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Originally Posted by mines13
You want to buy directly from the manufacturer? Move to China, you might like it there better. Options are just that, options. If you don't like it, you don't buy. I can offer you another alternative, find yourself a time machine and move to Russia any time between 1945 and 1985; I heard they have some great "manufacturer rebates" going on Zils and Ladas.
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Oh my god, did you really just resort to the "Mer'ka: love it or leave it" speech? Dude, get a passport, and get out of town for a while. America is pretty much the ONLY country that has such a messed up dealership model. Yes, China sells direct, but you know who else does? Japan. Did a huge writeup on what it's like dealing with a Japanese dealership a while back (spoiler alert: it was infinitely better). To the best of my knowledge, every country in Europe too allows buying direct from manufacturers. You gonna tell me life's much worse in Sweden because they do that, or that the people who sell the cars there are all starving paupers?