Hey, maybe try not to be so rude, dude.
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Pluckers in Texas offers a similar Dr. Pepper (also from Texas) sauce. Not my favorite, but not bad.
I mean I saved about $2k off the price of the vehicle—more than just “a few bucks.” It was worth a couple of hours to me.
I seriously doubt his hour is worth that either, unless he’s a solo-practitioner attorney billing well above that per hour or something.
That just means that there are lots of people who are ok with paying too much for things. Whether you’re paying more for the product itself or paying someone else to get a better deal for you, you’re still paying too much overall.
That would be ideal, but that’s not how the world works. The price of (almost) everything is negotiable: car insurance, utilities (cable, internet, etc.), clothing, whatever. You’ve got to know how to play the game. Might as well practice negotiating when you can, and car dealerships provide a good opportunity.
I definitely agree that education on finances in the United States is severely lacking. I’m not sure if there has been any push to incorporate more of it into the typical high school curriculum.
That’s ok, you didn’t miss out on much.
I definitely didn’t use True Car, for the reasons you mentioned.
I don’t disagree with you about direct pricing, that would be ideal but isn’t going to happen anytime soon unfortunately. The dealership lobby is strong across the country and isn’t going to go down without a fight.
They are nice floor mats though. 🤷🏻♂️
Your comment about negotiating a price of a car strikes at the heart of the matter. Millennials generally just want to pay a fee that (they think) fits their monthly budget without figuring out the details. It’s one of the reasons professional car buyers are a thing when they probably shouldn’t be (sorry Tom). Dealers…
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Part of the point of my initial post is that there are still going to be a handful of manufacturers who serve the manual transmission crowd, so all hope isn’t lost despite Alanis’ quip in the title regarding the “Dying Manual Transmission.”
3% of new vehicles sold per year is still something like 200,000 vehicles, per stats on vehicle sales in the United States for 2017.
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