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Jeff Rachor Defects: Sonic's Loss is Pep Boys' Gain

First of all, I am a nuts and bolts kinda guy. It just so happens that Sonic owns an outstanding faclity in Houston, Momentum BMW,Jag
Porsche, Volvo and Land Rover. On a Sunday afternoon,while driving by, I spotted a car on display and decided to have a look.
What I discovered, new BMW cars scattered eveywhere,extremely
dirty, Monroney labels were missing in 50% of the inventory. A service drive with trash everywhere. Mold all over the side of the showroom, cigarett butts everywhere. From the freeway these stores look like the TajMahal. It is a heart breaking discovery, I would give anything to operate a facility like that. In closing, I am not sure who is running the show at Sonic, but whoever, needs to get his ass out of the office and walk his store!

2007 Is Asbury Automotive's Year To Shine

Very good article. I think that Group 1 has a more streamlined management structure. All in all, they all have dead weight, and most
have no idea how to control expenses. Now that the car business is tough, we shall see. [e-mail]