Burn Rubber, Not Your Soul

The monthly payment is the most misunderstood, easily manipulated number in a car deal. The real numbers that matter are the price of the car, the trade-in value, and the interest rate.

01. PRICE OF THE CAR • 02. TRADE-IN VALUE • 03. INTEREST RATE • 04. MONTHLY PAYMENT • 05. THE REAL NUMBERS • 06. INSIDER KNOWLEDGE • 07. THE SMOKES FLOATS • 08. BUYER'S GUIDE • 09. CREDIBLE • 10. ROAD-WEARY •

THE SMOKE FLOATS

Two decades on the sales floor. This is the raw, unfiltered truth of the car business. 'The Smoke Floats' is a memoir of the road, the deals, and the people who make the wheels turn. It's about the numbers, the stories, and the soul of the trade.