Consulting services can provide valuable insights, strategic guidance, pecialized
1901 Shiloh, Hawaii 81063
Your Roadmap to a Smarter Car Purchase.
Consulting services can provide valuable insights, strategic guidance, pecialized
1901 Shiloh, Hawaii 81063
Your Roadmap to a Smarter Car Purchase.
CAR VAULT CONSULTINGCar Vault Consulting was founded with a simple mission: to help real people navigate the car buying process with clarity, control, and confidence. We’re a team of former dealership professionals who now use our insider knowledge to advocate for buyers — not pressure them.
Our founder, Travis, spent over 25 years inside the dealership machine, racking up awards, running finance departments, and surviving the high-speed world of corporate automotive sales. Now, he and the Car Vault team are on your side of the table.
CAR VAULT CONSULTINGFrom Thornton to Transparency
It all started back in 2012, when Travis moved to Thornton, Colorado, looking for a fresh start. He landed at a dealership, thinking it’d be a decent way to make a living. Turns out, he was a natural. Sales awards piled up. Promotions followed. But when private ownership gave way to corporate cost-cutting, it was clear: the game was changing — and not for the better.
Then came a phone call from a dealership doing things differently. No games, no hidden fees, no pressure — and every salesperson was on salary. Travis joined the team and quickly rose to Finance Manager. The pace was wild. The team was moving between 800 and 1,200 cars a month from a single location. It was trial by fire, but it built skills most people never get in a lifetime of selling cars.
The Fast Lane Education
High-volume dealerships don’t give you time to catch your breath. You learn fast — or you don’t last. Travis quickly mastered the ins and outs of finance, closing deals, structuring payments, and understanding exactly how and where dealers make their money.
By the end of that chapter, he wasn’t just a good closer — he had a well-rounded view of dealership operations, from the showroom floor to the finance office and back again. That’s the kind of experience you can’t Google.
Then came the pandemic. Like many, Travis was one of the countless professionals whose positions were cut. But instead of stepping back, he pivoted.
Helping Buyers Win — Without Picking Fights
Travis joined a company focused on refinancing auto loans, helping families across the country escape high-interest car loans. It was a moment of clarity: real people were suffering because they didn’t understand the fine print. They were getting into bad deals — the kind he used to write every day.
With rates at historic lows, he helped people drop monthly payments by hundreds of dollars and cut interest rates by double digits. But something clicked. What if buyers had that kind of insight before they signed a car contract?
That’s when Car Vault Consulting was born.
We Know the Game. We Used to Play It.
We’re not here to “beat” dealerships. They’re allowed to make a profit. But we’re here to make sure that profit doesn’t come at your expense.
Our team is made up of professionals who’ve worked in the same dealership roles you’ll face: sales, finance, management. We know the tactics, the pressure points, and the lingo. Now, we use that knowledge to give you the advantage.
We’re real people. We’re a little funny. We’re big on transparency. And we price our services fairly — in fact, our rates are some of the lowest in Colorado. Maybe even the universe.*
Let us help you navigate your next car purchase with clarity, calm, and a whole lot more leverage than you ever thought you had.
