AutoKnerd Saturday Dispatch

Training for People Who Still Care.

Andrew Sardone
October 25, 2025

🟢 Saturday Starter:

The AutoKnerd Dispatch

Training for People Who Still Care.

🎧EP62 The Rule of 7: Presenting What Actually Matters

You don’t lose customers because they don’t care — you lose them when you overload their brains.

In this week’s episode, Andrew Sardone unpacks The Rule of 7 — why showing fewer features actually builds moretrust.

Listen now → [CLICK HERE]

🧰 Tool Drop: AutoShop Starter | Tool 062 – The Rule of 7 Walkaround Planner

Your new walkaround playbook is live.

Learn how to present 5–7 emotionally connected features that link directly to your customer’s desire, need, and want.

✅ Free to all AutoShop Starter members

💼 Upgrade to AutoShop Pro for expanded examples and self-coaching sheets

🧠 AutoShop Elite includes the full Manager’s Packet + Meeting Activity Guide

Grab your copy → [CLICK HERE]

🧠 Nerd Nugget of the Week

“Customers don’t remember torque specs. They remember how they felt standing next to you.”

- A LOT OF PEOPLE!

That’s the neuroscience behind the Rule of 7: emotional memory sticks longer than mechanical detail.

🚀 What’s New at AutoKnerd

🌟AutoShop Subscriptions Are Almost Ready!

Something big is coming.

The all-new AutoShop subscription tiers are your key to building mastery one skill at a time. Whether you’re a sales consultant sharpening your walkaround game or a manager building a top-performing team, AutoShop will deliver the tools, playbooks, and coaching packets that level you up every single week.

AutoShop Starter → Stay sharp with free weekly tools

AutoShop Pro → Go deeper with self-paced learning and roleplay sheets

AutoShop Elite → Manage smarter with full coaching packets and scoring rubrics

This is your chance to turn training into traction — and your daily routine into a competitive edge.

⚒️AutoForge Is Live!

The AutoForge Custom-Tuned Dealer CSI Repair Program is officially up and running.

If your dealership is struggling with CSI, customer trust, or retention, AutoForge is built to fix it — precisely, systematically, and fast.

Information is available now — just reach out to contact@autoknerd.com, and we’ll schedule a personal walkthrough for your leadership team.

🔮A Glimpse at AutoDrive

Something new is rolling down the line.

AutoDrive is in development — an all-new experience that will redefine how consultants and managers track, train, and transform their performance.

It’s clean, it’s powerful, and it’s almost ready to drive.

That’s all we can say for now… but trust us — it’s worth the wait.

❝

“If your customer’s face looks like they’re reading a tech manual, you’re not selling. You’re lecturing.”

-Andrew Sardone

Andrew Sign-off

Remember: torque specs fade, but trust sticks. Go make someone’s buying story a good one.

— Andrew Sardone

AutoKnerd, out. 🤘😝
Contact@autoknerd.com

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