Author: Dannie Lyman

Mechanic St Ives Sydney
GDL Auto Blog
Dannie Lyman

St Ives Mechanic

St Ives Mechanic We understand that it can often be difficult to find a St Ives mechanic you can trust. You have a lot of factors to consider like price, expertise, proximity and trust. By putting your car in the hands of a mechanic, you are placing a huge amount of trust in them. The

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9 Mechanic up Sells
GDL Auto Blog
Dannie Lyman

Things your mechanic up sells to you.

We need to first clarify what we mean by upselling. Upsells is traditionally an add-on sale or additional feature a salesman may try to add after you have committed to purchase a product. JB Hi-FI staff often do this with things like insurance, extra controllers and headphones depending on the product you have purchased. In

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Why Mazda 3 melt tail lights
Mazda
Dannie Lyman

Why Mazda 3 Tail lights Melt.

Have you ever been driving behind a Mazda 3 hatch back and noticed the glowing red taillights also have a spot of white at the top of them. Have you come across this same faulty in your own Mazda 3. The issue here is an electrical one that lies with the taillight globe socket. This

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How car dealers make profit
GDL Auto Blog
Dannie Lyman

Profits for vehicle manufacturers

In a previous article, we looked at the profit margins vehicle dealerships and vehicle manufacturers make on the sale of new vehicles. This article carries on from it. You can read this content here How much profit do car dealerships make What we did not address in that article is the possible profits within the same

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How much profit does a car dealer make?
GDL Auto Blog
Dannie Lyman

How Much Profit do Vehicle Manufacturers Make on a Car?

First up we need to clarify something here. All figures here are speculated, educated assumptions or references from external sources. Motor Vehicle manufacturers have never officially released the figures on this topic.The first thing consumers should be informed of is that the dealership where you purchase the vehicle is not the manufacturer. They are a

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what to check on a used car
GDL Auto Blog
Dannie Lyman

What to Do When Buying a Second Hand Car

It doesn’t matter what car you are looking to buy, you could be looking at a two thousand dollar Honda Civic through to a high end luxury vehicle such as a Mercedes Benz or Range Rover, there are key aspects to check on used vehicles that apply to all motor vehicles. Theses things should be

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Capped Price Servicing Explained
GDL Auto Blog
Dannie Lyman

Video Blog: Is Capped Price Servicing a good idea.

Good afternoon everyone. Dannie from GDL Automotive doing another one of our video blogs. Today we’re going to discuss capped price servicing, which is a feature offered by dealers, and what that means for you as the customer. So capped price servicing is something that the dealerships have brought in, in recent years to try

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https://gdlauto.com.au/new-car-warranty-explained/
GDL Auto Blog
Dannie Lyman

Why Capped Price Servicing is Costing You a Fortune

Your motor vehicle is, in most cases, your second greatest asset. Your home is obviously your first and assuming you’re not the single owner of a Lady Moura your car is more than likely your second. Therefore it is astounding that many consumers choose maintenance schedules for such an expensive asset, based on price. If anything

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how to beat a car salesman
GDL Auto Blog
Dannie Lyman

How to Get the Best Price on a New Car

Nine steps on how to get the best price on a new car. Let’s not beat around the bush here, dealing with a car salesman is an unpleasant experience for almost anyone. You feel this guy genuinely likes you and is helping you out. You believe all the things he says. You drink average coffee out of

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