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Interesting points. I definitely agree with you that I don’t see much change in terms of employment or locations.

Or you could just admit you didn’t understand what I wrote. If you disagree with me that’s totally fine, form an actual argument rather than shouting into the wind.

yes because the first rule on the internet is of course, everyone who disagrees with you is a shill (btw when is my paycheck supposed to come lol)

“I read maybe a fraction of this BS and here’s all I have to say about the dealer model...”

I don’t say that the dealerships are great. I explain where and why there are fallacies in the direct sale model. Does this make dealerships good? no. It doesn’t make them anything.

excellent point, and as a result many luxury car dealers do have higher margins and compete more on the quality of the car than regular dealerships. However, even still they are not immune to pricing competition and sell under MSRP. I think its an interesting point that with online sales slowly beginning to come to…

My argument was directed to those who believe the direct sales model as some sort of perfect solution with low prices and sunflowers. I am not an attorney either and cant comment on whether or not it violates the clause. If tesla wants to sell directly they should be allowed to.

Note that everyone here pays a lower price than if they were sold directly. If you’d like to pay more for your car but everyone pays the same then that is your preference and a result of direct sales.

“Or don’t because misogynistic attitude, racism or even more benign Similarity Bias means the more a customer looks, talks behaves and prays like the sales manager, the more likely this franchise model works in HIS interest.”

My argument holds regardless, when cars are in high or above normal demand they aren’t competing in terms of price at that point. Keep in mind that price over MSRP is only charged and sold for specialty vehicles such as high performance variants. The only competition between these vehicles are in term of the innate…

Maybe or maybe not. Data shows avg new car margins at 1% or lower and used car margins at barely over $100. If they are colluding they aren’t doing it very well.

I already posted this as a reply to someone but ill repost here for everyone who believes direct sales to be the perfect solution:

Direct sales is not without its own issues. It’ll suck for consumers since they’ll have to pay more:

The price competition would definitely play out differently in the two scenarios and would be higher in direct sales. I think the confusion stems from the idea that the middleman must draw extra rent from the consumer by increasing price. However this would only be true under the condition of monopoly or only one…

Do you know why this model exists? Cash flow. It adds value by allowing the manufacturer to smoothly operate with a buffer from volatile sales rates. No manufacturer on earth could own or finance it’s total inventory. Nor would they want billions in capital tied in sitting inventory when they could achieve a greater…

brilliant response, not to mention that m3 buyers are not cash flush buyers like ms and mx buyers. Rather, tesla will most likely have to un-bury it’s customers, arrange financing, and set up the deal to make it possible for it’s customers to buy the m3. I’d love to know the actual population statistics on the…

The gender wage gap as you see it does not exist.

You walked away over being offered financing?

It honestly doesn’t matter whether bernie is or isn’t a socialist. None of his idea/policies are grounded in any from of sanity. The problem still remains that: