Our Chrysler store held onto 4 Vipers for nearly a year without selling a single one, then they lowered the price and they were gone FAST.

They're saying 1% total profit, after paying all operating expenses including paying for the building, employees, etc... so I think it's probably not far off. But if you really think the manufacturer isn't going to build profit into that end of the transaction then... why on earth wouldn't they? There is some…

Have you ever spent time at a car dealership? I work at one and I'm just saying, the dealerships generally get the short end of the stick way more often than the customer. We sell big ticket items at a 3-8% markup which is significantly less than almost any other industry and that's before EVERYONE that walks in the…

Oh I don't think it's possible to be miserable with an Abarth. I'm over 60,000 miles in my Abarth and I still can't drive it without smiling! I really just drove the FRS to see if it was as amazing as it had been hyped to be (definitely not)

I wouldn't remotely consider trading my Abarth for an FRS/BRZ, honestly. The BRZ definitely has a higher performance ceiling when modified but as stock it is painfully slow so you need a good road for it to be enjoyable. The Abarth is fun right out of the box. I wouldn't even think about getting a BRZ if I didn't…

That was actually my 2nd trip to that dealer to look at that car. I had gone a few weeks before and told a salesperson I wanted to test drive their manual FRS and was interested in it. He got the key, walked out to the car with me, unlocked it, opened all the doors and hood and walked back into the showroom, taking…

For me it was the FRS. I remember driving to the local Toyota/Scion dealer with a bit of excitement, which was promptly shattered when they couldn't find anyone on the lot that knew how to drive a manual so they could remove it from their display pad. I had to do that part myself. Once I got out on the road, the…

I work at a Fiat dealer and this comes up A LOT. Used cars are definitely a lot harder to roll negative equity into than new ones and your rate is almost always going to be higher, especially if you don't have money down!

Okay so..... Fiat/Abarth version??? If we can get the 1.4T 160HP 170 lb/ft Abarth motor and the exhaust note that comes with it....

idk when I ask what payment someone is looking to get to, it's not to load them up, it's more to find out if we're in the same ballpark and on the right car. If somebody wants a $30,000 car and is $10,000 upside down on their trade but wants a $300 payment, it helps to find that out early so we don't waste everyone's…

I'm really hopeful the 500X will be awesome! Mostly because I think Fiats are awesome and the line-up needs to grow. A little because I work at a Fiat Studio and that is kind of like being a starving artist: I love what I do and work very hard at it and make almost no money ever.... Would be nice to not be broke…

It was pretty sad!!!

Yeah, I had a customer come from out of state to buy a car a couple weeks ago, and had their daughter along. She was whining and screaming the whole time and being a brat because she was hungry. Daughter was also about 26 and married (feel bad for the guy).

The longest I've travelled to buy a car is about 150 miles to buy my Abarth. There are no dealers in Mississippi so I came to Birmingham, AL (moved here a year later to work at Fiat of Bham).

Man, you REALLY wouldn't like seeing my car on the road!

I'm confused, the Viper starts at right around $100,000 MSRP, yeah you can get one with extra options for $138,000 but that's not what they start at or even what most are priced at from what I've seen (we have 5 of them at our Chrysler store). $15k off a base one actually puts it in a pretty good realm IMO. Yes, the…

If the new transmission is better, that's fantastic, and it only took 15 years! I love small cars but I couldn't own a Smart. I've driven them quite a few times and every time, I burst into a hysterical fit of laughter at how awful of an experience it is. I'll take a Fiat 500 every time. More room, more power,…

Maybe they'll make it better eventually but they've had 15 years or so to make the transmission not the most awful thing in any car ever but haven't done it yet. Blows my mind that they've been building a car for SO long that pitches forward every time it shifts like it's going to do a front flip without doing…

Well yeah, it would be convenient for society but.... have you driven one??? Ohhh the awfulness!!!

oh and I think anybody that works at a new dealer, can relate to this one: giving someone a great deal, working really hard for them, making sure they have a great experience, even washing their car myself and then getting bashed on the survey over the dumbest crap!!!! Can't begin to count how many times we worked…