"Taurus X and Pathfinders with over 80K, Saabs because my warranty company won't warranty them. Land Rovers, most BMW's because they eat parts and love to mess with you. GM products because the whole company doesn't care if you can fix…"
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John Caudell replied to Darby Hanchera's discussion Selling On Craigslist in the group Internet Retailing"Use a chat link on Craigslist, it works great."
John Caudell replied to Jenny Murphy Bloodworth's discussion Dealers, who's your chat provider? in the group Internet Retailing"Contact at once they have great customer service!"
John Caudell joined Harlene Doane's group
Job Connections
This group is for those looking for employment and those that are looking to fill positions in the automotive industry
John Caudell replied to HotRodDiva's discussion I'm looking for a good CRM provider?"Try infusionsoft they are by far the best and most flexible. They can send out email sequences and broadcasts that are personally addressed to your customer they won't be able to tell its automatic! They also have webforms that you can put on…"
John Caudell replied to Harlene Doane's discussion How Does Social Media Fit Into A Dealer's Digital Marketing Plan? in the group Internet Retailing"In social media people will not care how much you know until you show them how much you care"
John Caudell joined Harlene Doane's group
Internet Retailing
This group is for those individuals working in the Internet department. A place to share ideas on driving traffic, managing leads and closing more deals.
John Caudell replied to Scottie Stone's discussion Craigslist"Has anyone tried using Kijiji? Itr's a division of ebay I hear. It is also a free posting service.
John"
John Caudell replied to Jireh Anderson's discussion Mayebe I asked the wrong people for HELP in the group Independent Dealers"I would buy Frazier Software if I were you its really a great value, they will help you set it up and load all of you docs for free. Then buy an Okidata dot matrix printer. The whole enchilada is less than a grand.
As far as a place to get all of…"
John Caudell replied to KARONEL PLOTT's discussion COST OF HOLDING USED INVENTORY in the group Independent Dealers"I wholesale 'em to the public beats loosing money.
John"
John Caudell joined Greg Goebel's group
Independent Dealers
This group is set up to focus on issues involving the independent (no factory franchises) dealer - whether they be sales, financing, floor planning or legislation.
John Caudell replied to Ted Heater's discussion Service"Ted,
I am a non-franchise dealer. I did it and never regretted it. I started with one lift. I now have two, but could use 6 sometimes. I use Alldata for info and billing. You can get fancier more expensive options but at their price you can't…"
John Caudell commented on Greg Goebel's blog post GM Media Conference Call"The bottom line here is, American companies can't be trusted. My kids won't be going to dealer candidate school."
John Caudell replied to Courtney Cole's discussion Rick Wagoner Stepping Down"Is there a remote possibility that GM could just make a Honda Civic or a Toyota Tacoma type vehicle?
As long as the current design team and engineers keep making Grand Prixs and Escalades they will continue to fail. How bout the new Mini-Escalade!…"
Profile Information
- Company
- Pre-Owned Motor Cars
- Position
- Dealer Principal
- Dealership, Allied Industry or Finance Company?
- Dealership
- If Dealership, Franchise or Independent
- Independent
- Your web site
- http://www.hawaiicar.com
- Biography/Work Summary
- 2012 President Hawaii Independent Auto Dealers Association
Independent Auto Dealer 18 years
ASE certified Master Tech
NIADA Certified Master Dealer
Former Baja500 Driver
- Favorite Quote
- Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat."
Theodore Roosevelt
1859-1919, 26th President of the United States
- Activities Away From Work
- Fun stuff like guitar playing and drumming and attending soccer games with my two sons James and Daniel (14 and 17)
Exploring the Island in our VW Westfalia Vanagan.
- Birthday
- November 10
Comment Wall (1 comment)
- At 3:08pm on February 24, 2009,
Harlene Doane said… - What a great birthday! Hope you don't mind if I share that day with you :-).
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