me make something clear right at the beginning: most car dealers do not engage in illegal bait and switch activities. True bait and switch tactics are fraud and therefore illegal. They are deliberate misrepresentation of the facts relating to the product being sold or the terms of the sale. If you experience a true [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beware A New Breed Of Car Industry Scammers</title>
		<link>http://bayareacarguy.com/beware-a-new-breed-of-car-industry-scammers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 02:24:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>L. James Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Consumers need to be careful when buying just about anything these days. That now includes buying a car. And I don’t mean that you need to make sure that you get a good deal or that you need to careful because the salesperson you’re working with may not be telling you the whole truth about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stay In The Driver’s Seat Or Pay More For Your Next Vehicle</title>
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		<comments>http://bayareacarguy.com/stay-in-the-driver%e2%80%99s-seat-or-pay-more-for-your-next-vehicle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 03:37:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>L. James Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the biggest lessons I learned as Internet Manager for a major car dealer was that customers are encouraged to go to sleep to the process of buying a car so the dealer can direct them in a way that maximizes their profits. This isn’t a good or bad thing; it’s simply how the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Be Prepared To Stand Up and Walk Out &#8212; Negotiating Your Car Deal</title>
		<link>http://bayareacarguy.com/be-prepared-to-stand-up-and-walk-out-negotiating-your-car-deal/</link>
		<comments>http://bayareacarguy.com/be-prepared-to-stand-up-and-walk-out-negotiating-your-car-deal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2011 20:27:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>L. James Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Internet Manager for a major car dealer, one of the biggest mistakes I saw my customers make was not allowing enough time to find the vehicle they wanted or to negotiate its price.  If you expect that you can walk into a dealership, pick out a car, and then negotiate the best price—all in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Negotiation Tactic Car Buyers NEED-to-Know!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2011 05:14:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>L. James Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As an Internet Manager for a major car dealer, I learned that my customers hated negotiating price more than any other aspect of buying a car. They would rather put up with the games dealers play – the ones customers hate so much – rather than negotiate head-to-head with their car salesperson or the dealership’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don’t Listen To Christmas Scrooge &#8212; Even During Warmer Weather</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 19:50:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>L. James Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you like old movies? I love to watch them, especially at Christmas. Not Christmas movies specifically, but my personal favorites that I pull out and watch again every few years. The one I viewed last night was Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, starring Kevin Costner and Morgan Freeman. It’s predictable, but fun to watch. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CARFAX or AutoCheck? Why Savvy Car Shoppers Used AutoCheck</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 22:35:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>L. James Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I was Internet Manager for a major car dealer, the used car manager was a good friend who taught me many insider techniques related to the used car business. One of the things he stressed had to do with vehicle history reports. When he flew from the San Francisco Bay Area to Los Angeles [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Really Need a Bill of Sale to Sell Your Vehicle?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 22:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>L. James Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The good thing about buying a pre-owned vehicle from a dealer is they handle all the paperwork. When I was an Internet Manager for a major dealer it was a big selling point for buying our vehicles. When buying or selling a vehicle privately you need to do the paperwork yourself. One of the questions [...]]]></description>
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