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Lou Ramirez

Lou Ramirez

Co-host of the Car Guy Coffee Podcast, an automotive industry podcast, and host of Automotive Informants; U.S. armed forces veteran and career automotive professional.

Oct 8, 2026

12:47
[laughs]
12:47
And they understood how we thought, and they also understood how to give us our marching orders.
12:50
And no, we weren't taking the, uh, the loudness.
12:54
They, we weren't taking the rushing.
12:55
We weren't taking any of that stuff to heart.
14:20
Right.
14:21
And inside of that, we've been able to have the opportunity to say what we've been able to do, catalog it, there's the social proof of it.
14:28
And then when we say we're available, people started asking.
16:51
Absolutely lights out.
16:53
Well, I personally feel as though those third parties, the Walmarts, the tire discounters, the other companies that are out there that have found a good streamlined process to help it out.
17:04
Hey, here's a deal on your tires while you shop and you get your groceries.
17:08
You're going to be here anyway.
17:09
Get your hair cut, get your eyes checked, and we'll be back around with your car with your fresh new tires by the time you get done.
17:15
The tire discounters, they have a very easy process.
17:19
high-tech, streamlined process to get you in, get you out, get you analyzed, get you prescribed, and get you back on the road.

18 MINS LATER

35:49
loaner car.
2:39
So it's been amazing.
2:40
After a career of solving problems in different dealerships all throughout the country, we then started to harness that and really start to brew a solution for the industry, which was really to bring encouragement and to encourage people that look inside of this industry with the knowledge of how good this industry can be.
3:01
We got less and less impressed with the status quo and wanted to do a little bit more for ourselves and for the people that we are around and then beyond.
3:10
So we started the podcast, interviewed so many people inside of the industry, including you, and it was great to be able to learn from everybody that we learned from.
3:19
We love to be the promoters of all those that are brewing solutions good in this industry.
3:25
And for those that are doing good things, we've been able to connect, speak on big stages, speak in big dealerships, small dealerships, all throughout the industry.
3:33
We've had a great time learning and growing and enriching what this industry can be and had a great time so far becoming better because we've connected with so many incredible people in the industry.

38 MINS LATER

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Well, you know, I don't know if it's enough to drop new

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