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  • From: Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>
  • To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Gene's guide to buying a new car
  • Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 18:40:34 -0700


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.




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