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Originally Posted by mines13
I intended no "love it or leave it" rhetoric. I was making an extreme point about the "cut the dealerships out" model; the commentary was on how absurd it is to make such blanket statements about all dealerships in the US. Here in America, and several European nations I might add including (sighted) the specific western European nations of Germany, UK, etc. many dealerships are franchised. To claim that The franchised dealership model is "messed up" is pretty absurd in it's own right. To compare your singular experience with EVERY dealership in the US is just well, nuts. I have had great experiences in US dealerships and poor experiences in others. I am free to take my money and spend it where I wish and am in no way obligated to one dealership if I do not like how I am treated, or how they run their operation. To claim that the whole system is "messed up" is just blatant noise. If you want to comment on a specific dealership you have had experience with, fair enough. but one or some is not all.
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What do you like about the franchise model? That you get to pay a premium for the privilege of the dealer selling the car to you?
What is this "excellent service" that people are willing to pay extra for instead of getting the best deal for a car? Are the waiting room donuts that good? Is the basic level clerical work they go to get you financed (that any bank or website can do) that critical?
I really want to know.
I know that people make money selling cars, but people made money being bank tellers, sweeping chimneys, and once you didn't buy things on the internet... times change and the franchise dealership model is obsolete and inherently corrupt.