Interviews
The people who buy, price and register cars for a living, in their own words.
Everyone we've sat down with
Rick Carter
Owner, South Riding Automotive, and ASE-certified master technician
ASE Certified Master Technician; certified safety and emissions inspector
Forty years under cars and no stake in selling them. Why a clean history report misses damage, and what a folder of service records is worth in cash.
September 12, 2026 · 11 topics · 1,957 words · audio
Hasan Tayem
Field Operations Manager
What happens between the first message and the keys changing hands: the VIN question, the bank draft hold, and the eight hundred dollar tail light.
September 10, 2026 · 21 topics · 4,248 words · audio
Lars Sahlen
Automotive industry veteran, 30+ years in sales, service, reconditioning and operations
Thirty years in the trade, fifteen at CarMax. How auctions grade damage nobody disclosed, and why what you owe has nothing to do with what it is worth.
September 9, 2026 · 15 topics · 4,092 words · audio
Samir Osman
Co-Owner & AMVIC-Licensed Wholesaler, DriveOffer
AMVIC licence B2036941
Three thousand cars in four years. How he prices one, what a claim costs you in dollars, and the fake bank draft he sees most often.
September 6, 2026 · 14 topics · 1,434 words · audio
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