re: Ford CEO: We’ll Move to Fixed Prices

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yes exactly. the people that cry and complain about going to the dealer are gonna pay the same or more anyway. its gonna hurt those that like playing the game to get a better deal. Not only will it hurt them, but also all of the communities where dealers are located with fewer jobs. the finance guy is now gonna be in an indian call center.

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Cry me a river. Dealerships are merely secretarial/sales work invented by automakers who didn't want to deal with individual consumers. Automakers should either circumvent dealers or pay them to sell inventory. We've been conned into becoming extravagant tippers.

That said, I hope dealerships remain and direct-to-consumer auto sales are allowed. We need both as a check on each other.