Tuesday, January 26, 2010

The most popular vehicle list at Mark’s Auto Sales

Each year Mark’s Auto Sales in Lakewood Colorado sells hundreds of cars (almost a thousand) through our buy here pay here program. The vehicles are chosen for the inventory by several factors. The buy here pay here program aims to help customers get a fresh start; automotive financing after past credit hiccups like bankruptcies or repossessions. This is also the primary transportation for most of our customers and their families. Therefore it is important to stock up on dependable vehicles that do not have too high of repair costs. Here is a list of our most popular vehicles at Mark’s Auto Sales that we do our best to keep into inventory based on popular demand by customers.

SUV
Used Ford Explorer
Used Dodge Durango
Used Chevrolet Blazer
Vans
Used Kia Sedona
Used Dodge Caravan
Trucks
Used Ford F-150
Used Dodge Ram 1500
Cars
Used Kia Optima
Used Hyundai Sonata
Used Dodge Neon
Used Ford Focus
Used Ford Taurus
Used Dodge Stratus
Used Chrysler Sebring
Used Chrysler PT Cruiser

In comparison an article by AOL of the Best Selling Cars in America, vehicles included: the Volkswagon Jetta, Toyota Rav4, Chevrolet Malibu, Ford Fusion, Toyota Prius, Nissan Altima, Chevrolet Impala, Dodge Ram, Honda CR-V, Honda Civic, Chevrolet Silverado, Toyota Corolla, Honda Accord, Toyota Camry, and the number one selling car in America, the Ford F-150. As one would notice, many of the best selling cars in America are also sold in our inventory at Mark’s Auto Sales. Perhaps new car buyers think the same as Mark’s Auto Sales, when purchasing inventory: What is reliable? What is affordable for long term maintenance?

Saturday, January 23, 2010

Marks Auto Sales .com your source for a specific car search

Mark's Auto Sales in Lakewood Colorado is glad to show you how our website is easy to navigate if there is a specific vehicle or type of vehicle you are looking for.

Our inventory includes mostly domestic, with some foreign models. Our supply of inventory, is both newer than many other buy here pay here dealers in the Denver Metro area, as well as models that are more affordable for repairs.

Is there a brand you prefer?

Used Buick cars

Used Chevrolet vehicles

Used Chrysler cars and vans

Used Dodge cars, trucks and SUVs

Used Ford cars, trucks and SUVs

Used Honda cars

Used Hyundai cars

Used Jeep SUVs

Used Kia cars and vans

Used Mazda cars

Used Mitsubishi

Used Nissan cars

Used Oldsmobile cars

Used Pontiac cars

Used Saturn cars

Used Suzuki Cars

Used Toyota Cars

Friday, January 15, 2010

Tax time is your time to drive at Mark’s Auto Sales


Mark’s Auto Sales is proud to have the Tax Max program back in force this year. This is a great program that allows customers a chance to put more money down, and start off strong on their auto loan.

With the program, you can bring in your tax documents, and drive away with a vehicle. If you are single with no dependents or if you are married with dependents Mark’s Auto Sales can file your return. Be sure to bring in all necessary documentation including W-2s for all the jobs worked at this year, social security card for you, your dependents and spouse.

The computer system allows us to file your taxes. Once it has processed and determined the amount of the return, the consumer can decide how much they would like to use for downpayment with a refund anticipation loan.

Using tax money is a great way to get in a car loan. The larger the down payment is, a shorter term may be available, and there can be a better flexibility with payment amounts. If you’re planning to purchase in 2010, tax season may be your best option!

Mark’s Auto Sales is not only proud to have the Tax Max program available, but is also proud to be the home of the true buy here pay here financing and can approve when other lenders will not. Find out for yourself at http://www.marksautosales.com

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Receive a car for Christmas?

You know the car ads that have a car with a giant red bow wrapped around it as a holiday present for junior?

Hopefully you had a Merry Christmas, but if a happy new year depends on transportation, a vehicle that you didn't get with a bow wrapped around it Mark's Auto Sales can help.

Perhaps after a few sweater returns or simply from saving, you have something for your down payment.

Mark's Auto Sales has affordable transportation on vehicles that have been serviced and safety inspected. Best of all, you can be financed. Not only can we offer bank and credit union financing like all the big dealerships, you are approved, because we offer buy here pay here financing too.

Please give a call at 1-877-792-4168, visit our site, or check out our Facebook page, and we'll be glad to help.

Happy New Year Colorado!

Monday, December 7, 2009

New from the North Pole: Santa at Mark's Auto Sales 12-23-09

Santa's visit to Mark's Auto Sales used car dealership in Lakewood Colorado
Mark's Auto Sales community! We just got notice from the North Pole that Santa Claus will arrive at Mark's Auto Sales on Wednesday December 23rd from 3-6pm.

Customers, vendors, associates and community are invited to come by, bring your kids, so they can take a photo with Santa and receive a small early gift from Santa. Bring your camera or we can take the photo. Photos will be posted on the Mark's Auto Sales Facebook Fan Page.

We look forward to seeing you on December 23rd!

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Be Green and Buy Used... You're doing a favor to the environment!

Thanks for checking out our Mark's Auto Sales blog. I have a topic to share today that I hope will be of interest to car shoppers around the country, and that is, "to be green, buy used."

I lived in Boulder Colorado, about 25 miles North of our dealership in Lakewood Colorado. Boulder is known to be a very progressive, environmentally friendly town. With the university and many tech companies calling Boulder and its surrounding communities home, Boulder also has one of the highest income levels in the state. With the introduction of the Toyota Prius, Boulder drivers took storm. I remember one day seeing 45 Toyota Prius' in one day. If its called the "Repulic of Boulder" then move over Volkswagon, this is the new "People's Car."

While the vehicle's gas economy is certainly popular with fluctuating fuel prices, I kept hearing negative reviews about the production of a hybrid vehicles, most especially their batteries. Because battery technology has lagged behind other innovations, the battery rs inefficient in its production and may have to be replaced in as few as a few short years of driving the vehicle.

In an article on wired.com, the author writes that despite the great gas mileage, "it takes 113 million BTUs of energy to make a Toyota Prius. Because there are about 113,000 BTUs of energy in a gallon of gasoline, the Prius has consumed the equivalent of 1,000 gallons of gasoline before it reaches the showroom. Think of it as a carbon debt — one you won’t pay off until the Prius has turned over 46,000 miles or so."

However, when you purchase a used vehicle as opposed to a hybrid, somebody else has already cleared the gap between the carbon debt. From the same article, he states that "a 1998 Toyota Tercel that gets 27 mpg city / 35 mpg highway miles. The Prius will have to go 100,000 miles to achieve the same carbon savings as the 10-year-old Tercel." And there are great vehicles out there, if you are still concerned about gas mileage efficiency. These include, as listed from the aforementioned article:
1994 Geo Metro XFi
Ford Festiva
Ford Aspire
Dodge Colts
Honda CRX HF
1985 Chevrolet Chevette
87 Chevrolet Sprint
With modern equivalents in the:
Toyota Echo
Honda Civic
Chevrolet Prizm
Mini Cooper
Most Volkswagon diesel models.
From advertisements, I know that BMW diesels would compare amongst this list.

While it looks green to pull out of the dealership with the new hybrid, but don't be fooled, you're green to drive a gas efficient vehicle that has already saved more carbon emissions than it took to build the vehicle. About seven years ago I had a 1993 Plymouth Colt coupe which got me gas mileage in the mid thirties to mid forties. Of course when the A/C was on, it would be in the lower of that range. And there was one time, when driving with mostly a tailwind on the highway I calculated 52 mpg. Boy, what would I do to have that car back right now?!

Do we have your email address?

Are you a Mark's Auto Sales BHPH customer?
Do you have an email address?
Do we have your updated email address on file?

Mark's Auto Sales is updating our computer systems, and needs to update your contact information, especially email addresses. As more and more people prefer to be contacted by email for account reminders, it is important that we have your preferred email address. If you prefer to be contacted by email your Mark's Auto Sales account representative can take note and keep contact through email for payment reminders.

In the future, you will have the ability to pay online, and your email address will be needed to send you your receipt.

And of course, for customer appreciation events, BBQs, visits from Santa Claus, we want to be sure that our Mark's Auto Sales customers don't miss out. We'll let you know of customer events planned along with more information available on our blog, Twitter, or Facebook fan page.

Please write down your email or any other changed contact info the next time you make a payment, or email staci@marksautosales.com and write that you are updating your customer email address.

Thank you!