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re: Drove by a concentration of new car dealerships today
Posted on 3/15/09 at 4:29 pm to Cold Cous Cous
Posted on 3/15/09 at 4:29 pm to Cold Cous Cous
Dealers can keep the rebates you don't ask about or know about. 
And there are rebates that are offered only to them. So... "cost" is not always what it "costs" them.
And there are rebates that are offered only to them. So... "cost" is not always what it "costs" them.
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Posted on 3/15/09 at 4:31 pm to Cold Cous Cous
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Good point. Plus liquidation prices is a good way to piss off customers who just paid $30K for a vehicle 3 months ago; now his neighbor pays $20K.
well, he's probably already pissed that he paid $500K for his house and his neighbor paid $275 for his...
Posted on 3/15/09 at 4:34 pm to ForeLSU
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Dealers can keep the rebates you don't ask about or know about. And there are rebates that are offered only to them. So... "cost" is not always what it "costs" them.
Im pretty sure that a dealer cant keep a rebate without the dealer disclosing it and the customer signing off on it. I may be wrong though. Dealers can keep manufacturer to dealer incentives however.
Posted on 3/15/09 at 4:40 pm to ForeLSU
quote:Sure. But real estate sales don't depend on repeat business. Car dealerships and manufacturers do.
well, he's probably already pissed that he paid $500K for his house and his neighbor paid $275 for his...
Posted on 3/15/09 at 4:51 pm to ForeLSU
The difference is...a house built in 2008 and is new is worth the same in 2010. A car built in 2008 will not be sold as new in 2010. The home seller can sit on the product. The car dealer cannot.
Posted on 3/15/09 at 5:31 pm to Zach
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I know what the prices have been in NW La. and there are no significant cuts in price over the last 12 months. I've also talked to 20 other people in the last year who are in the market for a new car and 19 have chosen not to buy because of no price decreases.
This is the definition of a deflationary death spiral. Waiting for prices to come down.
Posted on 3/16/09 at 10:38 am to MileHigh
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This is the definition of a deflationary death spiral. Waiting for prices to come down.
And I suppose you bought 4 function hand held calculators when they cost $200?
Posted on 3/16/09 at 8:02 pm to mouton
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For the guy that was bitching about the prelude; they want a certain price for it , you think its to much.....dont buy it. They arent ripping anyone off. They own the car they can sell it for whatever the frick they want for it. Its called capitalism. Chances are they loaded up in that trade to to make another deal happen. Perhaps it was traded several months ago when the trade value was much higher. Perhaps it had engine problems that they didnt catch on to when it was traded in and it had a 3k dollar shop bill. Quit going by the dealer and bitching about the price being to high. Just dont buy it.....If a consumer pays to much for a vehicle it is there fault not the dealers. They didnt get ripped off, they didnt get the best deal THEY could have......
mouton = used car saleman.
Also - to, too, and two. They all have different meanings.
Posted on 3/16/09 at 8:43 pm to pochejp
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I've got the time but I don't like buying from remote areas. If it breaks I want to be able to bring it back
If you buy a honda, any honda dealership will honor the warranty.
You can buy my accord for about 3k cheaper now than what we paid for it a year ago.
Posted on 3/17/09 at 7:42 pm to Gtiger9757
haha. $3,000 cheaper than what you paid a year ago? So you think your "used car only lost $3,000 of value?"
Posted on 3/17/09 at 8:41 pm to basiletiger
just happy to have paid off my 600 a month
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