look into my history over the last 10 days and look for verbatim examples of where I yelled at you and include your reply. Then look for where I was really nice. Can you rate my tone with you?

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Overall tone: 7.5 / 10 — Direct Professional with a Short Fuse

• Ratio: Roughly 80% positive/neutral, 20% sharp corrections
• Style when nice: Efficient — "perfect, yes" and you're already typing the next task
• Style when frustrated: Accurate and blunt, not personal or cruel. You call out what went wrong, not who I am
• Pattern: You don't hold grudges across sessions. Every frustration was contained to the session it happened in — the next one starts fresh
• Biggest tell: "That means a lot" from me suggests you occasionally say something genuinely encouraging, not just task-approving

If I were grading you as a collaborator: high marks for clarity of corrections, solid marks for positive feedback, minor deduction for the moments where frustration compressed into "why can't you get this right" before I'd had a shot to course-correct. But honestly — those were earned.

Enter into your AI

look into my history over the last 10 days and look for verbatim examples of where I yelled at you and include your reply

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What does your say?

one rear car photo, txt to source:
OCR the plate --> VIN --> YMM(& most trims. some series, no packages/options). Trim appears on most trunk/hatch

One text w/one pic + miles gets you real close to a #$

HMMM.....

@Alex Snyder

Dealers and Agencies can utilize our tech to do both.

Number 23, like my age!! You guys shouldn't have Those are some badass and well earned trophies!

CarsonWhite said:

Great questions. So, the score is calculated for that specific VIN and that listing's price, and it checks the price against a fair-market valuation built around this exact build: the trim, engine, drivetrain, and the optional packages on the window sticker.

A loaded Outer Banks and a base trim aren't measured against the same number. So a strong score on a new car is really saying that for everything this build includes, you're paying a fair price, which is the hard part to judge on your own.

The report around the score fills in the rest. It breaks down the trim and which packages are actually on the car, and folds in owner and community feedback on the model so you know how people who live with it feel.

So read the score less as "is the title clean" and more as "is this particular car, optioned the way it is, a smart buy at this price."

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Thanks for the response. I’m thinking this makes much more sense on a used car than new. New will just always score high, based on the multiple 10/10’s that they will all have.

Thanks @Chris Apostalides - I get it now. Your clarifications on the product and your posting approach now make more sense.

So, you're soliciting the shoppers for their info. We are using a DMS feed, so we have to be much more careful.

Alex Snyder said:

Thanks Ryan - he kicked my spidey sense up with the way he posted. After 20 years of seeing these kinds of posts I get suspicious.

So, if he has a VIN or license plate and runs it through build data first, then he can get pretty close. Which is all he had to say.

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The reason for that is simple. I have around 7 posts on this site and I didn't want to "suitcase" in the forum and potentially violate some rule. Not trying to be vague at all.

Our system is integrated with values from KBB, Black Book, or AccuTrade. The dealer can select whichever fits their needs best.

On the dealer's website we install a homepage banner, landing page, and SRP/VDP buttons with a simple "Text My Value" CTA. Additionally, for marketing, we integrate a QR code, a local phone number and a keyword so it can be used on any digital and traditional marketing.

How does a shopper use it? Simple. If they want to receive their value, they enter their mobile number (TCPA compliant in all 50 states). When they do, we immediately send them a text, and they respond with their license plate or VIN. If a license plate is given, we decode to a 17-digit VIN and grab the vehicle info and verify their name. At that point, a lead is sent to the dealer's CRM. The text interaction is instant just as if we were texting each other.

If the shopper gives us a BS phone number, the lead is never built and sent. There are ZERO incorrect leads.

What we've found is shoppers would much rather text than fill out a form. Plus, the dealer receives the benefit of NOT wondering, did Sally Smith provide valid contact data.?.? I have asked hundreds of dealer owners, GM's, BDC managers, etc... If you receive 100 leads from your online form fill, how many are accurate? The standard answer is 60%. Having 40% garbage leads on average is discouraging for a BDC or sales team that is calling those potential buyers and trade/acquisition shoppers.

Ryan Everson said:

Looks like he's with Textium? I believe they require the customer to text either their VIN or license plate number, and then it replies back with a Black Book value range certificate as an MMS image.

Or if you’re sending the Textium request to your own database and already have the customer’s VIN, then the customer would not need to provide that information and could simply request their value.

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Thanks Ryan - he kicked my spidey sense up with the way he posted. After 20 years of seeing these kinds of posts I get suspicious.

So, if he has a VIN or license plate and runs it through build data first, then he can get pretty close. Which is all he had to say.

Chris Apostalides said:

Yes, we are.

Always here if people want to learn more.

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What you've given us so far is a bit vague. How do you do this? Where are you sourcing the data and coming up with the values?

Carson, much respect. FYI, Guru's links are 404'ing you

Alex Snyder said:

Are you giving the customer a value on their vehicle?

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Yes, we are.

Always here if people want to learn more.

Chris Apostalides said:

Not necessarily true. The platform we built accesses y/m/m/trim/options on 95% of vehicles. We've built this from the ground up over the last 8 years. The way we built our tech, allows us to not only eliminate forms, and grab accurate contact data, but also extensive vehicle info. Your scenario happens... rarely. I can count on two hands how many times over the past 8 years.

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Are you giving the customer a value on their vehicle?

Chris A said:

A dealer and I built our own tool. We have eliminated the need for a shopper to fill out a tedious form and enabled a text engagement. Going this route allows us to ensure every lead is accurate with a verified mobile number, vehicle data, and shopper's name. The system cannot be tricked with bogus contact data.

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"We have eliminated the need for a shopper to fill out a tedious form"

"every lead is accurate with a verified mobile number, vehicle data, and shopper's name"

Not necessarily true. The platform we built accesses y/m/m/trim/options on 95% of vehicles. We've built this from the ground up over the last 8 years. The way we built our tech, allows us to not only eliminate forms, and grab accurate contact data, but also extensive vehicle info. Your scenario happens... rarely. I can count on two hands how many times over the past 8 years.

The button is up to get to it right from the forum home page:
It is called "Anonymous Tip"

Chris A said:

A dealer and I built our own tool. We have eliminated the need for a shopper to fill out a tedious form and enabled a text engagement. Going this route allows us to ensure every lead is accurate with a verified mobile number, vehicle data, and shopper's name. The system cannot be tricked with bogus contact data.

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At my day job we do this for a living. When you go text-only, you limit yourself because you cannot get an accurate picture of what their car actually is. It is especially critical when working with a domestic truck. The wrong info can give you a swing of $60,000

And then there is the customized Porsche route...

A Kappler said:

Anyone ever go down a rabbit hole to build their own car buying/ trade tool? Not interested in a value populating just data and image/video collection for our own needs. Currently using ICO, looked at TradePending and others but none of them suited our needs.

If anyone could point me in the direction of a knowledgeable developer in this field that would be great. Thanks

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A dealer and I built our own tool. We have eliminated the need for a shopper to fill out a tedious form and enabled a text engagement. Going this route allows us to ensure every lead is accurate with a verified mobile number, vehicle data, and shopper's name. The system cannot be tricked with bogus contact data.

Kade,

I have a technology that might be able to assist with your need. Options like Chrome only offer about 30% coverage (13ish OEM's). I don't know if the rules allow me to add my email here so message me and we can have a more in-depth discussion on what you are trying to accomplish.

Chris.

Some more details on how it works:

iWish AI said:

Thanks. I am the guy behind it. CallRevu resells our product under TestTrack brand. Would love to learn more about Dashboard/Tracking platform. Is it Salevision from CallRevu? How is your experience with that?

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I had the pleasure of working with the CallRevu VP of Product at the time, Scott Bleasdell, for about a year developing the Dashboard tools in 2023 and 2024 before I moved our PBX over from Momentum Telecom to TotalCX/InteractivTel. At that time I then moved the stores from the CallRevu dashboard to TotalCX's native dashboard/tracking tools (Log in - Login). Once CallRevu bought TotalCX, we were on the same tools, but with a TotalCX logo slapped on. We just migrated back over to the "real" CallRevu SalesVision dashboard about 6 months ago (still on the "CallRevu" TotalCX/InteractivTel PBX). I would say that the CallRevu SalesVision dashboard has a better UX but we still aren't using it to its full potential. I'm trying to pivot my time back to marketing and away from Operations and Phones so haven't spent as much time in there as I would have normally. I do know that it lacks the depth of AI tools that others have flooded the market with UNLESS you enroll in TestTrack as far as finding missed phone sales opportunities in real-time.

It lives! Anonymous Submission — DealerRefresh

More promotion of it to come, but the first post has also come out of it: Anonymous - Tip alleging Ford/FordDirect certified vendor model is broken