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It's time for car dealerships to die
Posted on 3/12/25 at 8:45 pm
Posted on 3/12/25 at 8:45 pm
They only exist due to crony legislation that protects them and prohibits direct sales. Has there ever been a car salesman that you didn't want to tell to "go to hell and say hi to your mother for me"?
Elon can definitely spearhead this movement.
Elon can definitely spearhead this movement.
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Posted on 3/12/25 at 9:00 pm to Dex Morgan
They also exist to service the car you buy and uphold the warranty the manufacturer provides to cover repairs.
Posted on 3/12/25 at 9:03 pm to bluestem75
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They also exist to service the car you buy and uphold the warranty the manufacturer provides to cover repairs.
This ^^^ is where dealerships make a lot of their money.
Posted on 3/12/25 at 9:05 pm to Dex Morgan
frick all car salesman.
Slimy cocksuckers.
That’s my only contribution.
Slimy cocksuckers.
That’s my only contribution.
Posted on 3/12/25 at 9:05 pm to Dex Morgan
I don’t ever deal with the finance dept, and I have a salesman I’ve bought 8-9 cars from over the last 6 years. Never had an issue. Some of yall just choose to make life hard
Posted on 3/12/25 at 9:05 pm to bluestem75
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This post was edited on 3/13/25 at 1:00 pm
Posted on 3/12/25 at 9:06 pm to bluestem75
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They also exist to service the car you buy and uphold the warranty the manufacturer provides to cover repairs.
Then they can convert to manufacturer showrooms and service centers without the non transparent sales aspect of their current business
This post was edited on 3/12/25 at 10:32 pm
Posted on 3/12/25 at 9:07 pm to Dex Morgan
quote:he's been trying to do it in Texas for over a decade
Elon can definitely spearhead this movement.
hasn't even come close
Posted on 3/12/25 at 9:07 pm to bluestem75
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They also exist to service the car you buy and uphold the warranty the manufacturer provides to cover repairs.
It was a problem during the initial rush to automobiles that car companies spin up sold cars with warranties and then basically collapsed with no one to service or honor the contracts.
I'm not sure this is still as big a problem although potentially with the huge market shift coming in electric cars it could resurface.
I would like to see this changed across the various states. I like avoiding pointless middlemen in expensive transactions. If I like Rivian why should I have to go buy one through a dealer who also needs margin and has to cover their ad budget and overhead too... Vs just buying from the manufacturer
Posted on 3/12/25 at 9:11 pm to bluestem75
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They also exist to service the car you buy and uphold the warranty the manufacturer provides to cover repairs
They would just turn into delivery prep and service centers. No sales staff.
Posted on 3/12/25 at 9:14 pm to OWLFAN86
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he's been trying to do it in Texas for over a decade
hasn't even come close
Yep,
can't beat the car cartel or the liquor distributor cartel.
Posted on 3/12/25 at 9:15 pm to RazorbackLaw501
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You can do the overwhelming majority of that yourself for far cheaper.
On modern cars? Not really.
You can save money with an independent garage, but it's extremely difficult to properly do a great deal of work on modern cars.
Posted on 3/12/25 at 9:20 pm to Dex Morgan
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They would just turn into delivery prep and service centers. No sales staff.
Exactly what Tesla is. There’s maybe one or two reps at the dealership and they don’t pressure you. They direct you to the Tesla website to make a purchase or schedule a test drive
Posted on 3/12/25 at 9:25 pm to bluestem75
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They also exist to service the car you buy and uphold the warranty the manufacturer provides to cover repairs.
The long term money is in service. Make the sale, hook 'em on the service. The warranties help them do this.
Posted on 3/12/25 at 9:27 pm to Dex Morgan
Posted on 3/12/25 at 9:29 pm to TrueTiger
but Dex thinks Now is the time even though the very person he expects to do it has been trying to do it for over a decade
and hired A Blakemoore and his pet monkey Danny lite and hasn't come close
and hired A Blakemoore and his pet monkey Danny lite and hasn't come close
Posted on 3/12/25 at 9:32 pm to bluestem75
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They also exist to service the car you buy and uphold the warranty the manufacturer provides to cover repairs.
My dealership quoted me $900 to change my spark plugs
Posted on 3/12/25 at 9:36 pm to umrebel2009
quote:Why would you go to a dealership for non-warranty issues? Only a fool would do that.
My dealership quoted me $900 to change my spark plugs
Posted on 3/12/25 at 9:38 pm to OWLFAN86
DVer is too stupid to know of the truth I speak
Posted on 3/12/25 at 9:38 pm to RazorbackLaw501
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You can do the overwhelming majority of that yourself for far cheaper.
Not with many new cars by design.
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