I'm pretty sure my point about looking on the internet still stands.
I’d completely agree with you. When I was shopping for my car markups ranged from $2500-$30,000 throughout the state. I used a combination of internet searching and phone calls to find a car in Illinois at msrp. Though I had to pay to ship it back to CA it was by far still much less than paying a silly markup. Additionally I always find it interesting that those willing to pay the markup will always pay more to keep their car, firstly through extra money on taxes of the markup itself then annually through higher registration due to a higher sales price
You would think that Ford would have come out of the gate with Gunz Blazing for their "New Nameplate". The Darkhorse, besides being a ridiculously dumb name, is turning out to be nothing more then an overpriced, overweight, over-hyped, under-powered (500 my ass), lame pony.
But Madison Ave and focus groups swore every Camaro, challenger and recent mustang owner would buy it because 500hp. And iPod. Da youts weren't buying mustang because needle gauges - hell they can't even tell time with an analog watch. And no video screen.
No they wouldn’t. This isn’t 1980. Cash give zero incentive for the dealer to sell. They get points on loans which means kickbacks. Accepting cash takes that away. You’re more likely to negotiate a few if you agree to finance with their preferred lender.
Either way if you had cash to pay they lose out if you pay any long before the interest compounds, so they will lose even more if you negotiate a lower selling price.
That’s the gamble they play…but since most people are now smart enough to find out what they are approved for those dealers will typically match your preapproved rates to get you to go with them knowing that most people won’t waste their time trying to refinance with their bank just to stick it to the dealer.
I watched that last night but thought before posting it - I didn’t want to look bitter towards the new model as it’s not getting much good news at the moment (and I’ve already posted others of its impressive dyno results)
For the most part, I really like S650. But as you say, it’s disappointing that there’s still issues like these popping up on these cars. For the price of these cars, the DH in particular, I’d expect better fitment and paint. The air bubble and the wet sanding marks and the paint issues around the wheel wells would be unacceptable and I would not have taken delivery until they were corrected (or get it documented that there were factory defects that needed to be corrected at a time convenient to me).I watched that last night but thought before posting it - I didn’t want to look bitter towards the new model as it’s not getting much good news at the moment (and I’ve already posted others of its impressive dyno results)
Whilst we have seen all those defects on the 550, it’s a shame they are still happening and it’s shocking so many have appeared all on the same car …
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