The F&IQ Coaching Program

The Art of F&I™ Coaching Program
$500 More Per Unit — Guaranteed — or you pay nothing.

If you've been in F&I long enough, you've noticed: the harder your managers push, the more customers push back. The Art of F&I™ Coaching Program is built around a different premise — trust is the only objection-handler that actually works.

No Word-Tracks 1-on-1 with Lloyd Trushel Fight-or-Flight Framework™ Customized to Your Store

Apply for the Program

Tell Lloyd about your dealership and goals. He responds personally — typically within one business day.

Message received.

Lloyd will be in touch personally within one business day.

No sales team. No automated replies. Lloyd responds personally.

The F&IQ Performance Guarantee

If We Don’t Deliver
$500 More Per Unit…
You Don’t Pay.

F&I training built on trust, not scripts — and backed by a guarantee that no other program will offer. If your managers don’t average $500 more per unit within 90 days of coaching, you owe us nothing.

The Standard

+$500
Per Unit

Measured against your baseline PVR over the 90-day engagement.

If We Fall Short

You Pay
Nothing

No partial billing. No excuses. The guarantee is unconditional.

Why We Can Offer This

35+ Years
In the Box

Lloyd has seen what works — and what doesn’t. This isn’t a seminar. It’s coaching.

Claim the Guarantee Learn About the Program

Why F&IQ Is Different

The Problem With Every Other F&I Training Program

Most F&I training is structured around the same assumption: the obstacle is the objection. Train the manager to handle it more skillfully, and the deal closes. That assumption is wrong — and it's why the same programs have produced the same results for decades.

Conventional F&I Training

Scripted word-tracks for every objection
Treats the customer as an obstacle to overcome
One-time seminar with temporary results
Generic program, not built for your store's culture
Trainers who haven't been in the box in years
Confirms customers' worst fears about F&I

The Art of F&I™ Coaching Program

No scripts — principles and genuine connection
Built on the Fight-or-Flight Framework™ — customer psychology first
Sustained coaching for lasting behavioral change
Customized to your dealership, culture, and market
Lloyd takes occasional field assignments to stay sharp, and teaches what works today
Builds the trust that creates lifetime buyers

Program Details

What the Coaching Program Includes

The program is not a seminar, not a workbook, and not a video series. It's a sustained engagement built around how your managers actually interact with customers in your specific store.

01
The Art of F&I™ Book
The Amazon Best Seller that started the conversation. Every participant receives a copy — the philosophical foundation for everything that follows.
02
8-Module Training Curriculum
Built directly from the book's methodology. Covers the neuroscience of customer defensiveness, reading yellow-light signals, the failure of word-tracks, and the science of framing.
03
Direct 1-on-1 Coaching with Lloyd
Not a group seminar with Q&A at the end. Personal coaching sessions with Lloyd Trushel, addressing your managers' specific patterns and your store's specific challenges.
04
The Fight-or-Flight Framework™
The proprietary methodology behind the program. Teaches managers to recognize and de-escalate the defensive state customers arrive in — before a single product is presented.
05
Dealership-Specific Customization
Every dealership has a different culture, market, and customer base. The program is tailored to yours — not a one-size-fits-all seminar that ignores how your store actually operates.
06
8 Free PDF Lessons
All 8 free training lessons are included for every participant, covering cost vs. value, impossible customers, framing, building trust before the pitch, and more.

Built for Dealership Teams

Who Should Apply

Whether you're one manager looking to sharpen your approach or a dealer group seeking a consistent methodology across stores — the program adapts to where you are today.

01
F&I Managers
Looking to increase PVR, build customer trust, reduce chargebacks, and stop losing deals to defensive buyers.
02
Finance Directors
Seeking a methodology that works with today's internet-educated buyer instead of fighting them.
03
Dealer Principals
Who want ethical, high-performing F&I departments without the compliance liability that comes with pressure tactics.
04
General Managers
Wanting to improve CSI scores while maintaining F&I profitability — not choosing between them.
05
New F&I Producers
Who need a foundational framework before developing the bad habits that conventional training instills.
06
Dealer Groups
Looking for a consistent F&I culture and training methodology across multiple stores and markets.

Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Traditional F&I training is built around word-tracks and objection-handling scripts. The Art of F&I™ Coaching Program rejects that approach entirely. Instead of handing managers a new set of memorized responses, we work to fundamentally change how they think about customer interaction — using the Fight-or-Flight Framework™ to understand why customers are defensive and how to genuinely lower that defensiveness. The result is behavioral change that lasts, not a script that expires the moment a customer goes off-script.

Yes — in some ways, new F&I managers benefit even more from this program because they haven't yet built the habits that conventional training instills. The program is equally effective for experienced managers who have noticed that their current approach isn't producing the results it once did. Whether brand new to the box or 20 years in, the Fight-or-Flight Framework™ gives you a practical foundation for every customer conversation.

No. This is the most fundamental difference between F&IQ and every other F&I training program. Word-tracks are scripted responses designed to overcome specific objections. F&IQ's position is that scripted responses are counterproductive — they signal inauthenticity to customers who are already in a heightened state of distrust, and they confirm the exact fears that brought customers into the F&I office defensive in the first place. We teach principles, not scripts.

Most managers begin to notice shifts in customer interactions within the first few weeks of applying the Fight-or-Flight Framework™. Meaningful, measurable changes in product acceptance and CSI scores typically emerge over the course of one to three months. The program is designed for sustained behavioral change — not a quick spike — so results compound over time rather than fading after a seminar high.

Yes. Lloyd personally conducts every coaching session. There is no team of junior trainers delivering the program while Lloyd's name is on the door. Every engagement is customized to your store's culture, your managers' specific patterns, and the customers your store actually serves.

The standard coaching engagement is 90 days. Pricing is customized based on scope — individual manager coaching, group sessions, or a full dealer group program. If you don't average $500 more per unit within those 90 days, you owe nothing. Contact Lloyd to discuss your dealership's situation.

Take the Next Step

Ready to Change the Conversation?

One conversation with Lloyd can change the trajectory of your F&I department. No pressure — just a real discussion about what's happening in your store and whether the program is the right fit.

Apply for Coaching Try the Free Lessons First