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…

Why is that a problem though? Most people have no interest in my advice or opinion. If you come in looking for a 7-seat SUV, but your budget only supports a smaller SUV or sedan, how do I show that in a way that doesn’t make someone upset? If I see a young person looking at an unreliable vehicle, how do I tell them…

Much ado about nothing. Raffle is held, lady purchases a ticket, she wins the car. Doesn’t really matter who she is, as she stepped up with the money for the tickets.

And the Anonymous People of the Internets get outraged, outraged!, upon taking a first glance at the situation and expressing themselves to be the shitty people they are. You mean companies do good for their communities? Impossible! We all know companies are evil entities which steal from hard working people like…

Plus, the manufactures have no problem bending over the dealerships by making them buy 900 rose pink Chevy Sparks that will eventually need to be auctioned.

Cute story, bro.

Dealers everywhere would be perfectly fine if people paid MSRP.

Not really, the manufacturer, in addition to doing everything EXCEPT pretty much selling the car doesn’t want the additional burden of now having to manage 5000 retail properties across the US with all the additional personel that entails, in addition to all the factories, both vacant and functioning, test and…

Let’s see

It’s laughable to think Tesla will launch a pickup and semi before VW can launch it’s four electric cars. Because it makes total sense to bet on a tiny manufacturer that has yet to meet a production deadline vs a multi-billion dollar automaker, who on a changing basis is the largest automaker in the world. And they’re…

Carmakers have it backwards when it comes to autonomy/autopilots in cars. A friend told me his pilot friend said the primary job of an autopilot is smoothing out the edges while the pilots still do a lot of the work. It’s like when my father plays Forza 4; he turns on as many of the “Assisted” settings as possible and…

Anyone who complains about the existence of these absurd, high-powered FCA vehicles deserves to be imprisoned by their boring-ass CR-V that their wife “made them buy”. Would you rather car companies innovate with a 1023HP drag-ready passenger car, or do you want a built-in vacuum cleaner in your fucking RAV4?

going to be honest with you guys, your writing has reached jezebel-tier quality lately.

Uh, am I your PA? Pay me.

Jeep Cherokee is one of the best selling cars in America. Wrangler is a huge money maker. The demon will be an amazing vehicle, but Id be surprised if they sold more than 1k every year.

This is just another reason why their direct sales idea is stupid to go along with the dozens of other reasons the biggest namely having someone else pay for showrooms, sales staff and the like.

Cool. I have driven them. You know what happens when you assume?

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Hi,

They aren’t outraged, you are and you want them to be too. Geez, what crap.