OK, so check this out - if you're afraid of brande...

OK, so check this out - if you're afraid of branded titles then this is not going to be the place for you. This is what Prestman Auto does for a business - they sell branded title vehicles. OK cool, with that out of the way let's move on. My experience at Prestman was nothing short of rock star status on a Friday night. Except it was a Thursday, but that's not their fault.

Before ever going in, I was able to chat online with them straight from the KSL website about the car. Hooray for technology! My sales associate, Trevor, was as chill and polite as could be. He never once pushed on me, and he took the time to answer every tiny little question I had, even though it meant staying way late after closing.

The car I was buying was a Subaru WRX, and I've owned a couple in the past. Pretty rad, right? Well one of them I owned for about 7 years. So I know a lot about these cars... With that in mind, the one I test drove at Prestman responded and behaved exactly as it should. It passed with 100% on my inspection of the engine bay, exterior and interior.

The first thing Prestman did was show me the car fax report and all the details on why the car had a branded title. In my case, this included minor body work, but no airbag deployment and no engine or structure/frame damage. Given this info, I felt good about seriously considering the car.

They offered me a 3 year bumper-to-bumper warranty for a very fair price. This showed me they have confidence in what they're selling. Let's face it, a lot of used car places won't do that. I actually declined the warranty though because I am confident enough in the car.

When I told them I wouldn't buy it without a full tank of gas, Trevor pulled $40 out of his wallet like a ninja-champion-warrior and gave it to me to make sure I had fuel. He also threw in several free detail services, extra shirts, etc.

Now... I my case I knew a lot about the WRX before ever buying it. Like I said, I've owned two in the past. I know how to drive them and work on them and I know about common problems that exist with them. I'm happy to say the WRX at Prestman was no worse off than a non-branded one, and possibly better in a number of ways. So in the end I felt really good about buying a branded title because I knew what I was buying is actually a great car and I'm getting every bit of the same thing sitting over at Nate Wade's lot downtown - but for much less money.

If I had been buying a car I wasn't so familiar with, you can bet I would have taken it to a mechanic or even to a dealership to have it looked over and approved. Needless to say, Trevor welcomed this, but I didn't feel the need to do it with the WRX.

So folks, let's be honest here. You're buying a car that for all intents and purposes has had something happen to it. It's up to YOU to make sure what happened isn't something drastic and that you're not going to have excessive problems. Take it to a mechanic if you don't know the car, just to be sure. However, I sincerely believe Prestman Auto attempts to pick cars that won't give you excessive problems. If they didn't, they'd be out of business by now trying to fix all the lemon cars they sold in order to honor the warranties they offer. Which brings me to my last point - get the warranty if it makes you feel a ton better. It's a fair value.

Shout out to Trev - you're the man! The kind of dude my wife and I would hangout with outside the dealership. Thanks for making our experience comfortable - and thanks to the rest of your team as well. Alec and Dave we're super cool - even if Dave wouldn't wave that document fee. ;) Cheers!