Comment Re:Tesla's Order Times and Relative Prices (Score 1) 83
Once Toyota announced they were cutting production the dealerships around here all changed their tune and started saying it will be MSRP + $10k, putting the car closer to $60k if you could find one.
That makes sense - if dealers aren't able to get their usual volume of product they need to sell in order to stay in business, then they obviously have to make more on each car they sell (in order for the stealership to stay in business.)
The process of attempting to purchase a car from a dealer put such a bad taste in my mouth that I'm never going to buy from a dealer.
The last car I bought new was in 1999 - it was such a bad experience I've avoided doing it again for 23 years!
About two months ago, I briefly considered getting a new Subaru, mainly because it was one of the few new cars I could buy with a standard transmission. A local dealership emailed me a quote and the price was actually lower than a 2-year old version of the same car at Carmax. I assumed the dealership figured they would make their profit on financing costs. I decided to pass on that car after I saw a reddit thread about how that particular Subaru dealership is horrible at servicing cars.