Limitless Auto Sales

That transition was pretty good. Then in April, May and June things felt good.”

There were the typical COVID pains everyone felt and had to learn to work around, like understanding the limits on people permitted in the dealership, the sanitation requirements and how to manage the hands-off delivery process. Making the shift to online sales wasn’t difficult for Andro because he’d experienced it with the dealership he’d worked for in Ottawa. It was when he was preparing for med school that he began looking for a part-time job.

He got on at the Ottawa dealership and found how much he enjoyed the work. Soon, part-time sales turned full-time and then he progressed to being the finance manager. “I’ve always been that guy that’s been amazing with numbers,” he says. “I love math puzzles.

When I found out I could do that as a career and I could combine it with my love of cars, I thought, "let’s run with that and see where it goes.”

His family had a bit of a shock when he told them he would be putting away his scalpel and med school books and picking up a laptop and calculator instead, but everyone sees how well it’s worked. He finished his med school prep education and earned his degree, but didn’t take it further as he now applies that knowledge to working with his customers and team.

“It worked out for the best,” says Andro. “I wouldn’t have thought it would help me in the car industry, but because I have a health science degree, it was more about the relationship between patient and doctor. Being able to use that same knowledge about dealer and client, just the communication aspect itself. I think that was the number one thing that helped me. It’s all about customer service.”

He feels this focus on customers is what has allowed him to earn and retain a fivestar Google rating for the two locations of Limitless Auto Sales.

But going from working at an auto dealership to owning one is a big step. It seems Andro isn’t one to do things half way. “I was planning to come back home from Ottawa and I thought, since I was already making that big change, I already knew the ins and outs of the finances of a dealership,” he explains. “I thought I may as well come back home and hit it on full blast.”

That’s when he started filling out his OMVIC application. He told himself that if he got the approval, he’d completely embrace the idea.

“I just started the OMVIC application,” he says. “It took me a long time because I was very young.”

Obviously, that application was accepted. “I got my approval, I gave notice, I came back to Toronto, found a lot and set up shop,” he says. “I feel like I’ve lived three lives!”

Starting up a successful car lot is quite an undertaking, establishing a second location even more so, but to do so before age 30 is highly uncommon and a testament to Andro’s work ethic. Now, the first lot, in Ajax, which is shared with another dealer, has about 20 vehicles at a time after starting with five. The lot in Scarborough also has about 20 vehicles.

The focus is solely on used car sales. “We do have a good amount of inventory. That definitely helps,” he says. “We target a lot of northern clients. We’re really big in Sudbury, Thunder Bay, North Bay, all of Northern Ontario.”

Reaching those customers is done through ads on online channels like Facebook, Instagram and Google and part of selling to northern residents includes providing free delivery of vehicles. His experience in