Garagecast - All Things Power Sports and Marine

A motorcycle that is a piece of art? A manufacturer that is not interested in a model year? Who is MV Agusta and what makes them so special? Tony and Sam interview a man on a mission and a brand like no other. UPDATE 2027 is back. Join Garage Composites January 31–February 1 for one of the powersports and marine industry’s premier training and networking events. Featuring industry training, 20 Clu...

The Harley Davidson market is facing some difficult struggles with a confluence of issues that range from supply to margins. Listen in as Steve Larson shares some his ideas for success in today's market. UPDATE 2027 is back. Join Garage Composites January 31–February 1 for one of the powersports and marine industry’s premier training and networking events. Featuring industry training, 20 Club...

Tony and Sam discuss nine things that you should be doing in your dealership now that school or kids sports have started. UPDATE 2027 is back. Join Garage Composites January 31–February 1 for one of the powersports and marine industry’s premier training and networking events. Featuring industry training, 20 Clubs, and opportunities for dealers, manufacturers, vendors, owners, and managers to conne...

Kevin Moore has a passion for riding motorcycles. He transitioned from corporate America and chased his passion with his son Dillon when he opened Colorado Motorcycle Adventures. Listen in as Tony and Sam talk to him about the fun he has by offering motorcycle tours that quench the appetite of enthusiasts world wide. UPDATE 2027 is back. Join Garage Composites January 31–February 1 for one of the...

Part 3 - It has been an interesting first half of the year - listen in as Sam and Tony discuss the Service department data for 2023. UPDATE 2027 is back. Join Garage Composites January 31–February 1 for one of the powersports and marine industry’s premier training and networking events. Featuring industry training, 20 Clubs, and opportunities for dealers, manufacturers, vendors, owners, and manage...

Let's take a peak at the fixed operations side of the dealership... UPDATE 2027 is back. Join Garage Composites January 31–February 1 for one of the powersports and marine industry’s premier training and networking events. Featuring industry training, 20 Clubs, and opportunities for dealers, manufacturers, vendors, owners, and managers to connect and grow. Bring your team and plan to join us...

It has been an interesting first half of the year - listen in as Sam and Tony discuss the Sales and F&I department data for 2023. UPDATE 2027 is back. Join Garage Composites January 31–February 1 for one of the powersports and marine industry’s premier training and networking events. Featuring industry training, 20 Clubs, and opportunities for dealers, manufacturers, vendors, owners, and manag...

FTC compliance is a big topic of conversation in dealerships across the country. Listen in on Sandi Servi, with LibertyID, discusses the top concerns and issues. UPDATE 2027 is back. Join Garage Composites January 31–February 1 for one of the powersports and marine industry’s premier training and networking events. Featuring industry training, 20 Clubs, and opportunities for dealers, manufacturers...

Sea Ray is one of the most iconic brands on the water - listen in to Ritch Ragle, VP of Sales talk about the marine industry, the future and SeaRay UPDATE 2027 is back. Join Garage Composites January 31–February 1 for one of the powersports and marine industry’s premier training and networking events. Featuring industry training, 20 Clubs, and opportunities for dealers, manufacturers, vendors, own...

Do not forget the basics. Remember the tools that are available to you. Customers bring their units to you for a reason - make sure you capitalize when they do.  UPDATE 2027 is back. Join Garage Composites January 31–February 1 for one of the powersports and marine industry’s premier training and networking events. Featuring industry training, 20 Clubs, and opportunities for dealers, manufacturers...

Here is part two of our two part interview. UPDATE 2027 is back. Join Garage Composites January 31–February 1 for one of the powersports and marine industry’s premier training and networking events. Featuring industry training, 20 Clubs, and opportunities for dealers, manufacturers, vendors, owners, and managers to connect and grow. Bring your team and plan to join us for UPDATE 2027.

From starting out by turning wrenches on Evinrude outboard motors to the #1 Chris-Craft dealer in the world - meet one of our favorite people - Dave Bofill. UPDATE 2027 is back. Join Garage Composites January 31–February 1 for one of the powersports and marine industry’s premier training and networking events. Featuring industry training, 20 Clubs, and opportunities for dealers, manufacturers, ven...

There is never a time when inventory levels and flooring should not be top of mind, but when combined with decreasing sales and high interest rates - you should watch both like a hawk.  UPDATE 2027 is back. Join Garage Composites January 31–February 1 for one of the powersports and marine industry’s premier training and networking events. Featuring industry training, 20 Clubs, and opportunities fo...

Written with the assistance of Chat GPT:  In this thought-provoking episode of "Chat GPT...The Next Frontier," we dive into the fascinating world of artificial intelligence and explore the capabilities and potential of Chat GPT, a cutting-edge language model developed by OpenAI. Join us as we engage in a captivating dialogue with Chat GPT, an advanced AI language model designed to unders...

Be Worth More!  Tony and Sam talk about the importance of giving a premium experience  UPDATE 2027 is back. Join Garage Composites January 31–February 1 for one of the powersports and marine industry’s premier training and networking events. Featuring industry training, 20 Clubs, and opportunities for dealers, manufacturers, vendors, owners, and managers to connect and grow. Bring your team and pl...

The NPDA has recently come out with two of many position papers that intend to bridge a gap between dealers and OEM's. Listen in to understand their point of view. UPDATE 2027 is back. Join Garage Composites January 31–February 1 for one of the powersports and marine industry’s premier training and networking events. Featuring industry training, 20 Clubs, and opportunities for dealers, manufa...

Success stories are not so easy to come by...but once you hear this one, you will be forever motivated. Listen to John and Landon describe how they took a business from losing money to becoming incredibly profitable. UPDATE 2027 is back. Join Garage Composites January 31–February 1 for one of the powersports and marine industry’s premier training and networking events. Featuring industry training,...

Tony and Sam talk all things pre owned with Mike Murray and Jim Woodruff from NPA.  UPDATE 2027 is back. Join Garage Composites January 31–February 1 for one of the powersports and marine industry’s premier training and networking events. Featuring industry training, 20 Clubs, and opportunities for dealers, manufacturers, vendors, owners, and managers to connect and grow. Bring your team and plan...

Listen as Sam and Tony talk all things Q2 and what you should be focusing on in the current market UPDATE 2027 is back. Join Garage Composites January 31–February 1 for one of the powersports and marine industry’s premier training and networking events. Featuring industry training, 20 Clubs, and opportunities for dealers, manufacturers, vendors, owners, and managers to connect and grow. Bring your...

Andy Andrews is much more than an award winning author...he is a comedian, a sought after speaker, consultant and much more. Andy was kind enough to spend some time with Tony and Sam and he left a large impression with his interview! UPDATE 2027 is back. Join Garage Composites January 31–February 1 for one of the powersports and marine industry’s premier training and networking events. Featuring i...

Tony and Sam continue to discuss their Q1 insights. UPDATE 2027 is back. Join Garage Composites January 31–February 1 for one of the powersports and marine industry’s premier training and networking events. Featuring industry training, 20 Clubs, and opportunities for dealers, manufacturers, vendors, owners, and managers to connect and grow. Bring your team and plan to join us for UPDATE 2027.

We finally got all of our winter meetings done and compiled the list of our moderator's most discussed topics.  UPDATE 2027 is back. Join Garage Composites January 31–February 1 for one of the powersports and marine industry’s premier training and networking events. Featuring industry training, 20 Clubs, and opportunities for dealers, manufacturers, vendors, owners, and managers to connect an...

...the story takes a crazy turn! UPDATE 2027 is back. Join Garage Composites January 31–February 1 for one of the powersports and marine industry’s premier training and networking events. Featuring industry training, 20 Clubs, and opportunities for dealers, manufacturers, vendors, owners, and managers to connect and grow. Bring your team and plan to join us for UPDATE 2027.

Want to hear about what hard word an perseverance sounds like? Listen to our interview of Jay Scher...businessman, Ironman, husband, father and inspiration. UPDATE 2027 is back. Join Garage Composites January 31–February 1 for one of the powersports and marine industry’s premier training and networking events. Featuring industry training, 20 Clubs, and opportunities for dealers, manufacturers, ven...

Maximus Matern returns with his thinking on your service advisors...get your pencils ready. UPDATE 2027 is back. Join Garage Composites January 31–February 1 for one of the powersports and marine industry’s premier training and networking events. Featuring industry training, 20 Clubs, and opportunities for dealers, manufacturers, vendors, owners, and managers to connect and grow. Bring your team a...