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10980 messages, Last post on Nov 28, 2009 at 10:29 PM
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Replying to: bigums (Jan 15, 2009 11:10 pm) Didn't dealers take advantage of us when THEY were in the drivers seat? Adding high-priced dealer installed options (pure profit), adding market adjustments for in-demand cars (more pure profit), and giving us unfair trade-ins (even more dealer profit)? Supply and demand works both ways. If you are extra nice to a dealer now - in three years when things turn around, will they remember this and treat you extra nice? |
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Will begin calling dealers in those cities Monday. Hoping to find a 2008 TL with or without Navi. Anybody seen any? Best deals?
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Replying to: JimAcura (Jan 14, 2009 6:24 pm) Another problem is that there is just no inventory left. About half the dealers I contacted had no 2008's left. |
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Replying to: crispybear (Jan 17, 2009 7:29 pm)
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Replying to: bigums (Jan 14, 2009 6:39 pm) Acura Marketing Incentive: $1000 (for tech). So on my tech car, the dealer will get $2200 from Acura for making a sale. So if they sell their car for $1000 under invoice, they still make the 3%. If they do this and MOVE their cars once a month...they are getting a 42% annual yield on the sale of cars at $1000 under invoice. This is a captalist market. If the supply from Acura and its competitors vs demand of consumers has driven prices to that level...fine. If you walked into a car dealer during the boom cycle and asked them to knock $2000 (difference between what different dealers are offering me as their "bottom line" price on the car) off of the price compared to what the next buyer in line has to offer...they would laugh you out of the dealership. The dealer that wants $1000 over invoice compared to the dealer that wants $1000 under invoice....one has cars stocked up on the lot like crazy...the other is moving them as they come. The high priced dealer also has the lower customer service ratings....crazy! So guess where customers (me) would go for service... (which generates additional revenue for them). Guess which dealer I think stands a better chance of being in business? The dealer that has the cars sitting on the floor is paying for real estate, financing their inventory ($150-$300/car/month) because they are not selling for the market price.
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Replying to: yehyemyes (Jan 17, 2009 10:28 pm)
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Replying to: Acuratexan (Jan 17, 2009 6:40 pm)
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Replying to: Acuratexan (Jan 19, 2009 2:16 pm)
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Replying to: ralphwiggum1 (Jan 19, 2009 2:39 pm)
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