[Tom Vaught]

I wish my aunt were still alive Scott, to talk to you about how a dealership really runs.

She used to ream my uncle a new one every so often about the used car count and how she wanted it lower on the books.

In my uncle's case anything over 75 vehicles (per franchise/ dealership) and she was pissed.

You can get a lot of dead wood on used car lots with several dealerships pretty quickly.

That was money she was losing.

There are new cars that the dealer keeps on his lot, pays a fee for the car being on his lot each month, and pays for the vehicle when he makes the sale.

There are used vehicles that the dealer keeps on his lot, owned by the dealership, that he pays taxes on and typically tries to move as soon as possible. Some he eventually loses money on or gives away at an auction to get them off his car count.

Still do not see your point of this latest divergency from the real topic.

Tom V.