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From the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia comes a the bizarre story of the car exporting business gone bad. A Lithuanian ex-pat who exports American cars to his home country has been charged with the murder of his two salesmen.
Apparently the man was in financial trouble. When his salesmen, fellow countrymen, asked for a raise he lost his mind and put an end to their sales career. Oh yeah, and their lives!
And you thought Tony Soprano was the only one who had human resources issues!
It’s been many years since I’ve worked in this end of Toronto. It seems the community have welcomed me in the nicest of ways. Monday, I was treated to a killer smoked meat sammich, complete with pepperettes and pickles. Yesterday, yet another customer sent pizza. What a nice treat, to find that people appreciate being looked after. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen food arriving at a dealership, courtesy of customers.
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Regular readers of The Garage are going to think I’ve lost my mind. I’ve moved around so much since we created this little project that it has to confuse folks. Let’s see. Within the last 18 months there has been Nissan, Mazda, Nissan again, Infiniti and now….Mitsubishi.
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When most people are buying or selling a used car, they always want to know what the book value of that car is. The blue book is in reality the Kelley Blue Book and has been reporting the market value of used car for 80 years now. From it’s beginnings in a car dealership in 1926, KBB has grown to include a comprehensive online resource that includes motorcycles, rv’s and watercraft. KBB also provides information on financing and insurance.
Kelley Blue Book press release after the break
