# txcarconcierge.com > Texas Best Car Shopping Concierge Service ## Posts - [Minor Damage CarFax](https://txcarconcierge.com/minor-damage-carfax/): Being a car concierge is really a pretty awesome job. The best example I can show you:  I had a client looking for a specific used Toyota 4Runner.  I found  THIS 4RUNNER and it was a pretty darn good price. In fact, it was a really good price.  I ran the CarFax and here’s THE […] - [They Are Not Really Nice](https://txcarconcierge.com/dealerships-are-not-really-nice/): Several car companies have popped up through the years that claim to change the car buying process.  At first glance, it seems like their intentions are good.  If you ever were to deal with them, they don’t really mess around pencil whipping you but instead give you their “pretty good deal” right off the bat.  […] - [Why You Hire A Personal Car Shopper](https://txcarconcierge.com/why-you-hire-a-personal-car-shopper/): Sometimes, you need to sit down and ask yourself, “why you should hire a personal car shopper such as Texas Car Concierge?”  Seriously, you get so busy with work and life and we just run run run and oftentimes forget what we are running for.          I love the car business.  This will sound weird, but […] - [Win A Free Car From A Dealership](https://txcarconcierge.com/how-to-win-free-wrangler-mailer/): When we first started this personal car shopper company, we thought people would hate all the “car business stuff” so we avoided talking about it. We have since learned that for the most part, people enjoy learning about some of our little tricks and trivial tidbits of knowledge.  Well, it’s time we talk about the […] - [How Our Clients Get A Good Deal](https://txcarconcierge.com/personal-car-shopper-good-deal/): When we started this personal car shopping business 5 years ago, we were going into it blind. There is no business model for a car shopper because it’s such a new concept.  Our initial idea was to be added as a “perk” or a “company benefit” for startups in the Austin area.  That was difficult […] - [Dealerships Prioritize Profits Over Professionalism](https://txcarconcierge.com/profits-over-professionalism/): It’s no secret that car dealerships have multiple ways to make money. The sales department profits from selling vehicles, while the finance department earns revenue from finance reserves and product sales. Meanwhile, the service department generates income through vehicle repairs, and the parts department profits from selling parts. Even body shops contribute by earning money […] - [Car Prices To Increase](https://txcarconcierge.com/car-prices-increase-rare-earth/): A few years ago, I wrote a post about the chip shortage causing a huge disruption in the supply chain and forcing automobile price increases.  This year, a new problem threatens to disrupt the supply chain and place a great deal of pressure on pricing is “rare earths” or “rare earth elements”.  Simply put, they […] - [We Cheat the Car Buying System](https://txcarconcierge.com/good-deal-on-cars-personal-car-shopper/): Finding good deals on cars is something that every customer wants us to do for them as their personal car shopper.  The thing is that each customer defines “good deal” a bit differently.  A large subset of our customers want us to save their time and by doing all the legwork for them, they consider […] - [How To Avoid A Used Car Scam](https://txcarconcierge.com/how-to-avoid-used-car-scam/): Supply and demand is king in the car world.  Too much supply and prices drop.  Too much demand and prices increase.  USA Today reports that demand has increased to the point that the “Average 3 Year Old Used Car Price is $30,000”.  It goes on the report that the age of the average trade in […] - [A Car Design Icon Passes Away](https://txcarconcierge.com/a-car-design-icon-passes-away/): William Porter The Designer Of The GTO and Firebird William Porter has passed away. Please understand, I had never heard of him until the other day when I happened upon the above article discussing his contributions to automobile design. He was the design head for the ’68 Pontiac GTO. The GTO ignited the muscle car […] - [The Car Dealership Profit Center](https://txcarconcierge.com/avoid-the-car-dealership-profit-center/): When I was running car dealerships, we averaged about $3300 a car sold.  That put us about $600 higher than the national average.  The crazy thing is that the profit on the vehicle sold was always the same at around $1500, then we would “steal” a couple of hundred dollars off the trade making our […] - [Texas Car Concierge--Fun and Easy Car Shopping](https://txcarconcierge.com/texas-car-concierge-fun-and-easy-car-shopping/): Happy and proud.  That’s the best way to describe how we are feeling.  Why?  Well, because we are now Texas Car Concierge.  A little over four years ago, we started this company hoping to help the folks in Central Texas and honestly, we had a blast.  We started right as car availability and pricing went […] - [The Return To Normalcy](https://txcarconcierge.com/the-return-to-normalcy/): A Return To Normalcy       Hello and welcome back!!!  I hope everyone has had a wonderful Labor Day Weekend.  Here in the car world, we were busy with Labor Day Sales but now things are back to normal.    Normal not just in terms of Labor Day Events, but the car business.  It would appear that we […] - [The Playbook](https://txcarconcierge.com/the-playbook/): Car dealerships are an interesting place.  They have a sort of monopoly on how business is transacted and the customer pretty much has to follow along.  Of course, you can look around and hopefully find that one dealer that does it a little different this time, but that’s a lot of time spent on your […] - [Gin and Tonic on the Patio](https://txcarconcierge.com/gin-and-tonic-on-the-patio/): It’s been a long week–a good week but a long week.  We’ve helped a few customers and made a few friends.  Laughed too hard at our Dad jokes. But the reality is that you just gotta say it’s been a winning week.           But our week isn’t done yet because we have […] - [A Bonanza of Profits](https://txcarconcierge.com/a-bonanza-of-profits/): 2021 has been a crazy year in the car business.  Chip shortages mean that manufacturers are not able to build their normal inventories.  The New York Times tells us that across the board, automobile manufacturers are seeing a decline in sales volume.  And a decline in sales volume means a decline in profit.  Uh, not so fast:          “Despite the shortage, […] - [Steak And Sizzle](https://txcarconcierge.com/steak-and-sizzle/): Hello everyone, and I hope you have a great week.  When I was training my car salespeople, one of the things I always wanted them to find out was what the customer was going to use the vehicle for because knowing this info gave me so much more control over the sales process.     […] - [Sit Back And Relax](https://txcarconcierge.com/sit-back-and-relax/): I started a subscription to an automobile news service called, “Automotive News”.  Normally you get a big magazine delivered once a week and when I was running my car dealerships, kicking back and reading it was something I looked forward to.  Anyway, I now like being at least a little green so this time I […] - [Your Wants and Needs](https://txcarconcierge.com/your-wants-and-needs/): We don’t care what brand of car you buy.  We don’t care if you want a car or truck or SUV.  We don’t care if you want two wheel drive or four wheel drive.  We do not have an agenda to sell you a vehicle from a specific dealership.             […] - [Crazy Stupid Money For You](https://txcarconcierge.com/crazy-stupid-money-for-you/): Back in May we wrote about the used car market being just absolutely crazy and it is still not slowing down.       CNN On July 2nd       In May, we told you the about the chip shortage creating part of this problem and now, manufacturers are finally able to get new cars […] - [The Chips Are Down!!!!!](https://txcarconcierge.com/fun-and-easy-to-buy-a-car/): The National Automobile Dealers Association publishes a monthly Used Car Guide and it’s what we use to evaluate a customer’s trade-in. For as long as we have been in the car business, the book (FYI, it’s a yellow book and not a blue book) has been published monthly. That has changed in the past couple […] - [Saying Yes Is Expensive](https://txcarconcierge.com/saying-yes-is-expensive/): It’s a nice car, but you don’t want to show any emotion. You don’t want to let the salesman know you REALLY like the car. You are a rock. There is no way that salesman will be able to sell you this car because you are not going to let him “win”.     I […] - [You Have A Car Guy](https://txcarconcierge.com/you-have-a-car-guy/): 500 salespeople.  That’s pretty close to the number of new salespeople we trained in our 25 years of running car dealerships. Trained them to provide our customers with knowledge and customer service that made these customers want to buy their next car from us. We weren’t teaching them tricks, but instead, we were teaching proven […] ## Pages - [Pricing](https://txcarconcierge.com/pricing-and-services/): What We Do For over 5 years as a car concierge, I have  helped our clients buy cars the smart way — no haggling, no up-selling, no wasted Saturdays or taking time off from work to get the runaround at the dealership.   Choose the service that fits your needs and, and I will handle the […] - [A Perk For Your Customers](https://txcarconcierge.com/a-perk-for-your-customers/): A Perk For Your Customers A Perk For Your Customers We are obviously not in the automobile insurance business, so we can only imagine how competitive it must be. If you are a captive agent, you have to compete against your own product carried by other people while hoping that leads get sent to you […] - [San Antonio Car Concierge](https://txcarconcierge.com/san-antonio-car-concierge/): San AntonioCar Concierge San Antonio San Antonio is such a wonderful city. You could spend a month and not visit all the theme parks. Strolling along the riverwalk, seeing all the vibrant colors of Market Square or maybe just sitting down and enjoying a cafe y pan dulce. San Antonio is so much more than […] - [Dallas Car Concierge](https://txcarconcierge.com/dallas-car-concierge/): Dallas Car Concierge Dallas Big Things Happen Here” was the motto of Dallas for as long as I can remember and it’s the perfect motto. Who shot JR? wasn’t just a season ending episode, but the benchmark of cliffhangers. Dallas is the home of an airport that is larger than the Island of Manhattan and […] - [Fort Worth Car Concierge](https://txcarconcierge.com/fort-worth-car-concierge/): Fort Worth Car Concierge Fort Worth I have always thought of Fort Worth as the Texas version of the Continental Divide because Fort Worth is where the Old West meets modern Texas. Stockyards and Sundance Square. What a wonderful city to be able to make these opposing ideas not just work together, but thrive. Cowboys […] - [Houston Car Concierge](https://txcarconcierge.com/houston-car-concierge/): Houston Car Concierge Houston Texas Car Concierge absolutely loves Houston. So much diversity of people, ideas and food makes Houston the melting pot of Texas. Home of a stunning skyline and beautiful bayous. These things are a big part of why Houston has its own special vibe. Houston is truly unique. Sadly, buying a car […] - [Austin Car Concierge](https://txcarconcierge.com/austin-car-concierge/): Austin Car Concierge Austin Austin is where we first began as personal car shoppers and Austin will always hold a special place in our hearts. Whether it’s lunch at Stiles Switch, dinner at Matt’s El Rancho or late night tacos from El Chilango food truck, Austin offers a unique culinary experience. Barton Springs, the Greenbelt […] - [Demo](https://txcarconcierge.com/demo/): Our Painless Process Now your employees can choose the car, we deliver it them to outside work hours. No high-pressure salesmen sitting in the back seat. They can get their next vehicle in four easy steps. Meet With Us Fill out our contact form. We connect with you virtually or in person for 15 minutes […] - [Contact](https://txcarconcierge.com/contact/): Contact us 737-245-1275 Fill out the form below to learn more from us. - [Blog](https://txcarconcierge.com/blog-car-shopping-service/): Latest Blog Posts - [Why Texas Car Concierge](https://txcarconcierge.com/why-texas-car-concierge/): Why Hire Texas Car Concierge Whether you call me a Car Broker or a car concierge or even a personal car shopper is something that’s not going to get me riled up.  Heck, I am more concerned with providing you the best car buying experience then what name I am called.  Please understand, I do […] - [Home](https://txcarconcierge.com/): Buy Your Next Car Without Entering a Dealership Texas Car Concierge is your personal car shopping service.  We are determined to use our 25 years of experience make your car buying process not just stress free, but enjoyable.  As your car concierge, we take all the pressure off of you so you can sit back […] ## Optional - [Agent (MCP protocol)](websites-agents.hostinger.com/txcarconcierge.com/mcp) [comment]: # (Generated by Hostinger Tools Plugin)