Command performance: spurred by a strong consumer demand for luxury cars, the Fitzpatrick Dealership Group rules the road with its foreign imports.
Black Enterprise › Vol. 36 Nbr. 11, June 2006
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Command performance: spurred by a strong consumer demand for luxury cars, the Fitzpatrick Dealership Group rules the road with its foreign imports.
AT 8:21 A.M. ON AN OVERCAST FRIDAY, Ed Fitzpatrick is putting his black 2006 BMW M5 through its paces while driving to a breakfast meeting at his country club in Modesto, California. "You need to feel the full experience," he says, pushing a button on the dashboard. In a split second, the seven-speed sedan accelerates dramatically. As he decelerates, Fitzpatrick listens to the soft, purring sound of the electronically-controlled engine downshifting automatically. He fires up a Cohiba cigar and takes a long drag on the stogie. "I just love cars," he says, exhaling billows of thick smoke.
Fitzpatrick, 64, is a luxury import car dealer wi...See the full content of this document
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