Endorsements

I was introduced to Gary Dirstine and his company (ACTS) in May of 2012. He has experienced an extremely successful career within our organization (Van Tuyl/ Berkshire Automotive) and came highly recommended from members within our group. I decided to send my entire management staff through the Advanced Sub-Prime Management Training Sessions and also attended myself. Gary has also provided valuable training to our sales staff and we have continued to utilize his company's services since 2013. As dealers continue to seek a competitive edge in obtaining increased volume and market share I would suggest to any dealer that the (ACTS) programs will provide you immediate and long lasting results.

Gary has done an excellent job helping us grow our subprime business. His concepts and material are cutting edge but more than that he is an excellent trainer and comfortable as a consultant working with our sales management as well as our executive staff.

There are many training and consulting programs and individuals in the marketplace today that our dealers may choose from. Our dealers state that the (ACTS) training and Gary Dirstine consistently produce high level results and profits. Most all of our board members have sent their staff through (ACTS) training and have received strong results.

We hired Gary Dirstine to conduct his Autocredit101 training and consulting with our staff here at Dynamite Auto Sales. Gary was referred to me by a Regional Corporate Finance Director who described him as the best Subprime Finance Director and trainer he had ever worked with, Gary did not disappoint! Gary reviewed and educated our staff on every facet of a process to maximize every deal.  In addition, he set up communication with additional lender representatives, best suited to handle our inventories and clientele. I highly recommend his Autocredit101 training program for any dealership looking to increase their business.  

Gary's organization is highly skilled at helping dealers produce significant incremental sales. I have seen many of my clients increase sales dramatically and profitably. ACTS has gathered skill sets, knowledge and information that are not typically available to the general dealer body and certainly not as complete and diverse. These tools are effectively presented to the dealer's team in an actionable manner that improves the performance of those persons ability to structure, select a lender and get the loans bought by the lenders, all the while retaining significant gross profit dollars. The classroom live interaction with quality ongoing support allows the dealer's team to become proficient and successful at increasing volume with strong vehicle profitability. 

I cannot say enough about Gary's ACTS Training- it has been a true game changer to our business. Prior to Gary's training, our dealership had limited knowledge of subprime. Our conversions and PVR were being adversely impacted from our lack of knowledge. Gary started to regularly train our team on not just how to handle subprime paper, but also how to maximize it. We implemented many of his training techniques and made them part of our every day processes. Because of Gary's ACT training, we tripled our PVR and doubled our subprime conversion and now consistently convert double the national average. We now utilize ACTS training to stay current with industry trends. 

 We hired Gary Dirstine to conduct his Autocredit101 Subprime Credit and Lending training with our sales and finance managers at John Elway Chrysler Dodge Jeep & RAM. The entire team benefited immensely from it.  Gary is second-to-none when it comes to analyzing credit, deal structure, and maximizing subprime opportunities, and even the ones who considered themselves experts came away with new information on credit bureau and scorecard weighting,  Attributes and other information to improve their skills.  I would highly recommend Gary and his training program. 

Gary, as someone who has witnessed your dedication and expertise firsthand, I’d be more than happy to write the following endorsement for you & your training program.

Your commitment to problem-solving and adding incremental sales to our dealership are invaluable.  Sub-prime has been a dirty word in the retail marketplace for some time, your “fix it” approach has always impressed me. Your ability to streamline processes, collaborate effectively, and drive results is truly commendable. I’ve seen how your customer-centric mindset has positively impacted sales and overall satisfaction.  The training you provided my staff helped in more than just selling vehicles.  We have new and better lending relations, new resources for advertising and we are keeping every trade.  We now have an economy lot and over 40 units under $20k.