понедельник, 20 августа 2007 г.
Car Accessories: Lending Beauty and Individuality to Your Vehicle By Alexus Devon
Acunda Cars Posted By : William Phillips
Acunda Cars is a unique automotive service and repair company. Exclusive Acura and Honda specialty shop with almost two decades of product experience. This will be the 11th year of business but new to the Charlotte area coming up on the second year here. Having moved from Tampa Florida in its much larger shop of 6 employees , the owner now is comfortable and enjoys doing all the hands on work personally to every vehicle.
The quality of work that way is much higher and fixing little things for free that most tech's do not notice or care about the owner uses to say thank you for choosing Acunda Cars.
One of first things many notice coming into the shop is how clean and organized it is. The owner having Military training as a ( level 9 Jet engine Mechanic ) learned in the 70's that being organized and clean was not an option but life in the maintenance field.
Many also have expressed the benefit of getting all their answers to their Acura and Honda questions by an owner who not only owns and drives them but has been involved with the product long enough to see it develop into a class of cars all of their own.
Being a Master ASE Tech. for 20 years and a Acura Master, NSX Master and Honda Master Tech. for over 15 years the owner thinks, sleeps, breathes Acura and Honda. He doesn't claim to be the most knowledgeable or the best technician in this country on the product but claims to be good enough to get the job done with accuracy and integrity.
The sales departments at the Acura and Honda dealers do not seem to have to work to hard to sell the product " it sells itself ". The owners concern is that the sales department do not take the time to explain the necessary services required by the Manufacture to keep it running correctly. .This year a customer came to Acunda Cars with a 86 Honda Accord LXI hatchback and it had over 550,000 miles on the Speedo and was serviced regularly by the car owners ( a truck driver ) . He travels to Florida a lot and racks the miles on it. The dealer wants to buy it back from him but he refuses to sell.
With a long suit in ethics the owner makes sure you get what you paid for. The prices he charges are not only fair but accurate to what it takes to run a good shop that will be around awhile. Having taken many automotive management courses by one of the top leading industry California based companies he has learned how to stay out of the pit falls that the novice repair shop might fall into, therefore producing a more quality product for the customer to enjoy.
He almost quit the career when he first started in 1977 as a Chevy light duty technician. With American cars there is one engineer to design the component and eight engineers to design it to break after warrantee. Seems to be all about the money with the domestic vehicles. When he stumbled across the Honda product as a dealer tech he saw the symmetry and logic and craftsmanship of the Honda product and felt finally at home.
From an engineering point of view there is no manufacture that spends more in research and development then Honda . He continues to be impressed by the innovative Ideas and care put into their cars. This is what inspires him to do the same to maintain this leading product.
Give Acunda Cars a try today and see the difference your self.
воскресенье, 19 августа 2007 г.
Don't be Scared When Buying a Car Posted By : Dennis James
Car buying can be a scary idea for many people, and that's true whether you're buying a new or a used car. The problem isn't the cars, they can't bite, the problem is the sales men. They do have teeth and can give you what sounds like one hell of a deal!
When you are buying a car you must be realistic and not get carried away, you should also stand your ground. Car sales people are very clever, they will try to sell you what they have in stock, rather than what you really want.
If you go in wanting a 4x4 and come out with a sports car, the only person that will find it amusing is the sales man. Ok so there is a small chance you will never regret buying a sports car, but in the winter you could well wind up wishing that you stood your ground and brought a nice 4x4.
So rule number one, stand your ground! Don't get pushed around by the sales people, because only you know what you want.
Cars can be quite difficult to buy because the technology changes on a pretty much daily basis, ok well maybe not that quickly. Cars now come with air conditioning as standard; a few years ago this was relatively unknown. Cars also now have xenon headlamps, which are supposed to offer us a brighter, clearer light.
Because of this, cars are specialist knowledge and so it's really easy for a con man, oh I'm sorry sales man to pull the wool over your eyes.
There are good things about this modern car market though, there is a lot of competition, and therefore there are a lot of deals going around at the moment. It should be possible to negotiate. You should never pay the price on the label, you must always negotiate. Few people like negotiating when buying a new car, but you must!
So rule number 2 when buying a car is to negotiate! You should screw the sales man as hard as possible. Remember to ask for extras early on, before you sign anything. If you want mats and mud flaps thrown in, then ask once you've got the price down. The process should go like this:
1. Negotiate on price
2. When you think the price is lowest negotiate on extras
Buying a new car can be a very exciting time for most people, however it's important to not to get carried away and drive your new car as soon as you get it. It is very important to calm down, take a deep breath, and inspect the car before you drive away.
It's often the case that you are so excited that it's so easy to miss things, just tiny little defects may not appear apparent. However should you drive away with this car it will be much harder to get these faults rectified later on.
You should take the car on a test drive before purchasing it to make sure it handles ok on the road. Cars can be quite temperamental things, and you certainly don't want to be buying trouble.
People rely upon their cars for day to day life, and so if it broke down it could be disastrous. You should buy a reliable car. If you're buying used, there's nothing wrong with that, and in fact it's sensible. Just make sure you are buying a good, honest car, that won't end up costing you much more than you paid for it.
Once you've got it home, then you can be excited about it! Just never compare it to your baby, that never goes very well for some reason.
суббота, 18 августа 2007 г.
Don't be Scared When Buying a Car Posted By : Dennis James
Car buying can be a scary idea for many people, and that's true whether you're buying a new or a used car. The problem isn't the cars, they can't bite, the problem is the sales men. They do have teeth and can give you what sounds like one hell of a deal!
When you are buying a car you must be realistic and not get carried away, you should also stand your ground. Car sales people are very clever, they will try to sell you what they have in stock, rather than what you really want.
If you go in wanting a 4x4 and come out with a sports car, the only person that will find it amusing is the sales man. Ok so there is a small chance you will never regret buying a sports car, but in the winter you could well wind up wishing that you stood your ground and brought a nice 4x4.
So rule number one, stand your ground! Don't get pushed around by the sales people, because only you know what you want.
Cars can be quite difficult to buy because the technology changes on a pretty much daily basis, ok well maybe not that quickly. Cars now come with air conditioning as standard; a few years ago this was relatively unknown. Cars also now have xenon headlamps, which are supposed to offer us a brighter, clearer light.
Because of this, cars are specialist knowledge and so it's really easy for a con man, oh I'm sorry sales man to pull the wool over your eyes.
There are good things about this modern car market though, there is a lot of competition, and therefore there are a lot of deals going around at the moment. It should be possible to negotiate. You should never pay the price on the label, you must always negotiate. Few people like negotiating when buying a new car, but you must!
So rule number 2 when buying a car is to negotiate! You should screw the sales man as hard as possible. Remember to ask for extras early on, before you sign anything. If you want mats and mud flaps thrown in, then ask once you've got the price down. The process should go like this:
1. Negotiate on price
2. When you think the price is lowest negotiate on extras
Buying a new car can be a very exciting time for most people, however it's important to not to get carried away and drive your new car as soon as you get it. It is very important to calm down, take a deep breath, and inspect the car before you drive away.
It's often the case that you are so excited that it's so easy to miss things, just tiny little defects may not appear apparent. However should you drive away with this car it will be much harder to get these faults rectified later on.
You should take the car on a test drive before purchasing it to make sure it handles ok on the road. Cars can be quite temperamental things, and you certainly don't want to be buying trouble.
People rely upon their cars for day to day life, and so if it broke down it could be disastrous. You should buy a reliable car. If you're buying used, there's nothing wrong with that, and in fact it's sensible. Just make sure you are buying a good, honest car, that won't end up costing you much more than you paid for it.
Once you've got it home, then you can be excited about it! Just never compare it to your baby, that never goes very well for some reason.
Don't be Scared When Buying a Car Posted By : Dennis James
Car buying can be a scary idea for many people, and that's true whether you're buying a new or a used car. The problem isn't the cars, they can't bite, the problem is the sales men. They do have teeth and can give you what sounds like one hell of a deal!
When you are buying a car you must be realistic and not get carried away, you should also stand your ground. Car sales people are very clever, they will try to sell you what they have in stock, rather than what you really want.
If you go in wanting a 4x4 and come out with a sports car, the only person that will find it amusing is the sales man. Ok so there is a small chance you will never regret buying a sports car, but in the winter you could well wind up wishing that you stood your ground and brought a nice 4x4.
So rule number one, stand your ground! Don't get pushed around by the sales people, because only you know what you want.
Cars can be quite difficult to buy because the technology changes on a pretty much daily basis, ok well maybe not that quickly. Cars now come with air conditioning as standard; a few years ago this was relatively unknown. Cars also now have xenon headlamps, which are supposed to offer us a brighter, clearer light.
Because of this, cars are specialist knowledge and so it's really easy for a con man, oh I'm sorry sales man to pull the wool over your eyes.
There are good things about this modern car market though, there is a lot of competition, and therefore there are a lot of deals going around at the moment. It should be possible to negotiate. You should never pay the price on the label, you must always negotiate. Few people like negotiating when buying a new car, but you must!
So rule number 2 when buying a car is to negotiate! You should screw the sales man as hard as possible. Remember to ask for extras early on, before you sign anything. If you want mats and mud flaps thrown in, then ask once you've got the price down. The process should go like this:
1. Negotiate on price
2. When you think the price is lowest negotiate on extras
Buying a new car can be a very exciting time for most people, however it's important to not to get carried away and drive your new car as soon as you get it. It is very important to calm down, take a deep breath, and inspect the car before you drive away.
It's often the case that you are so excited that it's so easy to miss things, just tiny little defects may not appear apparent. However should you drive away with this car it will be much harder to get these faults rectified later on.
You should take the car on a test drive before purchasing it to make sure it handles ok on the road. Cars can be quite temperamental things, and you certainly don't want to be buying trouble.
People rely upon their cars for day to day life, and so if it broke down it could be disastrous. You should buy a reliable car. If you're buying used, there's nothing wrong with that, and in fact it's sensible. Just make sure you are buying a good, honest car, that won't end up costing you much more than you paid for it.
Once you've got it home, then you can be excited about it! Just never compare it to your baby, that never goes very well for some reason.
