They say the average age of a used car is now 10.2 years old. And what happens when they get older? They need more work. Here’s an excellent collection of the worst car repairs you’ll ever see.

Time to fix up your ride? Choose from over 1300 quality used vehicles at Auction Direct!

H/T to Jim Edwards for another outstanding find.

Even Suzuki is getting in on the Superbowl preview kick with this new commercial being shown online. It’s a fun spot for the Suzuki Kizashi that gets a couple of laughs and play on the cute factor as well.

Car makers aren’t wasting any time getting their new Superbowl commercials in front of potential customers. Volkswagen rushed their new spot out to the Internet as well. Very well done and even includes some unexpected content.

Car companies are expected to run the most ads during this year’s Superbowl than the industry has seen in many years. Here’s a preview of two Superbowl commercials that are creating early buzz. Both are from Honda – one for the Honda CR-V SUV, reviving Mathew Broderick’s character Ferris Bueller; the other stars Jerry Seinfeld for the upcoming Acura NSX. The Acura commercial wins this early comparison.

Cheers to the creative folks at Volkswagen for this new commercial: Dogs barking the Star Wars theme! Hopefully the force is strong enough in these used Volkswagen cars at Auction Direct as well.

Click image to enlarge

Safe car insurance bet? A used Honda Civic.

Cheers to Chevrolet for pulling off the world’s largest crane game in the form of a 3D video installation – this is wild!

Nice find Jimmy!

Auction Direct CEO John Iannone is featured again tomorrow, at 7am, on Lifetime Television’s The Balancing Act. This month’s segment focuses on making a smart investment and the benefits of buying a used car. Catch tomorrow’s segment on The Lifetime Channel at 7am!

Auction Direct wishes everyone a very Happy New Year in 2012! Best wishes to all of our employees, friends, families & our wonderful guests – your support is always appreciated!

Here’s an interesting infographic showing the improvements to the American automotive industry since 2009. What are your thoughts? Do you see overall improvements with regards to quality and pricing from a consumer’s perspective?

Click image to enlarge

Click image to enlarge

Need something safe? Search Auction Direct & compare!

Here’s a preview of Auction Direct’s newest TV spot – something completely different from our previous commercials. Who doesn’t like a little humor?

Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel!

Cheers to the talented Lebarge Media team.

Here’s a simple tutorial to ensure your tires have the correct air pressure. Quick, easy & something you should probably check more often than you think. Let us know if you need additional automotive service – we’ll lend a hand.

Happy Thanksgiving to all of our loyal customers, employees and our families! We’re extremely thankful for the continued support everyone shows us every day.

Enjoy your day, the people you’re with and go ahead – eat way too much!

Buying a vehicle, especially a used car, doesn’t need to be a hassle – especially when you already know exactly what you want. And what happens when a dealership doesn’t even have the vehicle you’re looking for? Instead of just telling you about how you can Order a Car from us, see what Lee Drake had to say about ordering his dream car from Auction Direct:

AD: How did you hear about Auction Direct?

LD: I originally noticed Auction Direct through their mall presence, though I did stop into the Eastview Mall store. I was intrigued by the idea of an auto sales location in the mall.

LD: I started shopping about 2.5 weeks before I received my vehicle. I wanted to buy this particular car for quite a while and did a lot of research, but buying the new car was forced along by increasing maintenance costs on my old car.

AD: What did you eventually purchase?

LD: I purchased a 2009 Mazda Miata Touring hardtop convertible, in arrest-me red.:)

LD: I originally visited the Victor store, to familiarize myself with the buying process and talk over what I wanted with my salesperson, Patrick Himmler. Pat took care of explaining how the process worked.  Since my requirements were pretty specific (needed a certain age hard top, specific trim level, specific year etc) there was a limited availability of the vehicle I wanted. I was introduced to the corporate buyers who said they would look for a car with my specifications. Patrick even pointed out a car at a nearby Syracuse dealer that was near to my specs, but not exactly what I wanted; this gave me a comparison point for pricing. The corporate buyer located a car that was pretty close to my specs within a couple of days.

The “buy it now” price on the car was approximately what I was looking for, but because the car was in Florida there were some transport costs that would end up putting it over my original “top price”. I debated a bit, and then told them to buy the car. On my part this was a risk free move – if I decided not to take the car, they would sell it to someone else. Well it was really a done deal. Once I slipped my frame into the seat, put the top down and drove it for a few hours I knew this was the car for me. (and they probably did too)

I saved over $10,000 over buying the car new and it still had almost a year of factory warranty and only 17,000 miles on it. I drove the car back the next day and we resolved the sale. Auction Direct had the same financing rate as the “best price” I could get from other sources, so it was an easy decision to finance the car.

LD: I hate, hate, hate the process of “let me talk to my manager about whether we can do that deal.” It makes me want to get up and walk out. It was great to buy the car, knowing that Auction Direct had done the 85 point inspection. I only found one small issue I with the car, which they guaranteed they would fix for me if the dealer wouldn’t fix it under warranty. On taking it to the dealer they said it didn’t need fixing at all – I could safely ignore it. The entire Auction Direct staff was pleasant, had great follow-through and I enjoyed my car buying experience.

I bought this car under (my own) pressure, due to the problems with my old car – Auction Direct’s staff converted it from being a stressful buying experience to an enjoyable one. And yes, I’ve referred a number of friends to Auction Direct.

AD: Any speeding tickets yet?

LD: One thing I’ve learned about owning a convertible is that 65 feels like 80. So no – I haven’t attracted the attention of our local constabulary yet…

Thanks for sharing your experience with everyone Lee, your support is appreciated. Enjoy your new ride!

Having trouble finding your dream car? Our locate specialists can help!