Exhibit 99.3
AUTONATION, INC.
Offer to Exchange its
9% Senior Notes due 2008
for any and all of its outstanding
9% Senior Notes due 2008
Pursuant to the Prospectus dated , 2001.
To Our Clients:
Enclosed for your consideration is a prospectus dated ,
2001 and a Letter of Transmittal relating to the offer by AutoNation, Inc.
(the "Company"), to exchange $1,000 principal amount of its 9% senior notes
due 2008 (the "exchange notes") for each $1,000 principal amount of its
currently outstanding 9% senior notes due 2008 (the "outstanding notes")
(the outstanding notes and the exchange notes are collectively referred to
as the "notes") that is validly tendered and accepted by the Company in the
exchange offer. The exchange offer is being made upon the terms and subject
to the conditions set forth in the prospectus and the Letter of
Transmittal. The exchange offer is being made in order to satisfy certain
obligations of the Company contained in the registration rights agreement,
dated as of August 10, 2001, by and among the Company and the other
signatories to the agreement.
The Letter of Transmittal is furnished to you for information only
and may not be used by you to tender outstanding notes.
The material is being forwarded to you as the beneficial owner of
outstanding notes carried by us in your account but not registered in your
name. A tender of such outstanding notes may only be made by us as the
registered holder and pursuant to your instructions. Therefore, the Company
urges holders of outstanding notes registered in the name of a broker,
dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee to contact such
registered holder promptly if they wish to participate in the exchange
offer.
Accordingly, we request instructions as to whether you wish us to
tender any or all of such outstanding notes held by us for your account
pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the enclosed prospectus
and the related Letter of Transmittal.
Your instructions to us should be forwarded at least three
business days prior to the expiration date, as defined below, in order to
permit us to tender your outstanding notes in accordance with the
provisions of the exchange offer. The exchange offer will expire at 12:00
midnight, New York City time, on , or if extended by the Company,
the latest date and time to which extended (the "expiration date"). Outstanding
notes tendered pursuant to the exchange offer may be withdrawn, subject to
the procedures described in the prospectus, at any time on or prior to the
expiration date.
Your attention is directed to the following:
1. The exchange offer is for all of the outstanding notes.
2. The Company's obligation to accept outstanding notes
tendered in the exchange offer is subject to certain
conditions specified in the prospectus.
3. The Company will pay any transfer taxes payable as a result
of the transfer to it of outstanding notes tendered, and the
transfer to tendering noteholders of exchange notes pursuant
to the exchange offer, except as otherwise as described in
the Letter of Transmittal.
If you wish to have us tender any or all of your outstanding
notes, please so instruct us by completing, executing and returning to us
the instructions included in this letter.
The exchange offer is not being made to, nor will exchanges be
accepted from or on behalf of, holders of notes residing in any
jurisdiction in which the making of the exchange offer or acceptance
thereof would not be in compliance with the laws of such jurisdiction.
None of the notes held by us for your account will be tendered
unless we receive written instructions from you to do so. Unless a specific
contrary instruction is given in the space provided, your signature or
signatures on the instructions shall constitute an instruction to us to
tender all the notes held by us for your account.
INSTRUCTIONS
I acknowledge receipt of your letter and the enclosed material
referred to therein relating to AutoNation, Inc.'s offer to exchange $1,000
principal amount of its exchange notes for each $1,000 principal amount of
its outstanding notes. I hereby instruct you to tender the outstanding
notes indicated below (or, if no number is indicated below, all outstanding
notes) held by you for my account, pursuant to the terms of and conditions
set forth in the prospectus and the Letter of Transmittal.
| | Please tender all of my outstanding notes held by you for
my account.
| | Please tender $____________ (amount in integral multiples of
$1,000) of the outstanding notes held by you for my account.
If we instruct you to tender the notes held by you for our
account, it is understood that you are authorized:
(1) to make, on our behalf, the representations and warranties
contained in the Letter of Transmittal that are to be made with
respect to us as beneficial owner of notes, it being understood
and agreed that by our signature below we are making the same
representations and warranties to you;
(2) to make such agreements, representations and warranties on our
behalf as are set forth in the Letter of Transmittal; and
(3) to take such other action as may be necessary under the prospectus
or the Letter of Transmittal to effect the valid tender of such
outstanding notes.
UNLESS A SPECIFIC CONTRARY INSTRUCTION IS GIVEN IN THE SPACE
PROVIDED, YOUR SIGNATURE(S) HEREON SHALL CONSTITUTE AN INSTRUCTION TO US TO
TENDER ALL OF YOUR OUTSTANDING NOTES HELD BY US IN YOUR ACCOUNT.
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SIGN HERE
Name of Beneficial Owner(s): _______________________________________________
Signature(s): ______________________________________________________________
Name(s): ___________________________________________________________________
(Please Print)
Address(es): _______________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
Area Code and Telephone Number: ____________________________________________
Taxpayer Identification or Social Security Number: _________________________
Date: ______________________________________________________________________
PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM TO THE BROKERAGE FIRM MAINTAINING
YOUR ACCOUNT, NOT THE EXCHANGE AGENT OR THE COMPANY.