Simple, with shortages why would a manufacturer shift from a car that they make only a few $ (and I do mean like single/double digit profit) or worse, lose money per vehicle soold vs a high margin “SUV”/car with hundreds.
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Not that I’m a huge fan of this industry, but I think the furniture business might be the model manufactures could follow. Have a few in a small strip mall store, put one on order, get it in 6-8 weeks.
The MSRP is set knowing that a dealer and typical haggle situation exists. How do you know that MSRP will consider the same final margins? You’re entire argument seems to be built upon this entire assumption.
I’d love to go to a Model-E store and not have to deal with the sales vultures at the traditional Ford side.
No, it’s a McDonald’s thing. I’ve never been to a DQ or a Culver’s that couldn’t serve ice cream at a moment’s notice.
Good car content folks. Autopian will eat your lunch
But that is the trick. If you keep up with the maintenance (no small accomplishment), you can still hit that “unwinnable” high-cost, expensive maintenance/repair with the Germans and simple repairs are no such thing. Completely different than both domestics and japanese. Sure they might keep the maintenance cost low…
There shouldn’t have to be class-action lawsuits. In many modern countries, the relevant government agencies would automatically step in and say, “Um, Corporation ABC, you can’t do that. Give these people their money back.”
This is why you keep track of it and keep making the payments until it is paid off and up to date. Your finance company will refund that money and you won’t have to deal with a credit hit and getting it fixed. I dealt with this exact situation last year and had to make payments for 2 months. It sucked but was better…
This is why I just buy it.
Why he marked these particular units is a secret that will forever remain unsolved.
You sonuvabitch, I’m in!
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Flying is stressful for everybody. Seeing someone potentially take down your plane and end your life? And you want them to be chill? Imagine dying at work. Now imagine that you could actually do something about it. Would you?
This is peak armchair quarterback. Great work!
You think flight attendants are trained in how to subdue a person that is attempting to turn a champagne bottle into a weapon? I mean, come on. Do I wish the guy could have been handled more... peacefully? Of course. But I also don’t blame a flight attendant doing what is necessary to keep themselves safe.
I was always under the impression that you simply couldn’t open those passenger / emergency exist doors while the plane was in flight. Maybe the plastic cover of the door moved a couple inches, but I doubt the door itself did.
Wasn’t a Seinfeld fan but they nailed some of the mundane frustrations of life.
Are we really shocked by dealers screwing customers? Really?
3rd: My understanding has been the oil market’s cratering from Covid forced a lot of higher-cost producers in the US shale segment to go bust. $90 oil will get shale production going again, but that supply can’t just be turned back on by throwing a switch. I suspect the market will rationalize once that supply becomes…