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Road Runner

Around these parts it’s all about outsourcing.

Why pick up your dry-cleaning or scrub your floor or negotiate a contract or pick up your dog’s droppings when you can have a personal assistant, housekeeper, valet, agent, or stylist do it for you?

But what about your car? All the haggling, test-driving, buying, leasing, just seems like one big hassle. Which is where Robin Spector can help. A car consultant of amazing energy and ability, she will be by your side from the moment your wheels are a twinkle in your eye to the day you trade them in. Her company, Ignition Auto, has helped many a drop-worthy name — Rob Reiner, Milla Jovovich, Tom Green, and just about everyone at William Morris — procure, maintain, and otherwise deal with his automobile.

Spector will find you the car, in the color you like, with the bells and whistles you require. She’ll wrangle with the salesmen. Bring it to you for a test-drive. Arrange for the trade-in of your old car. And, God bless her, she’ll handle all the DMV paperwork. The cost ranges from a flat one-time fee, for just the car-buying service, to a 5 percent fee for the larger service package that keeps her on board as long as you want. In the latter case, she oversees everything from tune-ups to repairs, dropping off a loaner and bringing it back — always — freshly cleaned. She’s like a personal assistant, housekeeper, valet, agent, and stylist for your car.

Think of it as the next step in the evolution of outsourcing.


Robin Spector, (818-762-8999) or robin@ignitionauto.com.