I love how you punk yourself and your loved ones with the pictures you share. I’m sure you have a picture when your dad has his eyes open but you chose that one. Hilarious
Most successful guy I ever knew that sold used would close 20+ cars every month knew NOTHING about cars, was nothing more than a glorified yes man. I remember once the folks asked if the car he was showing was FWD and he said, “ohh yeah they don’t even make RWD cars anymore too dangerous in snow” ..it was a Mercury Grand Marquise. Two years later he was finance manager.
Tyler is actually much smarter then people think he is. Anytime The Car Wizard has an issue selling a car, or after the sell, he talks to Hoovie. He gives excellent advice
@@Bundanator77 he could probably make profit on every car he has right now if he liquidated everything. Bonkers market. Can’t wait till it’s over and I can buy my next car.
@@po.russki You can still find deals. In Feb I bought a 94 Chevy G20 with 47K showing for $2200. Since then I've found two similar ones that sold on eBay for around three to four times that, one was listed at 12K and sold on a best offer, another got bid up to 8 grand. It was the first one sold at an auction.
The biggest lesson to learn from Hoovie is to get some business experience, yes but then know how and when to act FEARLESSLY… It’s precisely because he knows the risks and rewards that he doesn’t wring his hands with indecision. Like most people do. He’s a venturing sort. He sees the bigger outcome
A guy who didn't make 100k in a year in the car business being a huge TH-camr really makes me think I'm half assing.. Why don't I have a TH-cam car channel... SMH
@@audioxrson2064 I have a TH-cam channel, and it's not making anywhere near 6 figures. You have to have over a million subscribers if you want to break that barrier.
@@fettaboyproductions6022 true! If wasn’t for his father earlier successful business endeavors we would never heard of Tyler. But smart for Tyler to take advantage of that.. I would too lol
I've been subbed to Hoovie's channel for I don't even know how many years now, and no matter how much luck played into his rise or how many coattails he allegedly rode to it, Tyler has paid that karma back at least ten times over with all the other small channels he's helped to gain traction on TH-cam, or even to get off the ground. I've never met the man and I probably never will, but Hoovie just strikes me as a genuinely good person with a true passion for cars. He deserves every bit of success he's found thus far, and quite a lot more in the future.
-Countless many, in effect the overwhelming majority, are even less noticeable. Freedom engineered USA, is home to far more 'millionaires' than the dutifully programed by agenda, are taught (programed) to despise. They never let it be known, rubbing shoulders, toting loads, operating equipment, fishing/hunting/drinking beer,.... all while adding profusely to the greater good, right alongside, mixed in unobtrusively among the masses.. ;}
I mean it's not too hard to be a millionaire if you were riding your dad's coattails, entering into the restaurant franchise business costs hundreds of thousands up to millions of dollars. So he can think his dad and Grandpa probably
@@throttleblip1 Indeed. Most of us don't have, or never get exposed to people like that. That's why they're "1 percenters", and we're just the 99. Most, it seems, still work hard for a while to get there, then get REALLY luck to find/hire people to handle the day to day. But THEN you get the very few who are born into it, who ARE privileged from birth, with everything laid out for them who pat themselves on the back for being successful. Just because you were born on third base, doesn't mean you hit a triple! They are usually the scummiest scumbags ever to walk the planet!
Your a good guy Tyler, and all that frustration you went thru ( by being yourself, and honest ) paid off. Karma, God.......if you will, rewarded you. And in turn you have helped other people along the way. God bless you mate.
I like Hoovie although he struggled in the car business and didn't do well for a long time he finally found his niche and is doing well. His, tavarish and Eds shenanigans on car trek are fantastic!
Tyler is very self deprecating in his videos as part of his branding. However, he really is highly intelligent which we see in interviews such as this one. And his Hoovies Garage videos are not only informative, but also very humorous and enjoyable.
Tyler seems like a genuinely nice guy. Glad to see things ended up working out for him. His father sounds like he deserves some credit for not raising a snowflake as well. Hoovie tried, failed, and tried again until he figured out his thing. His channel is one of my favorites. He is a master of self deprecating humor and is wise enough to show some humility at appropriate moments. The TH-cam community, the world, could use more Hoovies...thanks for sharing your story, thanks Ed for doing this for the rest of us mere mortals.
I visited Wichita for a concert at The Cotillion a couple years ago. Sadly I knew nothing of Hoovie, the Car Wizard, JR, Elliott, or any of the local TH-camrs at the time.
I actually worked at a used car dealership that did the rent-to-own model with trackers and remote ignition interrupt. It was a very interesting business to be in. You're right, though. People hated us.
A great example of working at your passion not always being a good idea. Tyler has been lucky to become successful in another field, allowing him to be able to enjoy buying and selling cars as a side hustle.
10:40 that's NOT luck mate. You've been fortunate in your upbringing ( your dad clearly has your back) but you've undoubtedly worked very hard for all you've achieved. Good on you.
Sounds like the story of Conrad Hilton. “There I was, starting from scratch in 1929, the depths of The Great Depression. Only $30k in my pocket. Like a pauper…” Oh…wait…What?!?
@@johnmunro4952 That was my point. Most of these ‘success stories’ came from people that put in the ‘hard work’, but also had the benefit of very rich families. Kevin ‘Mr. Wonderful’ O’Leary was another one. “I was forced to drive a used car when I was 17. A USED BMW for a first car! Imagine that!” LOL… I don’t hold it against them. Life happens as it happens, and many of them are just as honest and ‘good’ a person as you or I.
@@troyjollimore4100 is not necessarily a bad thing, my grampa didn't finish primary school work hard to put his kids through school, my dad only finished highschool but again work hard and put me through college and i hope i can provide a better life for my kids also, becoming rich overnight is not the only path to success
@@a3-radio Oh no, my hat’s off to them. Aside from usually having those resources behind them, they learn money management and such from their families. My family has always been the ‘work hard, scrimp and save’ type, so I never really learned any of those skills. Just enough to make myself relatively stable, and that’s it.
This is a neat story. No maxims, no ham handed life lessons, no lightning strikes. Hoovie didn't fail upwards, nor was he born on 3rd. Sometimes, just sometimes, someone acknowledges that they ran with an opportunity and that's why they are where they are. Keep it up, Hoovie, I love your channel! Thanks to vinwiki for letting him tell this story!
After watching countless videos on Hoovie's channel, I now realize what he should have been doing all along: own the auction lot. Find a decent auctioneer, make money!
I'm with Jetrep on this one. I do not have any issues with their profit, but I had my share of garbage cars being sold as brand new, tampered odometer, hidden damage and etc. But I also had my share of good, honest salesman as well.
@@jetrep Yep. Also, people don't clear out their life savings to buy a burger. If the car is a lemon you can't just throw it in the trash and easily buy another one
Yes but most of the time the used car salespeople have no idea of the history of the car they are selling. They mist likely got it from auction, have no idea if its ever been in a wreck or has mechanical issues etc, but the buyer is expecting a genuine good-as-it-looks ultra safe ultra reliable purchase. Its almost certainly the most expensive purchase we make after our home, and if you rent you home it's then likely to be the most expensive thing you will buy. So of course you want it to be perfect
@@jetrep -You 'Really need to 'walk in the shoes' of a Car Guy. Five years of experience (following retirement from a trade), taught about getting along with others, helping those truly in need, vs the few rare individuals that are trying to scam the dealerships. Somewhere in between is the average 'sale'. Both parties come out satisfied.. Only by their purchase, the reputable dealership is profitable and remains in business. One of life's most important lessons? before visiting the dealership, Do Your Homework.. ;}
This is just another amazing story about realizing the American dream! All it takes here is a hard working, successful dad to step in and give you a business to run. That's a boot strap story. Congrats my man, you deserve it!
I clicked on this video thinking it was another TH-camr bashing Hoovies past failures and found it was Tyler himself sharing his experiences and lessons learned. Great video! 👍
I love you Hoovie, and everything you do and seeing your story and how it hasn't been 100% successful makes me hopeful for my own life. You're a great inspiration and clearly a genuine person.
I learned a long time ago from a used car dealer that if you're going to open up a car lot, "Never fall in love the car". Truer words were never spoken.
a car guy my whole life - after the last few expensive years of ownership - I am due to maintenance cost of the 'fun cars' switching to an only toyota guy! You have helped us these last few years. Thank you! Maintenance and repair costs the last three years have gone 'out of reasonable!'
It's amazing what can be accomplished with the right attitude and an excellent sense of humility. You didn't end up a drunk full of arrogance at a big three dealer, you learned and grew.
When I got out of the car business after 15 years and got into my current career that I’ve been in now for 15 years it was interesting to see the car business from the outside. To go into the corporate structure that I’m in now made me realize that the car business is the last of the wild wild West. It also unfortunately made me realize the hatred and disrespect that most people have for an occupation that still holds a lot of great lifetime relationships for me today. This video was so true I’ve had the same thoughts exactly, exactly that I can flip houses which I’ve done and made $20,000 on in six weeks but if I flip a car and get lucky and make 1000 on it I screwed somebody-it’s supposed to be a charity. Getting out of the car business is like trying to stay away from a drug or alcohol addiction. It’s an sure fire way to make money to live on and exist if you have the talents. When waiting tables or whatever jobs you migrate through trying to stay away from the car business long-term it is tough not to go back when times are financially hard. in the United States right now a worker who does not have a criminal record, tattoos and piercings in public view, the ability to show up on time and be reliable, the ability to call a customer back just like you promised you would is very rare. I suggest you Go into a couple large independent insurance agencies in your town or insurance agencies like State Farm, or country companies, or Allstate. I promise you there is a owner of an agency that would be willing to help you get through the insurance licensing process if you had those rare attributes of a worker in the market today. Ask them to pay for your licensing and then withdraw it from your earnings over time when you first start. They will have you on commission as well helping customers with different types of insurance products. You should make 35 to 50,000 in the first year. Hang in there, keep looking for an alternative away from where you are surviving right now waiting tables. Good workers are hard to find. Are you a good worker?
@@richardjcranium I am in the supply chain of a large fast food chain. I deal with kids like this all the time. Dad gave them 5 of his 20 restaurants when they got out of college and they think they are John Rockefeller level businessmen. One shows up to his stores with $4000 suits on and always a bow tie. Like man you make your money selling burgers not oil futures.
@@shawnmason5290 I see what your saying but the dishonesty and outright lying people have experienced from car dealers/salesman is what gives them the reputation. One time I heard the salesman telling the car appraiser to screw me on my trade in because he thought I would take it and he needed an X dollar sale for the month. Last car I bought for my wife Salesman talking about all these things they were going to "throw in" if I bought the car. Get the sales contract and every one of those things was on there for me to pay a couple grand for. Then the jackalope wants me to sign a paper saying I didn't want them. I told him I don't have to sign shit to not buy something just rewrite the contract without that crap on it. This is after I walked in with my financing setup already but he "tried to get me a better deal" and hit my credit with 3 inquiries from their preferred financers without my permission. Hell John Ficarra just did a story on here about how grimy the salesman were at the Honda dealer he worked for. Its an earned reputation car salesman have.
This is why we love ya Hoovie! Very honest and what you see is what you get. Plus we learn from your mistakes. As bad as they are you turned out pretty good bub!
I'm a lifelong survivor of the car business. Had a few used car dealerships. I still flip cars, but now I have a couple of limo/transportation companies for income. Life is so much better and I can still buy cars, if I want to collect.
Self deprecating humor is part of Hoovie’s success. Something humbling about it and entertaining too. If he just showed us videos trying to be the coolest guy in the room it would get old. Not to mention he is cool.
The Car Biz is brutal. I chose the Service end and made good money for almost 30 years. The secret in the Service end is treating people right and doing quality work. If you do, you become their car doctor and they will follow you everywhere. Your description of Car sales is quite accurate, but inventory is an art.
i learned a very powerful lesson in my first business 35 years ago that has applied to EVERY business since... DONT DEAL WITH BROKE CLIENTS... i know that sounds obvious but desperation makes you do stupid things. deal with clients with money to burn. they dont Nickle and Dime the hell out of you, they dont ask for freebies they dont waste you time and most dont haggle.... upper end clients are a PLEASURE to deal with.... you young guys out there... learn this lesson and apply it to whatever you do and your life will be SO MUCH BETTER for it
As someone who grew up in a dealership, and got into the industry, I learned one very valuable phrase that people with trade-ins could understand, I can give you retail for retail, or wholesale for wholesale, you can't have both. Most come in with the idea they can get retail for their trade-in, and pay wholesale for the vehicle they wanted, it just doesn't work that way.
Being a member of the lucky sperm club is only part of it. There are plenty of kids of rich parents that don’t have a fucking clue. Here is a person who listened to people and himself and made himself a great job. Love what you do and you’ll never work a day in your life. Pretty good for a political science major. Most of them are morons. Your proving to be the exception.
This is why I like the quote " Everything happens for a reason". It's crazy how what we thought were misfortunes back then turned out to be blessings in disguise. had a lot of misfortunes at the beggining of COVID thinking my life was over but everything started turning around the last few months. Now I have a house and looking to buy my first car.. a year ago I had maybe 1k to my name. And that wouldn't had happened would if covid never happened and I never lost my job a year ago. Crazy
Hoovie's great. People think car dealers are jerks because they are typically hiding problems with their cars and negotiating the terms and price. The work done (if any) is not easily shown, unlike a house.
-Truer words never spoken. EVERY one should give it a try... one year at least. A college education is lacking in teaching personal relationships, in comparison to those learned while in car sales. Dealing with associates, as well as managers, a fine balance, a dance in effect, to even survive, let alone prosper ;}
Best sponsor ever 💍👍 Awesome to see the business Patrick has literally built by hand making random objects into affordable rings cooler than precious metals and valuable stones... unless semiconductors or Lamborghini wheels count as precious metals and meteorites are valuable stones 🤔
I completely understand Hoovie. I thought I hit the lottery when I worked for a dealership. The problem is just because YOU are a car enthusiast doesn't mean that your customers are. You can talk a car up and give every single detail about it and when it comes to closing the deal they 💩 on you and beat you up till they get their way or leave. It was defeating to say the least when you build such a rapport with someone only to completely lose the deal because you won't give them a car for basically nothing. I realized at that point that car sales was not for me and I moved into parts and service. I could then meet with clients and build relationships that lasted for years. The cool thing about working for a car dealership is getting to drive a lot of different cars. I was fortunate/unfortunate to be on the front lines of the Daimler Chrysler days. Ingot to see all the first SRT models come out and drive them. The craziest car that actually blew me away was the PT Cruiser GT Convertible with a manual. As much as I wanted to hate that car it was dare I say........FUN. I wouldn't call it cool by any means but 230 HP in a PT Cruiser was insane at the time.
100% honest vid. My family had a huge used dealership + mechanical repair business in Australia for many years. We had a profitable business in 60's, 70's & 80's then the internet hit. The final nail in the coffin was dealer auctions opening to the public. Going niche with rich guys toys is still viable, if you have deep pockets, extensive contacts and have nerves of steal. Never get into finance. Leave that to big finance companies. Note to people thinking they can make money flipping cars : Tyler has an independent income that allows him to clown around with ruinously expensive exotics.
I had entirely forgotten about Hoovie's connection to Freddy's - and having recently moved cross country east to west I finally discovered that awesome frozen custard. Congrats to Tyler, stumbling into living the dream it seems!
I had a friend that opened a used car dealership as a second business with three other people. His GF and I were always helping him move cars from the auction to the mechanic to the car lot late at night (as his other two partners weren't so willing). One of his partners would buy some of the shittiest cars in the shittiest of colors and draw too much on their line of credit.
Is it possible that the animosity towards car dealers is from being forced to use one? Many states ban buying directly from an automaker, people see it as an artificially propped up middleman.
I find that people don't want to buy used cars private. For one, many people don't have lump cash sums, and two, they assume you're trying to make piles and piles of money off them.
Few stories for the 2 months I worked at a dealership. The car auctions are so shady. One time, the dealership bought an impala ss (fwd v8 car). I'm driving it home for the boss and it starts knocking as I get close. Pop the hood and the crank is wobbling. Not good. Manager bought some warranty thing so the car auction took it back. They now owned it. My manager goes a few weeks later and sees the car on the block again. He assumes it's fixed and starts bidding. One of the guys that works there quietly tells him not to buy and that nothing was done to it. How shady is that?! I flipped cars on the side while working at the dealership. I would see what the manager paid for cars at the auction. Holy crap. It'd be like 30% more than what I could get the cars for. We'd have so much money in the cars that the only way we made money was with financing. I'm not a huge fan of auctions. The cars just seem to go for too much. The dealers are usually just trying to dump their junk on the next dealer.
The whole "one price policy" really took off later on thankfully. I worked at a Nissan dealership that used the one price policy and had salaried salespeople for 2 years and in my first month sold 12 cars. After some referrals, blowout sales and learning the business I regularly sold between 15-25 cars per month. All major dealerships should move to that business model. That will be the best change the industry had in the past century.
You finally see my REAL DAD
Eyy man shoutout from... all the way in Kenya 🇰🇪
Hi Hoovie :D
Yeah Bud 👍🏻
What are you talking about? Demuro is your real Dad.
I love how you punk yourself and your loved ones with the pictures you share. I’m sure you have a picture when your dad has his eyes open but you chose that one. Hilarious
Hoovie makes money from pretending to be stupid, clever guy..
He’s smarter than your average bear that’s for sure.
I would just say he acts goofy, but not stupid.
@@Cheepchipsable exactly
Most successful guy I ever knew that sold used would close 20+ cars every month knew NOTHING about cars, was nothing more than a glorified yes man. I remember once the folks asked if the car he was showing was FWD and he said, “ohh yeah they don’t even make RWD cars anymore too dangerous in snow” ..it was a Mercury Grand Marquise. Two years later he was finance manager.
@@ryanm4319 what in the world... Wow
Tyler is actually much smarter then people think he is. Anytime The Car Wizard has an issue selling a car, or after the sell, he talks to Hoovie. He gives excellent advice
Hoovie's dad is a smart man. Hoovie is smart for listening to him.
Who knew a guy known for losing money on cars sucked at selling cars
Losing money on cars is his business model on making more money on youtube. Everyone knows it
@@Bundanator77 he could probably make profit on every car he has right now if he liquidated everything. Bonkers market. Can’t wait till it’s over and I can buy my next car.
@@po.russki You can still find deals. In Feb I bought a 94 Chevy G20 with 47K showing for $2200. Since then I've found two similar ones that sold on eBay for around three to four times that, one was listed at 12K and sold on a best offer, another got bid up to 8 grand. It was the first one sold at an auction.
loses money? ha ha ha I don't think so! He's loaded
The biggest lesson to learn from Hoovie is to get some business experience, yes but then know how and when to act FEARLESSLY…
It’s precisely because he knows the risks and rewards that he doesn’t wring his hands with indecision. Like most people do. He’s a venturing sort. He sees the bigger outcome
I like Hoovie. Whenever i think i mismanage my money i watch Hoovie's channel and feel better about myself.
until you realize that the money he makes on youtube is much more than you earn.. and start to cry?
@@LeviewFPV Until you realize it all goes to the Ninja and the Wizard....and then sigh relief.
@@fraidykat yall idiots if you think that all of his money go to them...
@@Randomeris1 With the cars he's fielding, it's not going to too many other places...
Wrong. He has fun with his excess cash.
We need to get Urination Bob to share his story!
Would definitely love to see this.
I thought it was Uranasian Bob?
@@lowdermilk89 technically EuroAsian Bob- except in Hoovie videos.
@@lowdermilk89 nvm, I get the joke now 😂 need more coffee
Ahahaha! 🤣
And finally, the story of the dealership that was mentioned almost as much as "Flood damage" on this channel.
I also thought the life of a small dealership owner sounded great until I got close to it. Not for me!
Owning a dealership and my ex have a lot in common. Not for me!
The fact that you got likes on your comments rather than the video makes a point people want to know about you and car trek 5 teaser.
Same! Such a run around with so many after-problems coming back to haunt!
Would you sell used supercars or new cars?
poor doug
He is such a humble down to earth type of guy. I don’t know how anybody could dislike him. He deserves everything he gets great dude.
This is a great lesson about our attitudes towards our passions. Great work Tyler!
Never mix work with pleasure
A guy who didn't make 100k in a year in the car business being a huge TH-camr really makes me think I'm half assing.. Why don't I have a TH-cam car channel... SMH
And good people don't really do well in the car business.. by time I developed a conscience I had to leave
I'm watching this in awe right now
@@audioxrson2064 I have a TH-cam channel, and it's not making anywhere near 6 figures. You have to have over a million subscribers if you want to break that barrier.
This is great! I literally asked yesterday how Hoovie was involved with Freddy's. this makes sense now. Good job hoovie on doing great stuff
Tyler has earned and deserves all of his success! He's a good human!
Having a rich successful connected dad helped a ton also.
@@fettaboyproductions6022 true! If wasn’t for his father earlier successful business endeavors we would never heard of Tyler. But smart for Tyler to take advantage of that.. I would too lol
Hoovie’s Garage, strangely the most inspirational auto channel in all of TH-cam
-Do not forget... "The Weeeezard" ;}
Always enjoy Tyler’s videos. He seems like a very down to earth, Midwestern guy who really loves what he does. Good for him, God bless!
I've been subbed to Hoovie's channel for I don't even know how many years now, and no matter how much luck played into his rise or how many coattails he allegedly rode to it, Tyler has paid that karma back at least ten times over with all the other small channels he's helped to gain traction on TH-cam, or even to get off the ground. I've never met the man and I probably never will, but Hoovie just strikes me as a genuinely good person with a true passion for cars. He deserves every bit of success he's found thus far, and quite a lot more in the future.
Hoovie is such a humble guy, why can't all millionaires be like him 😂
-Countless many, in effect the overwhelming majority, are even less noticeable. Freedom engineered USA, is home to far more 'millionaires' than the dutifully programed by agenda, are taught (programed) to despise.
They never let it be known, rubbing shoulders, toting loads, operating equipment, fishing/hunting/drinking beer,.... all while adding profusely to the greater good, right alongside, mixed in unobtrusively among the masses.. ;}
I mean it's not too hard to be a millionaire if you were riding your dad's coattails, entering into the restaurant franchise business costs hundreds of thousands up to millions of dollars. So he can think his dad and Grandpa probably
@@throttleblip1 Indeed. Most of us don't have, or never get exposed to people like that. That's why they're "1 percenters", and we're just the 99. Most, it seems, still work hard for a while to get there, then get REALLY luck to find/hire people to handle the day to day. But THEN you get the very few who are born into it, who ARE privileged from birth, with everything laid out for them who pat themselves on the back for being successful. Just because you were born on third base, doesn't mean you hit a triple! They are usually the scummiest scumbags ever to walk the planet!
Most of them are…some drive economic cars and don’t parade their wealth on wheels but most have the same taste in cars as hoovie.
Your a good guy Tyler, and all that frustration you went thru ( by being yourself, and honest ) paid off. Karma, God.......if you will, rewarded you. And in turn you have helped other people along the way. God bless you mate.
I like Hoovie although he struggled in the car business and didn't do well for a long time he finally found his niche and is doing well. His, tavarish and Eds shenanigans on car trek are fantastic!
Hoovie always sounds excited but exhausted at the same time!
,, yeah too much for me...
...Jeff Goldblum...that's how he speaks...like Jeff Goldblum.
Adhd
coke and cigarettes
Tyler is very self deprecating in his videos as part of his branding.
However, he really is highly intelligent which we see in interviews such as this one. And his Hoovies Garage videos are not only informative, but also very humorous and enjoyable.
Opening and running restaurant's is hard work, been there done that. He has definitely earned what he has now.
Tyler seems like a genuinely nice guy. Glad to see things ended up working out for him. His father sounds like he deserves some credit for not raising a snowflake as well. Hoovie tried, failed, and tried again until he figured out his thing. His channel is one of my favorites. He is a master of self deprecating humor and is wise enough to show some humility at appropriate moments. The TH-cam community, the world, could use more Hoovies...thanks for sharing your story, thanks Ed for doing this for the rest of us mere mortals.
I love that I live in the same city as Hoovie, when he tells stories they are always relatable.
We lived in Wichita for 5 years and I feel the same, I can relate to the various places. That and as a fellow Kansans, ya gotta love love Freddie's!
I visited Wichita for a concert at The Cotillion a couple years ago. Sadly I knew nothing of Hoovie, the Car Wizard, JR, Elliott, or any of the local TH-camrs at the time.
Congratulations on all your success Hoovie! Thank you for all your content over the years
Wichita Kansas is proud of this young man. Additionally we will never forget Bill and Freddy Simon. Small town men with big integrity.
I actually worked at a used car dealership that did the rent-to-own model with trackers and remote ignition interrupt. It was a very interesting business to be in. You're right, though. People hated us.
-Repo Man... much more hatred for us when we were doing that ...adrenaline rush exciting .. work ;}
A great example of working at your passion not always being a good idea. Tyler has been lucky to become successful in another field, allowing him to be able to enjoy buying and selling cars as a side hustle.
10:40 that's NOT luck mate. You've been fortunate in your upbringing ( your dad clearly has your back) but you've undoubtedly worked very hard for all you've achieved. Good on you.
Sounds like the story of Conrad Hilton. “There I was, starting from scratch in 1929, the depths of The Great Depression. Only $30k in my pocket. Like a pauper…”
Oh…wait…What?!?
@@troyjollimore4100 did Conrad work as a chambermaid or bellhop? Sounds like Tyler put the hours in as grunt to me.
@@johnmunro4952 That was my point. Most of these ‘success stories’ came from people that put in the ‘hard work’, but also had the benefit of very rich families. Kevin ‘Mr. Wonderful’ O’Leary was another one. “I was forced to drive a used car when I was 17. A USED BMW for a first car! Imagine that!” LOL… I don’t hold it against them. Life happens as it happens, and many of them are just as honest and ‘good’ a person as you or I.
@@troyjollimore4100 is not necessarily a bad thing, my grampa didn't finish primary school work hard to put his kids through school, my dad only finished highschool but again work hard and put me through college and i hope i can provide a better life for my kids also, becoming rich overnight is not the only path to success
@@a3-radio Oh no, my hat’s off to them. Aside from usually having those resources behind them, they learn money management and such from their families. My family has always been the ‘work hard, scrimp and save’ type, so I never really learned any of those skills. Just enough to make myself relatively stable, and that’s it.
First VinWiki I’ve ever watched…. All because of Hoovie…. Your humble honesty is refreshing
I really like Hoovie. He is just a down to earth person.
I wondered how this guy made the money to piss away on so many expensive cars. I'm glad to see he earned it.
Need to get the Car Wizard down to tell some horror stories
This is a neat story. No maxims, no ham handed life lessons, no lightning strikes. Hoovie didn't fail upwards, nor was he born on 3rd. Sometimes, just sometimes, someone acknowledges that they ran with an opportunity and that's why they are where they are. Keep it up, Hoovie, I love your channel! Thanks to vinwiki for letting him tell this story!
After watching countless videos on Hoovie's channel, I now realize what he should have been doing all along: own the auction lot. Find a decent auctioneer, make money!
Funny how true his line "everyone thinks your an asshole for trying to make money on a car, but everything else is just about OK"
This isn't why people hate car salesmen. It's because they're typically know liars and cheats and if you're not on your toes they'll rip you off.
I'm with Jetrep on this one. I do not have any issues with their profit, but I had my share of garbage cars being sold as brand new, tampered odometer, hidden damage and etc. But I also had my share of good, honest salesman as well.
@@jetrep Yep. Also, people don't clear out their life savings to buy a burger. If the car is a lemon you can't just throw it in the trash and easily buy another one
Yes but most of the time the used car salespeople have no idea of the history of the car they are selling. They mist likely got it from auction, have no idea if its ever been in a wreck or has mechanical issues etc, but the buyer is expecting a genuine good-as-it-looks ultra safe ultra reliable purchase. Its almost certainly the most expensive purchase we make after our home, and if you rent you home it's then likely to be the most expensive thing you will buy. So of course you want it to be perfect
@@jetrep -You 'Really need to 'walk in the shoes' of a Car Guy.
Five years of experience (following retirement from a trade), taught about getting along with others, helping those truly in need, vs the few rare individuals that are trying to scam the dealerships.
Somewhere in between is the average 'sale'. Both parties come out satisfied..
Only by their purchase, the reputable dealership is profitable and remains in business.
One of life's most important lessons? before visiting the dealership,
Do Your Homework.. ;}
I am just happy he tried. It takes a special person to go into this business.
Daily numbers game
Love hearing how people journeyed to where they are
This is just another amazing story about realizing the American dream! All it takes here is a hard working, successful dad to step in and give you a business to run. That's a boot strap story. Congrats my man, you deserve it!
I love how’s he’s honest and a real people person. Sometimes for business you need to change because people take advantage of you.
Tyler is living the life that Ed wants to live! I love his stories!
walking away from something bad can be a good thing",,,best insight ever... :)
Take a shot every time Hoovie says “Like Ed”
Anytime any storyteller mentions Ed , particularly the cheeky shots ( friendly banter ) ..... you'd need a bartender . Lol .
Hoovie is such a chill dude. Very happy for his success.
Based off these picture, I must say: Respect to Hoovie, achieving all this before reaching the age of 16!
His father is a muti millionaire and owned dozens of dealerships..hardly self made.
@@PrettyFLY4aWiFi. before the age of 12 more like it.
Two years on, he has a farm, is building a hangar sized garage and has a live in...co-host supermodel.
Hoovie is such a down-to-earth guy.. love his content and quirkiness!
I clicked on this video thinking it was another TH-camr bashing Hoovies past failures and found it was Tyler himself sharing his experiences and lessons learned. Great video! 👍
I love you Hoovie, and everything you do and seeing your story and how it hasn't been 100% successful makes me hopeful for my own life. You're a great inspiration and clearly a genuine person.
Is your dad a successful business owner that will set you up with a business to run? No? Hmmm
I learned a long time ago from a used car dealer that if you're going to open up a car lot, "Never fall in love the car". Truer words were never spoken.
-As advised by intelligent family member, about many things in life.
"Missed one? Just like buses, another will come along" ;}
I really appreciated this story Hoovie!
a car guy my whole life - after the last few expensive years of ownership - I am due to maintenance cost of the 'fun cars' switching to an only toyota guy! You have helped us these last few years. Thank you! Maintenance and repair costs the last three years have gone 'out of reasonable!'
Needed this. Everything makes sense now. Thanks for giving us a small bite of the pie!
It's amazing what can be accomplished with the right attitude and an excellent sense of humility. You didn't end up a drunk full of arrogance at a big three dealer, you learned and grew.
I just walked away from the car business 5 weeks ago. I am waiting tables now. I really hope my life turns around like yours did.
Just have your dad give you a job working for his fast food franchises.
When I got out of the car business after 15 years and got into my current career that I’ve been in now for 15 years it was interesting to see the car business from the outside.
To go into the corporate structure that I’m in now made me realize that the car business is the last of the wild wild West. It also unfortunately made me realize the hatred and disrespect that most people have for an occupation that still holds a lot of great lifetime relationships for me today.
This video was so true I’ve had the same thoughts exactly, exactly that I can flip houses which I’ve done and made $20,000 on in six weeks but if I flip a car and get lucky and make 1000 on it I screwed somebody-it’s supposed to be a charity. Getting out of the car business is like trying to stay away from a drug or alcohol addiction. It’s an sure fire way to make money to live on and exist if you have the talents. When waiting tables or whatever jobs you migrate through trying to stay away from the car business long-term it is tough not to go back when times are financially hard.
in the United States right now a worker who does not have a criminal record, tattoos and piercings in public view, the ability to show up on time and be reliable, the ability to call a customer back just like you promised you would is very rare. I suggest you Go into a couple large independent insurance agencies in your town or insurance agencies like State Farm, or country companies, or Allstate. I promise you there is a owner of an agency that would be willing to help you get through the insurance licensing process if you had those rare attributes of a worker in the market today. Ask them to pay for your licensing and then withdraw it from your earnings over time when you first start. They will have you on commission as well helping customers with different types of insurance products. You should make 35 to 50,000 in the first year.
Hang in there, keep looking for an alternative away from where you are surviving right now waiting tables. Good workers are hard to find. Are you a good worker?
@@richardjcranium I am in the supply chain of a large fast food chain. I deal with kids like this all the time. Dad gave them 5 of his 20 restaurants when they got out of college and they think they are John Rockefeller level businessmen. One shows up to his stores with $4000 suits on and always a bow tie. Like man you make your money selling burgers not oil futures.
I’ve been in the car business since 18. I am 23 now. I can’t imagine myself waking away.
@@shawnmason5290 I see what your saying but the dishonesty and outright lying people have experienced from car dealers/salesman is what gives them the reputation. One time I heard the salesman telling the car appraiser to screw me on my trade in because he thought I would take it and he needed an X dollar sale for the month. Last car I bought for my wife Salesman talking about all these things they were going to "throw in" if I bought the car. Get the sales contract and every one of those things was on there for me to pay a couple grand for. Then the jackalope wants me to sign a paper saying I didn't want them. I told him I don't have to sign shit to not buy something just rewrite the contract without that crap on it. This is after I walked in with my financing setup already but he "tried to get me a better deal" and hit my credit with 3 inquiries from their preferred financers without my permission. Hell John Ficarra just did a story on here about how grimy the salesman were at the Honda dealer he worked for. Its an earned reputation car salesman have.
"Everyone thinks they should buying for trade-in and selling for retail" -- spot on!
After years. Finally getting the story 😁
You have no idea
@@shawnparadox9299 after 5 years.. I do 🤣
This is why we love ya Hoovie! Very honest and what you see is what you get. Plus we learn from your mistakes. As bad as they are you turned out pretty good bub!
Love life stories like that. Struggles are real. 👍🏼👍🏼
Tyler seems like a genuinely nice guy and deserves all the Blessings God Has In Store For him!
Hoovie selling Hooptie’s 😁
I'm a lifelong survivor of the car business. Had a few used car dealerships. I still flip cars, but now I have a couple of limo/transportation companies for income. Life is so much better and I can still buy cars, if I want to collect.
8:24 roooooooaaaaaaaad maaaaaassssstttteeeeer
I love Freddie's even more now such a humble man I'm glad he shared his story
Ahhhh -- all the Taco Bell and Taco Tuesday jokes make so much more sense now :)
Self deprecating humor is part of Hoovie’s success. Something humbling about it and entertaining too. If he just showed us videos trying to be the coolest guy in the room it would get old. Not to mention he is cool.
Great storytelling young man !!! Congratulations on pursuing your dreams !!!
The Car Biz is brutal. I chose the Service end and made good money for almost 30 years. The secret in the Service end is treating people right and doing quality work. If you do, you become their car doctor and they will follow you everywhere. Your description of Car sales is quite accurate, but inventory is an art.
This was a great interview.
Pretty sure it was a monologue.
I've been watching Hoovie for a few years and I love to see a young man go places in life.great job Hoovie
Exactly we all love cars but pumping out a high volume of cars is relentless, appreciate Hoovies Garage
Freddy’s should offer a combo called. “Hoovie Snacks”
i learned a very powerful lesson in my first business 35 years ago that has applied to EVERY business since... DONT DEAL WITH BROKE CLIENTS... i know that sounds obvious but desperation makes you do stupid things. deal with clients with money to burn. they dont Nickle and Dime the hell out of you, they dont ask for freebies they dont waste you time and most dont haggle.... upper end clients are a PLEASURE to deal with.... you young guys out there... learn this lesson and apply it to whatever you do and your life will be SO MUCH BETTER for it
Very cool story that Tyler shared with us, I always wondered how he could afford all the cars that he has.
The hatred of car dealers is because of much of the bad dealing tricks that many (most) have done.
What a great video, love the story and the content, Tyler, thank you!
As someone who grew up in a dealership, and got into the industry, I learned one very valuable phrase that people with trade-ins could understand, I can give you retail for retail, or wholesale for wholesale, you can't have both. Most come in with the idea they can get retail for their trade-in, and pay wholesale for the vehicle they wanted, it just doesn't work that way.
If only we all had a father to get us in the door of a franchise, then we could all be like Hoovie.
Step one: have rich parents
You should drop the Un out of your name…
nope, gotta be smart and motivated and personable and positive attitude too, a rare combo
Being a member of the lucky sperm club is only part of it. There are plenty of kids of rich parents that don’t have a fucking clue. Here is a person who listened to people and himself and made himself a great job. Love what you do and you’ll never work a day in your life. Pretty good for a political science major. Most of them are morons. Your proving to be the exception.
This is why I like the quote " Everything happens for a reason". It's crazy how what we thought were misfortunes back then turned out to be blessings in disguise. had a lot of misfortunes at the beggining of COVID thinking my life was over but everything started turning around the last few months. Now I have a house and looking to buy my first car.. a year ago I had maybe 1k to my name. And that wouldn't had happened would if covid never happened and I never lost my job a year ago. Crazy
"Only industry where you are a jerk for making money"! I would give this video 1million thumbs up if i could.
Its a bit warranted and for multiple reasons.
Hoovie's great. People think car dealers are jerks because they are typically hiding problems with their cars and negotiating the terms and price. The work done (if any) is not easily shown, unlike a house.
Every human being should be required to sell cars for a year just to see how kind and honest customers can be.
-Truer words never spoken. EVERY one should give it a try... one year at least. A college education is lacking in teaching personal relationships, in comparison to those learned while in car sales. Dealing with associates, as well as managers, a fine balance, a dance in effect, to even survive, let alone prosper ;}
Great to hear Tyler's story. I am a big fan of the Hoovies channel. Never really knew the story of how he got there.
Opening a dealership really is a continuous struggle.
Best sponsor ever 💍👍 Awesome to see the business Patrick has literally built by hand making random objects into affordable rings cooler than precious metals and valuable stones... unless semiconductors or Lamborghini wheels count as precious metals and meteorites are valuable stones 🤔
Just get a small loan from your father to start a fast food franchise empire to fund your car hobby. Simple
That's the same way he started his failed dealership right out of college.
@@johnmcvay4403 just a small loan of $1 mil
His father was in a position to make sure his son was well off I’d say that’s a good dad.
DAMN YOU BEAT ME YO IT BUT IM STILL SAYING IT Smallloanofamilliondollars
Lol, so jealous
I completely understand Hoovie. I thought I hit the lottery when I worked for a dealership. The problem is just because YOU are a car enthusiast doesn't mean that your customers are. You can talk a car up and give every single detail about it and when it comes to closing the deal they 💩 on you and beat you up till they get their way or leave. It was defeating to say the least when you build such a rapport with someone only to completely lose the deal because you won't give them a car for basically nothing. I realized at that point that car sales was not for me and I moved into parts and service. I could then meet with clients and build relationships that lasted for years. The cool thing about working for a car dealership is getting to drive a lot of different cars. I was fortunate/unfortunate to be on the front lines of the Daimler Chrysler days. Ingot to see all the first SRT models come out and drive them. The craziest car that actually blew me away was the PT Cruiser GT Convertible with a manual. As much as I wanted to hate that car it was dare I say........FUN. I wouldn't call it cool by any means but 230 HP in a PT Cruiser was insane at the time.
Wooo! Never get to be here this early! Always love a good story from Hoovie
100% honest vid. My family had a huge used dealership + mechanical repair business in Australia for many years. We had a profitable business in 60's, 70's & 80's then the internet hit. The final nail in the coffin was dealer auctions opening to the public. Going niche with rich guys toys is still viable, if you have deep pockets, extensive contacts and have nerves of steal. Never get into finance. Leave that to big finance companies.
Note to people thinking they can make money flipping cars : Tyler has an independent income that allows him to clown around with ruinously expensive exotics.
Should have Tavarish as his business partner, you know, Freddy.
Thanks for sharing. Your honesty is why people like you. Cheerz
Freddy’s is about to have a spike in franchise requests
I had entirely forgotten about Hoovie's connection to Freddy's - and having recently moved cross country east to west I finally discovered that awesome frozen custard. Congrats to Tyler, stumbling into living the dream it seems!
Ate a Freddy's steak burger yesterday; f--n delicious
Me too!
Too greasy!
@@labornurse -Asking for a curious friend, how much 'Grease, should a burger contain?
@@blogengeezer4507you can inform you friend the perfect amount is just enough fat to not soak the wrapper and brown bag containing it.
I had a friend that opened a used car dealership as a second business with three other people. His GF and I were always helping him move cars from the auction to the mechanic to the car lot late at night (as his other two partners weren't so willing). One of his partners would buy some of the shittiest cars in the shittiest of colors and draw too much on their line of credit.
Is it possible that the animosity towards car dealers is from being forced to use one? Many states ban buying directly from an automaker, people see it as an artificially propped up middleman.
I find that people don't want to buy used cars private. For one, many people don't have lump cash sums, and two, they assume you're trying to make piles and piles of money off them.
Few stories for the 2 months I worked at a dealership.
The car auctions are so shady. One time, the dealership bought an impala ss (fwd v8 car). I'm driving it home for the boss and it starts knocking as I get close. Pop the hood and the crank is wobbling. Not good. Manager bought some warranty thing so the car auction took it back. They now owned it. My manager goes a few weeks later and sees the car on the block again. He assumes it's fixed and starts bidding. One of the guys that works there quietly tells him not to buy and that nothing was done to it. How shady is that?!
I flipped cars on the side while working at the dealership. I would see what the manager paid for cars at the auction. Holy crap. It'd be like 30% more than what I could get the cars for. We'd have so much money in the cars that the only way we made money was with financing. I'm not a huge fan of auctions. The cars just seem to go for too much. The dealers are usually just trying to dump their junk on the next dealer.
Holy Hoovie, I NEVER would have imagined him in politics, but kudos…
The whole "one price policy" really took off later on thankfully. I worked at a Nissan dealership that used the one price policy and had salaried salespeople for 2 years and in my first month sold 12 cars. After some referrals, blowout sales and learning the business I regularly sold between 15-25 cars per month. All major dealerships should move to that business model. That will be the best change the industry had in the past century.
I agree. Where was the Nissan dealership?
@@KB-ny2lc Canada
Tyler's Ad Astra really should have been named Per Ardua Ad Astra instead, "Through Adversity to the Stars - also the motto of the RAF!
And the RCAF
The full Kansas motto is Ad Astra Per Aspera
Yeah the official Latin saying from Ancient Rome is Ad Astra Per Aspera
@@markfisher8206 RAAF also , must be a commonwealth thing as the RAF was the model for us , SAS also
The correct Latin sentence is “per aspera ad astra” .
That's a great dad. You gave a good explanation of practical life experience that will save a young person from hardship.