J.D. Byrider

Knoxville Franchisee, Corporate Office Thank Community for Assistance after May Fire

On May 7, a fire caused major damage to the J.D. Byrider dealership at 8413 Kingston Pike in Knoxville. However, due to significant efforts by Knoxville-area fire personnel, there were no injuries to employees and the building was salvageable.

To thank the community for their assistance during and after the fire, Knoxville franchise owner Vince Keller donated $1,000 to local charitable organization FISH Hospitality Pantries, and J.D. Byrider’s corporate office is matching the gift for a total donation of $2,000.

Each month, FISH Hospitality Pantries – a non-profit, all-volunteer organization – provides food packages to more than 11,000 families in four Knoxville locations and more than 2,000 families from locations in Claiborne County and Knox County.

“The local community has been extremely helpful during the past month as we have worked to get back in business,” said Keller. “Donating to such a worthy organization is the least we could do to thank Knoxville and area fire personnel for the work they put into saving our store.”

“We are grateful no one was seriously injured during the fire and a portion of the dealership was saved,” said J.D. Byrider CEO Steve Wedding. “Knoxville has been a great community for business, and we are proud to give a donation to FISH Hospitality Pantries to thank the community for their assistance.”

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Kinser Collects Fifth Win, Schatz Earns A Pair of Podium Finishes

Winners

Wednesday      Joey Saldana of Kasey Kahne Racing

Thursday         Steve Kinser of Tony Stewart Racing

TSR Results  Wednesday

Donny Schatz (Started 2nd, Finished 3rd)

Steve Kinser (Started 8th, Finished 10th)

Tony Stewart (Started 11th, Finished 24th)

TSR Results Thursday

Steve Kinser (Started 2nd, Finished 1st)

Donny Schatz (Started 12th, Finished 3rd)

Tony Stewart (Started 14th, Finished 10th)

Luck has a way of finding you in Las Vegas. Tony Stewart Racing’s Steve Kinser entered this week’s two-night Las Vegas World of Outlaws (WoO) Nationals presented by J.D. Byrider hoping to continue his incredible start to the 2011 WoO campaign, while his TSR teammate, Donny Schatz, was seeking a change in fortune after struggling in the first five races. The cards turned out in the favor the TSR contingent was aiming for as Kinser raced to victory in Thursday night’s 30-lap A-Feature finale, while Schatz parlayed a strong third-place finish in Wednesday night’s opener with a charge for 12th to third on Thursday night. The wild card of the program was the results of two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Tony Stewart, who jumped in a third TSR entry and raced his way to 10th-place finish in Thursday night’s 30-lap A-Feature finale.

Kinser is off to one his best career starts in WoO competition, winning four of the first seven main events. In his second season driving the TSR No. 11 Bass Pro Shops/J.D. Byrider/ Chevy Maxim, “The King of the Outlaws” is setting a blistering pace. Following Wednesday night’s 10th-place finish, Kinser was determined to be a factor throughout the night on Thursday. He earned his first fast qualifier award of 2011 by turning a lap of 15.119 seconds around the half-mile dirt oval. He finished second in the dash and took advantage of his outside front row starting position in the 30-lap main event by grabbing the lead at the drop of the green. The 20-time WoO champion set a terrific pace in the race, which was only slowed by a pair of late caution flags. In the end, he fought a last lap challenge from Joey Saldana, Wednesday night’s winner, and Schatz, to score his seventh win at the Las Vegas oval and 566th career WoO A-Feature win.

“Any win is a good win, but you always like to be the guy standing here at the end of the night,” admitted Kinser, who added to his point lead with the triumph. “We didn’t have a very good night on Wednesday. We got involved in a couple of crashes and ended up hurting a car, so the Bass Pro Shops crew worked hard all day putting a new one together. It’s a really fast car and this is a great way to thank them. We also wanted to do well for everybody involved with this Tony Stewart Racing team. Tony’s been racing with us and we had some people from J.D. Byrider here. It’s always nice to do well when the people making this all possible are here to enjoy it with you.”

Schatz ventured to Las Vegas looking for a change of luck after scoring only one top-five finish in the season’s first five races. He quickly served notice that the TSR No. 15 STP/Armor All/Chevy J&J was going to be a factor. In Wednesday’s qualifying session, Schatz turned the fastest lap of the night to capture his first fast time award of the season. He would later finish second in the dash and challenged eventual winner Joey Saldana in Wednesday’s 30-lap A-Feature, before eventually finishing third.

Wednesday’s results were building blocks for a strong run on Thursday night for Schatz. An early qualifying slot hindered his chances at a second straight top qualifier award, and he ended up14th overall. The results of qualifying earned Schatz a mid-pack starting position in Thursday’s main event. The four-time WoO champion made one of his patented charges during the first 20 laps of the race. He worked his way up to third and made several bids for second. With three laps to go a caution bunched the field, Schatz restarted third and continued his battle for second with Saldana and Sammy Swindell. On the final restart, he made a final run at Saldana and Kinser, but couldn’t make the low groove work and he followed the duo to the finish line.

“We made some progress and will take a couple top-three runs,” said Schatz.  “I don’t know if we needed the late yellows either night. It seemed like we were closing in on Joey the first night, and tonight I was coming to Steve and Sammy. Maybe the lapped traffic would have played into our favor. It didn’t work out that way, so we’ll take what we got and keep working until we get that first win.”

The mid-week races provided Stewart, who is in town to compete in Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 400, the chance to join his TSR drivers in action with the World of Outlaws for the first time since last July. He was fast behind the wheel of the TSR No. 11 Bass Pro Shops/J.D. Byrider/ Chevy Maxim topping the speed charts in several practice sessions. In Wednesday’s program, he timed in sixth overall, but only completed four laps in the main event after a mechanical problem forced him to end his race prematurely. The following night, he went out extremely early and didn’t quite make the lap he hoped to and ended up 16th fastest. A fifth-place finish in the first heat earned the Columbus, Ind., native the 16th-starting spot in Thursday’s finale. He ran a smooth race, working his way forward to finish 10th.

The results of the Las Vegas World of Outlaws Nationals presented by J.D. Byrider improved Kinser’s lead in the 2011 WoO championship standings. He has 1018 points and leads Saldana by 35 markers. Schatz remains sixth in the standings and trails Kinser by 93 points. The TSR teams will return to action on Saturday, March 12 at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, Calif., for the Mini Gold Cup Race of Champions.

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Save Money with a Used Car

If you want a new vehicle, be sure to shop around. There are great deals out there. But for some, new car prices are simply not affordable. And, if you have credit problems, you’re definitely going to have to look at a used vehicle.  In addition, new cars typically depreciate from 25% to 60% in the first three years, and then depreciation usually begins to slow down.

Cars are Built Better Today for Improved Long-Term Reliability

Most consumers want a used vehicle with low mileage. That’s great if you can find it. But, as we said, today’s used cars are better than ever. In many cases, you can buy an older used vehicle, even one with higher mileage, and come out on the winning end. Just make sure you have the vehicle checked out before you buy.

Many Used Cars Get a Comprehensive Inspection

Another option is to buy from a dealer who invests money and time into reconditioning its vehicles before they go on the lot. Many dealers put their vehicles through a comprehensive inspection process. Some invest serious dollars into this process so that you get a better car.

J.D. Byrider has been in business for over 20 years and has sold nearly 900,000 vehicles across the country. Every J.D. Byrider vehicle undergoes a comprehensive inspection and comes with a limited warranty at no extra charge. Our extended service contracts and warranties provide additional peace of mind. With parts and labor charges that are among the lowest in the neighborhood, the J.D. Byrider program provides over $4000 of additional value with its vehicles.

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1. Stability and Reliability- In Business for Over 20 Years with almost 900,000 vehicles sold

J.D. Byrider specializes in providing good cars for people who need credit. We’ve been in business for over 20 years and have sold nearly 900,000 vehicles. That makes us the nation’s leader in our field.

2. Great Performing Cars

We start with better cars. Our experience has taught us what vehicles best serve our customers’ needs… and perform best over the life of our retail contracts. Those are the vehicles we buy.

3. Comprehensive 90-Point Inspection on Each Vehicle

We create better opportunity for a satisfying experience by putting each vehicle through a Comprehensive Inspection that covers nearly 90 items. Our cars are in good shape when they hit our sales lots.

4. CarFax Report and Clean Title

Each vehicle comes with a clean title, backed by CarFax® or Experian Auto Check®

5. Good to Go Warranty

Every vehicle comes with a Good to Go limited warranty and, depending on the dealership, we offer after sale protection that ranges from a 12 month/12,000 plan all the way up to a 36 month/36,000 mile plan.

6. Personalized Budget

We prepare a personal budget for each customer so we can determine a payment that is affordable. There’s no point in putting someone in a vehicle they can’t afford- if you can’t make our payment, nobody wins.

7. Personal Program Consultants… Improve Your Credit

Every customer is assigned a personal program consultant, who follows up regularly on the status of their lives and their progress on improving their credit. We report activity to the major credit bureaus, which can create opportunity for customers to improve their credit and move on to better lives.

8. Constant Improvements to Benefit J.D. Byrider Customers

We’re constantly improving ways for making your payment easier.

9. Dedicated J.D. Byrider Service Departments

Our Service Departments are staffed by highly skilled technicians. Most of our techs are ASE Certified and the work they perform is for J.D. Byrider customers only.

10. Some of the Lowest Service Rates

Our labor rates are among the lowest in the neighborhood and we offer fair prices on quality parts and service to help save you money and keep you on budget.

11. Easy Application Process

We make applying for financing easy. Simply log on to GoJDB.com or call 800-926-2255 and you can apply in private.

12. Customer and Service Satisfaction is a Top Priority for J.D. Byrider

We focus on customer satisfaction. Log on to JDBFacts.com to read what our customers have to say. There you can see why we’ve achieved a Sales Satisfaction Rating of 96% and a Service Satisfaction Rating of 90%— we don’t think there are any higher in the entire industry!

13. You Can Receive Approval and a Car in the Same Day

We don’t rely on outside banks for approval of your deal, so you really could be driving the same day you apply.

14. Better Cars, Affordable Payments and Better Car

At J.D. Byrider, you’re buying a performance program vs. price. It starts with no-haggle pricing and continues through our entire package of better cars, affordable payments and better car care.

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Credit problems are nothing new. Ever since the concept of “buying on time” was introduced, there have been people who have had trouble making their payments. The result is that those who “on credit” end up imposing a finance charge- interest on the unpaid balance. As more and more people developed sloppy payment habits, the sellers (or lenders) were forced to raise the interest rates they charged. Interest became a function of risk. The higher the risk, the higher the interest rate. Systems and regulations were put in place to monitor the amount of interest that was fair and to track consumers’ rick factor based on their payment history.

Even with credit problems, consumers need transportation. Banks, credit unions, auto manufacturers and other traditional lenders have avoided the higher risk markets and have not been wiling to finance those with credit problems. Thus, the “buy here pay here” industry was born. Thousands of independent dealers opened lots across the country at which consumers could purchase a used car and get financed at a higher interest rate. For many, buy here pay here car lots have been their road back to a promising financial future.

When choosing a buy here pay here car dealer, look at these key things:

1. Better quality cars that have undergone a comprehensive inspection and are backed by a warranty.

2. A dealer who is willing to analyze your financial situation and help establish a budget and an affordable payment.

3. A company that’s willing to stand behind the vehicles it sells by providing service protection programs and affordable service after the sale.

J.D. Byrider specializes in providing good cars for people who need credit. After 20 years in the business, we’ve sold nearly 900,000 vehicles across the country. And we’ve focused on taking care of our customers to the point where we now have a Sales Satisfaction rating of 96% and a Service Satisfaction rating of 90%… we think those are the highest in the industry! Check out what our customers have to say at JDBFacts.com.

If you need a good car and financing, log on to GOJDB.com and apply from the comfort and privacy of your computer. We don’t rely on outside banks for approval of your financing so you could be driving the same day you apply.

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J.D. Byrider of Charleston, South Carolina teamed up with local radio station 106.3 WJNL to collect bikes for under-privileged children during the month of December.  Anyone who brought in a bike to the J.D. Byrider dealership was offered a special discount on the purchase of a used car.  The dealership was able to collect 50 bikes and bring smiles to 50 children for the holidays.

For the last 20 years, J.D. Byrider has provided good used cars for over 800,000 customers who needed help with financing.  They offer a wide selection of better used vehicles and can also provide financing for those with not-so-perfect credit.

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The J.D. Byrider Used Car Business started some 20 years ago with the vision of Jim DeVoe Sr., and is now one of the most successful companies in the used car business. J.D. Byrider has 127 locations across the U.S., with almost 900,000 cars sold and a sales satisfaction rating of 96%. Read more about the J.D. Byrider story and learn about how it became one of the most successful buy-here, pay-here car dealers around.

http://www.usedcarnews.com/news/622-jd-byrider-marks-milestone

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Gilbert resident Bob Hirst, 50, co-owner of the J.D. Byrider used car dealership in Chandler, said frustration pushed him to spend a Saturday a month cleaning up Chandler neighborhoods with Live Love.

“I turned 50 last year and I’ve got my own business and two kids that are 22 and 24,” he said. “I hit kind of this time of life and said, ‘Man, especially in this economy, everything’s not working out exactly like I thought it would.’”

He said that frustration drew him to refocus on some of the basic principles of Christianity, particularly the goal of helping others.

“We all realize that there’s a lot more needy people out there than we knew and that we could be one of them at any time,” he said. “It was that realization that this could be me and maybe I need to lend a hand.”

J.D. Byrider is celebrating its 20th Anniversary in used car sales this year and has helped over 800,000 people get the cars and financing they need to get on with their lives. During these tough economic times, an even larger group of people have found themselves with less-than-perfect credit. J.D. Byrider provides good cars for people who need credit and, after 20 years of business, has an understanding of what vehicles stand up best over time. And, they’re one of the few companies in the buy here pay here field to offer a warranty on their vehicles. Visit J.D. Byrider to view a location near you.

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Tony Stewart Racing driver Donny Schatz won his fourth consecutive World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series championship by finishing sixth in Saturday night’s 30-lap World Finals feature at Lowe’s Motor Speedway near Charlotte, North Carolina.  Schatz raced in 65 events during the 2009 season. This is Tony Stewart’s third World of Outlaws championship title and tenth championship as a car owner. To learn more about the event, view the press release.

“It’s a great win for Tony Stewart Racing and J.D. Byrider is proud to be a part of it. We’re also very proud of Donny and all of his team mates,” said Jim England of J.D. Byrider.

J.D. Byrider, who celebrates 20 years in the used car business this year, has been a sponsor of Tony Stewart Racing for 12 years. Byrider has also been involved with Tony Stewart’s World of Outlaws Sprint cars since 2001.

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In much of the United States, winter weather conditions can have an impact on your car’s performance, and on the way it should be driven. If you live in a part of the country that’s impacted by winter weather, or if you plan to travel there, start with preparing your vehicle properly.

Make sure your heating and cooling system is working properly. Have your radiator drained, flushed and topped off with fresh coolant/antifreeze. Have your oil and oil filter changed. Have your air filter changed. Have your battery tested and replace it if necessary. Have your alternator and all belts checked.

Make sure your tires have plenty of tread and are properly inflated. Also, check to make sure your wheels are properly balanced and aligned. While you’re checking your tires, locate your spare, as well as your jack. You should also make sure you have roadside emergency kit.

It’s always a good idea to carry a special winter travel safety kit that includes a cell phone, an ice scraper and brush, cat litter (for use as a traction aid), blankets, a good flashlight, a candle, matches, a good book, a portable weather radio and a can of lock de-icer – don’t use hot water on glass or locks as it can refreeze and create a bigger problem.

When driving in snowy conditions, slow down. A good rule of thumb is to reduce speed by 50 percent. But, don’t slow down too much – your vehicle needs momentum to carry it through snow on grades. Keep a light touch on the controls. Smooth operation is the key to keeping control in slippery situations. Nervousness can lead to a hard clench of the steering wheel, which can result in loss of control. Consciously loosen your grasp or stretch out your fingers from time to time to help prevent that white-knuckled grip.

Know how to recover from skids. When braking on a slippery road, it’s all too easy to “lock up” your wheels by stepping on the brakes a little too hard. If you start to skid, steer the vehicle gently in the direction you want the front of your vehicle to go and don’t touch your brakes. This used to be called “turning into the skid,” but tests have shown that drivers often misinterpret these words in real-life situations.

If you get stuck, stay in your vehicle. Stay warm and wait for assistance. Make sure that your exhaust pipe is clear of any obstructions, including snow and ice; if you don’t, carbon monoxide gas can build up inside the vehicle.

If you’re planning a longer trip, make sure you know your route and keep abreast of the weather conditions. Also, eat enough food and drink plenty of water. Take extra food and water along.

J.D. Byrider is the nation’s largest used car franchise company, with dealerships across the country. The company is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year and attributes much of its success to focusing on customer satisfaction. In fact, according to JDBFacts, Byrider’s Sales Satisfaction Rating is 96%, and its Service Satisfaction Rating is 90%.

J.D. Byrider provides quality service, performed by skilled technicians, to its customers only. J.D. Byrider recommends that all of its customers take care of their vehicles by having them serviced regularly, and encourages them to prepare their cars for the upcoming winter.

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