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Originally Posted by SilverTurtle
so you believe that its ok for a $25,000 Malibu to be sold for $40,000 because they are selling quicker than GM projected and are now in short supply? I fail to see how it should be ok for a family of four on a fixed income to be charged a $15,000 premium just because the dealership is trying to "ration" out their supply of cars... its called gouging, and contrary to what you want to believe, it really should be illegal.
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AND I will side w/ Turtle on this one. GM says it should be priced at X amount and "X" amount is what it
SHOULD go for.
If you wanted GM or any other automaker to actually do well in this economy,
YOU WOULD AGREE. The quicker the car hits the dealer and is sold, the quicker GM will need to supply that dealer with another car. And, if the dealer is only allotted so many cars per period, then GM will see the need to make more vehicles............which would mean more work for the factories, which mean more hours, more shifts, more security for the autoworker. This also means more business for the sub contracted companies working with GM.
If
ANYONE is to raise the price on
ANY vehicle over MSRP, it should be the manufacturer themselves. I understand supply and demand...I do. But, in this case, a constant demand is better for the company making the vehicles. To take away demand in the beginning hurts the manufacturer....not the dealer. The dealer eventually makes their money.
Remember....the dealers business won't last and the dealer will no longer be there if the dealer has NOTHING to sell!!! Everyone should have the opportunity to buy, buy, buy.
Again, the only entity that should raise prices is the builder themselves.