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February Remote Car Starter Contest

01.26.2010

Here’s another chance to pick up a free remote car starter!
Everyone loves their car creature comforts. Remote car starters usually rank at the top of the list – especially for those who have ever woken up to a snow covered vehicle.
Stop in to our Eastview Mall store and register for a chance to win [...]

Auction Direct USA Contest Winner

12.16.2009

Congratulations to Tim Cole, of Rochester NY, for winning the $1000 Auction Direct USA Mann’s Jeweler’s Gift Certificate.
Tim stopped by our Eastview Mall store to check out the buzz around the newest way to buy used cars. He walked out with some helpful new info and a great way to add some extra [...]

Rochester Twestival Charity

02.19.2009

Rochester, NY joined over 200 cities around the world to raise money for Charity: Water. Our city raised $1,645!
Social Media for Change at it’s finest! Auction Direct USA, among other great companies from Rochester, was proud to be a part of the first Twestival event.

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Grand Opening…

06.08.2008

Several months of planning. Lots of sweat. A boatload of people. And a few laughs.
That’s what goes into opening a new, used car store location. Take a look at the end result.

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Forget The Four-Square…

01.16.2008

People tend to avoid painful things: Root canals…Tax audits…Birthday parties with clowns.
Add theÂ traditional car dealer’sÂ Four-Square worksheet to your personal list of things to avoid.
What’s the Four-Square? This isÂ the car dealership’s mind-control tool.Â Car salesman are “encouraged” to use the Four-Square worksheet to completely scramble your cognitive reasoning and negotiating abilities. If you have ever been subjected [...]

Super Soap-Box Summer!

07.23.2007

Imagine crusing down an enourmous hill, three inches off the ground at 35MPH in a car you built…and being only 13 years old.
Calm. Cool. Collected.
Just a normal day at the office for Alex Hoagey, an 8th grader from Webster, NY. He’s been tearing up the courses for over three years now.
In fact, this year marked [...]

Best Tunes For Your Used Car…

07.05.2007

Cars & Tunes – What a great combo.
Everyone loves their driving tunes; CD’s, MP3’s, Satellite radio stations – even mix tapes. (Or as my son says – a mix what?)
Here’s a cool “must-have” list of driving related songs – in random order. All types…If you can think of others – let me know.

The Distance – [...]

Make A Commercial & Make 5k!

05.19.2007

We just couldn’t wait…the Auction Direct USA Super-Ad Contest is back!
A few month’s ago, we ran a contest asking people like you to make their own used car commercial.Â First prize -Â $5,000. Congrats to Eric Pratt, of Rochester NY, the winner of the 1st Super Ad Contest.
TheÂ videos starting pouring in rightÂ away.Â (I knew someone would take a [...]

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