James A. Ziegler

Glad to have you join us! We'd like to see a profile picture and know some more about your company! We'd like to feature you and your company within the next few months. Thanks!

How've you been...I haven't seen you since Cairo, Ga. in 2001...

Jim, Thanks for your encouraging words on the book. I uploaded the photo just for you !!!!
Best,
Rags

I will tell everyone hello and I just voted.

Yes I did! You are neck in neck!

Mr Ziegler,
I got into the car business in 2004 and sold cars for 8 months. I seemed to catch on fast so the owner made me the GSM which was an excellent learning experience untill they sold the property and closed the business. Someone had told me, if you have never done finance you don't see the whole picture. So I got a job as a finance manager at a Toyota store. My first month was $727 per copy with good product penetration. Within a few months I was consistantly $900 to $1000 per copy. After 10 months I ended up back out front managing a few stores dealing with salesmen and managers quickly remembering all the responsibility and headaches I didn't have in the box. I'm trying to return to finance but I feel like I can/need to do a better job than I had before. I've never had any training in finance or have worked with any superstar finance people but have heard of the people who do $2000 or better per copy. Another member suggested you could offer me information/tips regarding how I can improve myself? I appreciate any help I can get.

Glad to be here. I will take the time learn more about it once I slow down a bit! Dealers are still in a recruiting frenzy! They got me chasin my tail!

luv your eNewsletters! great stuff and always good for a needed tip!

Thanks for the add! I enjoy your articles from dealer magazine and look forward to hearing more from you!

Thanks for being my first friend here on dE!

Excellent. Looking forward to making some new friends in the industry.

- Cheers!

Thanks for the friend request Jim. I wish you the best my friend.

Thanks for the friend invite Jim! Great to be connected here.

It's the Hat! Congratulations

Thanks so much for reaching out Jim. You Da Man!

Oh yeah, life is great, on vacation since the F&I Conference in Vegas...visiting my son & family (and 1st baby grandchild)! Lots of things to do when I get back in a week! Thanks for taking the time to ask! How about you? Anything new & exciting in your world?

Hi Jim:

 

Thanks for the friend request. I'm a loyal reader of yours and it's an honor to get the request. See you soon.

 

Russell

Thanks for the promo on dE, Alpha Dawg. Have a great week!

Marsh

Congrats brutha!  We'll all be watchin for Alpha Dawg's continued words of wisdom.

Hi James, Thanks for the add! Blessings, Mike

Haha! That was unreal!! Had to check my location in the universe there for a sec!

Hi Jim,
I am so happy to see you here. What do you think about Ford's new program Dealer Parts Advantage. They are being very tight lipped about it so I do not have all the information, but I can say it is a Win Win for Ford but Not for the Dealers.

Thanks Alpha Dawg

Hi James, in Moscow so not picking up messages as often as I should, the responses must give you great encouragement, still looking forward to the next edition.

 

Thanks, Jim. I'm having fun contributing and joining in the discussions. As always, I enjoy reading your posts. Your posts are what drew me to the site. Cheers, Pete.

Hello dear,

my name is Pascalina, i came across your profile now on this Comment Site . So I decided to stop by an let you know that I really want to have a good friendship with you. Beside i have something special i want to discuses with you, but I find it difficult to express myself here, since it's a public site. I will be very happy, If you can get back to me, through my e-mail. (pascalina2love_faya@yahoo.com)  So we can get to know each other better,and i well give you my pictures and also tell you more about me OK, you can contact me through my e-mail id Is, (pascalina2love_faya@yahoo.com)
  Regard,
Pascalina,

great seeing you here even though I owned three Saturn Dealerships and watched you tear us up for years......................... guess we showed you and closed :) Hope you are well.