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Floor Plan Financing for Dealers: How It Works, the Curtailment Math, and When Not to Floor a Car
How dealer floorplans really work: advances, curtailments with a worked 90-day example, per-VIN interest tracking, lender comparison factors, and when flooring a car destroys the deal.
8 min read · Updated 2026-07-16Buying & SellingDealer-Only Auctions: How to Get In, What They Really Cost, and How Not to Get Burned
How dealer-only auctions work: AuctionACCESS registration, Manheim vs ADESA vs independents, real buy-fee ranges, condition report grades, and the arbitration reality dealers report.
8 min read · Updated 2026-07-16Stop guessing what each car made you
Loturn tracks every cost against every VIN and shows live profit on every car — with real dealer accounting built in. One flat price.
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