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Old 02-25-2021, 05:58 PM
 
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Sold both houses in the Cape, and both Kia dealerships. Going to live out his years on Siesta Key I believe. Failing health...he had a good run.
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Old 02-25-2021, 06:20 PM
 
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Life goes on.
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Old 02-26-2021, 05:49 AM
 
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Yep, a couple of heart attacks and we're seeing the result of an incredibly unhealthy lifestyle...
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Old 02-27-2021, 07:13 AM
 
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Did his son buy the Cape Coral dealership?
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Old 02-27-2021, 07:20 AM
 
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No. The Cape Coral Kia and Port Charlotte Kia dealerships were sold to an outfit over on the east cost of Florida. The North Tampa Kia had previously been sold. I think Jr. is currently running a Nissan in Clearwater and Jacksonville. The dealerships in New York state are slowly being sold off as well.
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Old 02-28-2021, 06:46 AM
 
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Sad - I've heard he is poor health. I hated his commercials but Billy gave me credit to buy a car when my credit wasn't great after being widowed. It was 2012 and I bought two more Kia's after that.
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Old 02-28-2021, 07:51 AM
 
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End of an era for sure!
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Old 02-28-2021, 08:41 AM
 
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After having him as such a presence on TV and radio for so long, it's definitely been weird having him gone from airwaves for the past 18 months or so. Hopefully he's doing well. I'm assuming we'll lose Caroline, too? I remember reading when the sale was announced that things like the Fuccillo name and Huge couldn't be used by the new owners so I wasn't sure if she would be hired by the new owner since she was so tied in with Fuccillo/Huge stuff in all the ads.
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Old 02-28-2021, 09:28 AM
 
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Yeah, Billy's catch-phrases stay with the company. Caroline only did the Kia brand for Billy, but she's been around a long time with other dealerships and other stuff. Doubtful Jr. will use her at Nissan as his style is different....
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Old 03-01-2021, 08:47 AM
 
Location: NKY's Campbell Co.
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As someone in the car business with family in Fort Myers, it was weird being there in August for a small family gathering due to a family member's passing and not hearing the Fuccillo commercials. It stood out so much that I looked up what happened and that is when I found the buy/sells to the east coast group and his declining health. Certainly a monumental change in the SW Florida dealership community.
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