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Originally Posted by 70NYD
I enough people complain about it, they cannot over charge. People WERE accustomed to paying more, when dollar was weaker, when Internet wasn't as available and all you knew was from either first hand experience or heresay.. Now that you can look up anything you want in a matter of seconds, accurately (most of the time), you want fair and equal treatment. Anything can be done and to say that people will simply continue to be accustomed to being ripped off, is just plain shortsighted or blind all together..
The businesses that see this (overall, not just automotive) and adjust to the changing world accordingly will flourish, the ones that don't will go the way of wow, Clive peeters and so many other ones that have went in to receivership. Long term profit is so much better than short term.
Tell me this sep, which company now owns more than 90% of Ferrari?
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I agree that buyers are becoming more educated and have greater access to information but unfortunately you can't buy a car online from overseas the same way you may shop for electronics, clothing etc. In fact the government has pretty much eliminated any possibility of parallel importation of motor vehicles to protect local industry.
People have been aware of how badly we've been rorted on new cars in this country since time immemorial but what has changed? More and more european cars are being sold at overinflated every day..dont get me wrong, I totally agree with what your saying and as hopeful as I am that things will change, I'm not holding my breath.
I think as mentioned by a poster in this thread, hope may lie in increased competition from the Chinese pushing prices down.
In regards to Ferrari, Fiat owns most of it. They've had at least a 50% share for over 40 years. I don't see the relevance though