September 10, 2020

Car Buying Guide

How Deceptive Auto Pricing Tactics Impact the TRUE Cost of Car Ownership. A guide to car buying part 6 of 9

Cost should be the most straightforward part of buying a car. 
Condition, history, performance, features, availability, warranties, and other parts of the process are genuinely complex, but price should be simple. Here’s the car, here’s what you’ll pay for it.

September 9, 2020

Car Buying Guide

The Danger of Shopping for Car Deals by Price Instead of Condition – A guide to car buying part 8 of 9

Not just grumpy and frustrated from the long, confusing, and manipulative process of buying the car, but unhappy with the car itself. AutoTrader.com performed a series of surveys, and fully 69% said they experienced buyer’s remorse after purchasing their last vehicle.

September 8, 2020

Car Buying Guide

A Powerful Checklist For Choosing a Car Dealer and How We Stack Up – A guide to car buying part 9 of 9

We think that reliable dealerships always share a set of basic values and behaviors. You can use this list to check whether a dealership near you is likely to help you out, but it’s also a description of our promise to you, our potential customer, about what you can expect from us. 

September 2, 2020

In the Community

Discipleship as a Lifestyle

Recently we spoke with Matt Williams. He leads the ministry of Athletes in Action (part of the Cru family of ministries) in the city of Indianapolis, where the Mats.org headquarters is located. Our goal was to learn what drives Matt and his team to reach and disciple college athletes.

January 21, 2020

Car Shopping

Winter Car Care Tips

4 Winter tips to keep you safe and out of the cold.

October 21, 2019

Car Shopping, Why Mats?

69% of people regret it- How to buy a car

In this blog, we’ll address not only how to buy a car, but how not to buy a car. It’s important to know where most people go wrong so you don’t make the same mistakes.

October 21, 2019

Car Shopping, Why Mats?

Auto consultants are trending up

Industries that involve a complex decision provide consumers with some type of consultant or expert guide.  We’re talking about real estate, taxes, insurance, travel, law, and even medicine. These people are professionals in their space and exist to guide you through the entire process. 

July 8, 2019

Car Shopping

Behind the curtain- Why buying used cars can be so hard

Something we say a lot around here is, “things aren’t always what they seem.”  Our goal is to help get people into the right car best fit for them. Over time, we’ve realized that accomplishing the goal means educating people on landmines in the car industry. 

January 22, 2019

In the Community

From coffee roaster to cup and the transit in between

The folks at Tinker Coffee are the epitome of what you’d call an expert. They source coffees from all over the world to their roastery in Indianapolis then use heat, air, and motion to roast the green coffee into brewable beans.

December 18, 2018

In the Community

Hope in the form of rescuing hands, generous giving, and a MATS truck

Earlier this year, we had the privilege to be a small part in something much bigger than our Indiana based auto operation. We were contacted by the awesome folks at GAiN, the humanitarian arm of Cru, as they were gearing up to head to Wilmington, North Carolina in response to the disasters caused by Hurricane Florence.