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Yes, indeed.

You may remember a few weeks ago, we reported on widespread dealer outrage in Denver over a series

of TV ads being run by Auto Nation.

And Auto Nation was making fun of the typical image of car dealers with a series of ads

featuring fast-talking guys in what?

Plad suits.

Dealers naturally complained.

Oh!

And there was even an article in Automotive News.

Well, in a follow-up last week,

automotive news prints a large photo with a quote next to it. The quote says, any organization

that does that isn't doing any dealer any good. And the caption goes on to say, that's Ron Boyer

from Denver Ford dealer speaking about Auto Nation's ads depicting dealers as plaid

jacketed hocksters. Shame on them. Shame on them. And next to it is a picture of Ford dealer Ron Boyer

right next to his quote. Yeah. And what's he wearing? A plaid jacket. Oh well. Hey, you can't get them all right. You figure he did that on purpose? Oh, he's just... I don't think he even knew. He even knew. He doesn't even know that that's planned. Well, you know, I thought afterwards that this is the way you know who the salespeople are in a dealership. Of course. You walk into a dealership. You may see all kinds of people wearing suits and ties and whatever,

but you never see any of the customers wearing black jackets. It's just the salespeople.

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