Follow this car enthusiast's extraordinary journey through life, as he expresses it through cars, from age 4 through his mid-70's, ever in search of the car that might fulfill his evolving dream of what it would mean to own that car of a lifetime. This is a fun read that is equally informative and instructive. With the author never losing sight of the need to entertain with real life experiences that can best be described as "sanitized," he admits that if this book were rated as a movie, this volume would definitely not be rated PG, yet, he claims an unshakable religious faith.
The real story here is CARS ... make no mistake about it. Hilderbrand's love of cars gets lifted right off the page like a rocket as you travel with him through his mischievous adventures in high school and the impact cars had on his studies and love of rock and roll music. He analyzes today's market for automobiles and describes the myriad of changes coming our way due to technology, mobility, and ecological factors--autonomous-driven cars, powered by alternative energy sources, an expose on the industry and its "makers and shakers," and car /ride-sharing options are but a few of the topics tackled in this comprehensive view of the automobile industry. As Hilderbrand says, "it ain't going to be all fun and games, especially, if you like to hear the growl of exhaust pipes or smell the sweet aroma of gasoline."
A major portion of the book is devoted to the art of buying, leasing, and selling cars that Hilderbrand writes with authority as founder and President of Automobile Buyer Services, a concierge-based car buying service that he launched in 2005 to a market largely uninformed about the pitfalls and minefields associated with buying, selling, or leasing cars. Car manufacturers and their dealers don't escape Hilderbrand's scrutiny and offers the reader an insightful view into what goes on behind the scenes in Detroit, Silicon Valley and their car dealerships as it gets played out daily in the U.S. marketplace.
As a former General Motors employee, sales training consultant, car enthusiast extaordinaire, automobile historian, and entrepreneur whose family owned and operated Ford, Mercury, Lincoln multipoint dealerships, Hilderbrand offers a unique sagacious investigation into the retail car business that you won't be reading about elsewhere anytime soon.
If you are a car enthusiast, collector, buyer, seller, a new or pre-owned car dealer, manager, sales consultant, or leasing agent, Soooooo Many Cars, Soooo Little Time is a must read!
