Picture this: A customer walks onto your lot, knows exactly what they want, has already fallen in love with three specific models, and their financing is pre-qualified. They're not browsing, they're buying. Sound too good to be true? Welcome to the world of swipe-based car shopping, where customers are finding their perfect match before they ever step foot on your lot. And for dealers, this isn't just changing how people shop, it's revolutionizing how you sell. The Dating Ap

Picture this: A customer walks onto your lot, knows exactly what they want, has already fallen in love with three specific models, and their financing is pre-qualified. They're not browsing, they're buying. Sound too good to be true? Welcome to the world of swipe-based car shopping, where customers are finding their perfect match before they ever step foot on your lot. And for dealers, this isn't just changing how people shop, it's revolutionizing how you sell. The Dating Ap

By Joseph Symond, joseph@whipstechnologies.com You're scrolling through cars at 2 AM in your pajamas. Swipe left on that overpriced sedan. Swipe right on the sleek SUV that screams "weekend adventure." Sound familiar? Welcome to 2025, where finding your next car feels more like dating than dealership hopping. And honestly? It's about time. Why Your Brain Loves the Swipe Here's the thing about traditional car shopping: it's overwhelming as hell. You open a website, get bomba

By Joseph Symond, joseph@whipstechnologies.com You open three different dealership websites, scroll through endless listings, and somehow feel more confused than when you started. Sound familiar? Traditional car shopping in 2025 feels like trying to find your soulmate through a phone book: technically possible, but unnecessarily painful. The good news? AI is changing everything about how we find our next car . Here are seven mistakes that waste your time, money, and sanity: p