Your search info is out of date. Illinois hasn’t done that for at least two years. They tax on the lease payments alone, not the total price.

Indeed.

As the owner of an ‘89 Mustang GT, it’s mostly a combination of the affordability, ease of modifying Fox bodies, and nostalgic appeal for those of us who grew up back when they were relatively new musclecars you’d see on the street.

The best kind of correct.

That’s the reason NASA selected Armstrong to be the one who walked out of the LEM first on their Apollo 11 mission: most of the early astronauts were recruited from the military’s test pilot ranks, and for the most part those guys had some pretty substantial egos and the personal drive to be the very best in their…

Where’s Francis?!

But then you’ll see some serious shit.

Although Ford also had that market covered with the Mercury Sable.

I have only seen the stats on that new 2.0L Turbo engine. Presumably, the 1.5L Turbo could get the choice of a CVT or a 6-speed manual.

It will be offered with the choice of a 10-speed auto or 6-speed manual.

NEMESIS! I WILL HAVE YOU!

So since the manufacturers won’t change the survey system despite what you believe, how does your “moral compass” feel about a salesperson or service writer being denied pay or being fired/written up (which absolutely happens) because you decided that a 10/10 score is impossible for you to give because of your…

Then you’re a fucking asshole playing stupid games with people’s livelihoods. The surveys are absolutely sent by a car manufacturer.

If you’d ever worked in a field more useful than fast food, maybe you wouldn’t be such a dickhead about screwing over someone who works for a living by putting all 0's on a CSI survey. Go fuck yourself.

If you’ve already been informed that someone’s pay is based on the result of that survey and then decide to send back answers that they explained will result in lost money/disciplinary action, choosing to be a dickhead (as implied by your attitude here) is entirely on you, not on the manufacturer.

The Earth’s atmosphere is also under their purview of research. Google what the first A in NASA stands for.

If a particular buyer doesn’t qualify for the rebates for being a military veteran, returning owner, competitor conquest, etc that still has nothing to do with how much the dealership owns the car for- which is INVOICE.

All dealers of the same brand DO pay the same invoice cost for a comparable new car from the manufacturer.

“The manufacturer could sell cars all day directly to customers at “invoice” and actually make more profit.”

The internet has all of the tools literally at your fingertips to research all of the information that you’re claiming to be smoke and mirrors. So it’s either ignorance or laziness on the consumers’ part- pick one.