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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

On Nov 3, 2008, at 5:56 PM, Clansgian AT wmconnect.com wrote:

> Ha!  There's one born every minute.  Although I cannot help but  
> imagine you
> already know this.  There is no such thing as "dealer cost".

Hah! There's a smartass ready to pounce every minute. But I cannot  
imagine that you haven't already been told that.

There is a dealer cost on every vehicle. It is a price that a dealer  
owes to the manufacturer if the vehicle is sold. It includes shipping  
the car from point of manufacture to the dealership. Dealerships get  
discounts if they meet or exceed their quota. So some are able to sell  
below normal dealer cost and still make a profit.

When gas prices were at their zenith many dealers were offering gas  
guzzlers at panic sale prices all across the country. But of course  
you already knew that.