Preferred Dealer Services, Inc.

12/27/2025

Peter Bond asked me to meet with the GM of OffLeaseOnly.com when they were selling 200 - 300 units a month out of a converted plant shed. In one year we took it to three rooftops selling 1000 units a month each. Later, sold to CERBERUS for $200M.

10/17/2024

To build a strong personal brand, start by understanding yourself—what you stand for, what you offer, and how you want to be seen. When you clearly communicate who you are, you’ll attract opportunities and connections that align with your values and goals.

10/16/2024

"There was a time... The 'Real Jr. Ewing' standing proudly with family, next to his E-55 Barron. JB was no "piker"—a true pioneer in directional drilling, tertiary EOR recovery systems, and more. He often said he was 'bear hunting with a switch,' but as he knew well, it only takes one bear to feed a family for a long time."

09/17/2024

Not possible. Steve had a winter last week for $10,000, and this week for $5000. And went to the casino Sunday and won a little. Congratulations.

08/16/2024

Oh, so close…

08/11/2024

In 1939 George Whittell Jr., a character and raconteur, commissioned John Hacker, a Naval architect, to design an express commuter yacht in the style of Whittell’s personal DC-2 aircraft and his many Duesenberg automobiles.
Thunderbird was constructed at the cost of $87,000 (over $3.3 million in today’s dollars) and was launched in the pre-dawn hours on July 14, 1940, in Tahoe City. Since then, Thunderbird has arguably become America’s most famous wooden boat.
At 55 feet, she boasts Honduran mahogany hardwoods, polished stainless steel, and elegant crystal. Her two vintage V-12 Allison Aircraft engines power her across the Lake-in-the-Sky at speeds approaching 70 mph.

07/22/2024

Where are we with dollar value destruction, you might ask?

07/15/2024

Can't make this vitriol up...
Top Adviser to Democrat Megadonor Reid Hoffman Suggests Attempt on Trump’s Life May Have Been ‘Staged’

As we move forward in Uniting our Nation after the horrific events on Saturday, this dismissal of the Lawless Indictment in Florida should be just the first step, followed quickly by the dismissal of ALL the Witch Hunts — The January 6th Hoax in Washington, D.C., the Manhattan D.A.’s Zombie Case...

07/02/2024

MSM has barely mentioned the CDK outage with total losses yet undetermined, though easily in the hundreds of $billions. We will finish booking 2024 soon. Dealers that need to recover expeditiously or take their unfair share of the market, Contact us now... [email protected]

Mark Proctor
817-291-0677
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CDK

Critical Situation Update

Dear Valued Customers,

We are continuing the phased approach to the restoration process and are rapidly bringing dealers live on the core DMS. We anticipate that all dealers will be live by late Wednesday, July 3rd or early morning Thursday, July 4.

For details on how you will be notified of your scheduled go live timeframe please go to the Dealer Resource Center and go to this link. Please do not call Customer Care for this information.

Customer Care is providing extended hours for Calls, Chats and eCases via the tollfree number and the Customer Care Portal. You can go to the Dealer Resource Center at this link for hours and instructions on how to use the Customer Care channels.

We are also actively working on bringing other applications live including CDK CRM (eLead), ONE-EIGHTY and CDK Service.

Thank you for your continued partnership as we work together to get you back to business as usual.

Sincerely,

CDK Customer Care

06/29/2024

The exact thing I have cautioned everyone about is now happening. Among others (CDK). Fisker, a recent "top 3 pick" by Zacks, Amid Bankruptcy, Recalls Every Single Car in the U.S.

The recall includes a mandatory stop sale as the availability of parts and service is as questionable as Fisker's future.

I want Rivian to succeed, and we all should. However, scale and profit remain elusive without substantial subvention, subsidies, or massive losses. The challenges are real, but the potential is immense. For those that don't, like Fisker, few options remain other than BK, merger, or reorganization, leaving stockholders facing the brunt of failed expectations.

Every single Fisker Ocean ever built is being recalled while the automaker is in the middle of bankruptcy proceedings.

06/28/2024

The lost income and lost income opportunity will be staggering… 

06/27/2024

Predicting the outage will continue past June 30th... Losses are in the $billions. The software company CDK Global should have been more prepared for a cyberattack (quite an understatement.)

The massive car dealership cyberattack already has lawsuits flying...

A plaintiff said his personal information is at risk and software company CDK Global should have been more prepared for a cyberattack