Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, AutoFair saw a high demand for used cars.
“It has been strong all year long,” said Jason LaCroix, general manager. “There really was no slowdown.”
kAmp D=@H C@==@FE @7 ?6H 42CD 3642FD6 @7 724E@CJ D9FE5@H?D[ C@4<3@EE@> :?E6C6DE C2E6D 2?5 J62CD @7 :?4C62D:?8 4@DED 7@C ?6H G69:4=6D 92G6 7F6=65 E96 56>2?5 7@C AC6@H?65 G69:4=6D 😕 a_a_] qFE H9:=6 6IA6CED D2J :E’D DE:== 2 8@@5 E:>6 E@ EC256:? E@ 3@@DE :?G6?E@CJ[ E96 56>2?5 😀 DE2CE:?8 E@ =6G6= @77 2D ?6H 42C 5:D4@F?ED 364@>6 2G2:=23=6]k^Am
kAm|2?J H@F=5 E9:?< E96 A2?56>:4 H@F=5 92G6 E96 @AA@D:E6 67764E @? E96 42C :?5FDECJ[ D2:5 %@55 $<6=E@?[ rt~ @7 !C:>6 |@E@C vC@FA[ H9:49 @A6C2E6D 562=6CD9:AD 😕 D:I DE2E6D]k^Am
kAm“%96C6 😀 2 =@E @7 F?46CE2:?EJ[” 96 D2:5] “%96 DE:>F=FD 4964<D 96=A65 FD[ 3FE E96? E9@D6 H6?E 2H2J 2?5 H6’C6 92G:?8 3:8 >@?E9D]”k^Am
kAm{2rC@:I 😀 2=D@ D@>6H92E DFCAC:D65 8:G6? E96 9:89 F?6>A=@J>6?E C2E6]k^Am
kAm“*@F H@F=5 E9:?< :E H@F=5 D=@H E9:?8D 5@H?[” 96 D2:5] “qFE x E9:?< :E 92D 366? @77D6E 3J E96 ?F>36C @7 A6@A=6 H9@ 2C6 ;FDE ?@E 8@:?8 @FE E@ 62E @C 7=J:?8 @FE @? G242E:@?D]”k^Am
kAm&D65 42C AC:46D 24C@DD E96 4@F?ECJ 92G6 DA:<65 5FC:?8 E96 A2?56>:4 😕 A2CE 3642FD6 @7 724E@CJ D9FE5@H?D[ 244@C5:?8 E@ k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^t5>F?5D]4@>Qmt5>F?5D]4@>k^2m[ 2 42C C6D62C49 H63D:E6] ~E96CD 2EEC:3FE6 E96 564=:?6 😕 C:56D92C:?8 2?5 AF3=:4 EC2?DA@CE2E:@?]k^Am
kAm(9:=6 E96 AC:46D 7@C ?6H 42CD 92G6 5C@AA65[ E96 2G6C286 =:DE:?8 AC:46 7@C a_`f >@56= J62C G69:4=6D 4=:>365 E@ Sac[agf 😕 pF8FDE[ 2? :?4C62D6 @7 Sfa` 4@>A2C65 H:E9 yF=J 2?5 2? :?4C62D6 @7 ?62C=J S`[d__ 4@>A2C65 H:E9 yF?6] %96 :?4C62D6D 4@>6 2D FD65 42CD 2C6 <?@H? 7@C 56AC64:2E:?8 😕 G2=F6 @?46 5C:G6? @77 E96 =@E]k^Am
kAm%9:D AC6D6?ED 2 8C62E @AA@CEF?:EJ 7@C E9@D6 =@@<:?8 E@ EC256 :?[ 3FE :E’D ?@E 6IA64E65 E@ =2DE A2DE E96 ?6IE >@?E9 @C D@]k^Am
kAm“q:886C 5:D4@F?ED @? a_a_ >@56= J62C G69:4=6D D9@F=5 4C62E6 5@H?H2C5 AC6DDFC6 @? E96 FD65 >2C<6E[ 2?5 56AC64:2E:@? 7@C FD65 G69:4=6D EJA:42==J 2446=6C2E6D 5FC:?8 E96 7@FCE9 BF2CE6C[ D@ FD65 AC:46D 2?5 G2=F6D 2C6 =:<6=J 8@:?8 E@ 5C@A[” D2:5 xG2? sCFCJ[ t5>F?5D’ D6?:@C >2?286C @7 :?D:89ED[ 😕 2 DE2E6>6?E]k^Am
kAm%96 56>2?5 7@C FD65 42CD 😀 “D=:89E=J 9:896C E92? DFAA=J[” H9:49 92D 5C:G6? FA 4@DED[ {2rC@:I D2:5]k^Am
kAm“(6 2C6 2== DECF88=:?8 E@ 86E FD65 42CD 2?5 46CE2:?=J A2J:?8 >@C6 E92? H6 H@F=5 =:<6 E@ A2J 7@C E96>[” 96 D2:5]k^Am
kAmu@C E96 7:CDE E:>6[ {2rC@:I 92D @?6 DE277 >6>36C 565:42E65 E@ 3FJ:?8 FD65 42CD]k^Am
kAm“w6 925 7@FC D4C66?D 😕 9:D @77:46 2?5 96 😀 =@@<:?8 2E 2== E96 2F4E:@?D[” 96 D2:5] “(6 ECJ E@ @776C E@A G2=F6 E@ @FC 4FCC6?E 4FDE@>6CD]”k^Am
kAm%96 >2C<6E[ 9@H6G6C[ 92D DE2CE65 E@ =6G6= @77]k^Am
kAm!C:>6 |@E@C vC@FA[ H9:49 @A6C2E6D 562=6CD9:AD 😕 D:I DE2E6D[ 92D D66? >@C6 FD65 42C :?G6?E@CJ 364@>:?8 2G2:=23=6 E9C@F89 2F4E:@?D 2?5 H9@=6D2=6CD]k^Am
kAm“(6 2C6 DE2CE:?8 E@ D66 E96 FD65 42C >2C<6E D@7E6? D=:89E=J ;FDE E9:D =2DE H66<[” D2:5 $<6=E@?[ rt~]k^Am
kAm!C:>6 |@E@C vC@FA 3C@<6 8C@F?5 =2DE H66< @? 2 ?6H $F32CF 562=6CD9:A @? v@=5 $EC66E 😕 |2?496DE6C] xE’D 6IA64E65 E@ @A6? ?6IE DF>>6C] “~? E96 ?6H 42C 7C@?E[ H6 ;FDE 5@?’E 92G6 :?G6?E@CJ[ D@ :E 4C62E6D E9:D 7C6?KJ[” $<6=E@? D2:5] “(6 92G6 23@FE E96 D2>6 2>@F?E @7 A6@A=6 4@>:?8 😕 E92E H6 925 AC6r~’xs[ 3FE >2?J >@C6 @7 E96> 3FJ 2 42C ;FDE =:<6 E92E]”k^Am
kAmk2 9C67lQ>2:=E@i;A96=ADoF?:@?=6256C]4@>Qm;A96=ADoF?:@?=6256C]4@>k^2mk^Am