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It's the same in France. For 20 years, buyers have almost always been given the choice between a grey (now black or white) car that is in stock and can be deliv
by wott 6y ago
It's the same in France. For 20 years, buyers have almost always been given the choice between a grey (now black or white) car that is in stock and can be delivered right away, or a coloured one in many weeks.
Now buying a new car is something that is though about for a long time before performing the act (often along many months), is a commitment for a long time after the buying act, and in a majority of cases happens without any emergency while they already own a well functioning vehicle (or several), so why people cannot integrate this waiting period in their process? I don't think it is reasonable, but we can only observe as a fact that once they have made their final decision, they don't want to wait any more.
- narag 6y agoThat's exactly what happened to me with my first car. I was considering a Mazda MX-3, learned in the dealer that it was disontinued, walked by the neighbour Toyota dealer and in half an hour I went from "too expensive" to "I want it already", even if it's white. I've made a quick research and it seems that painting a car costs no more than two thousand euros, probably less. Next time, I will buy the white version (cheapest) and it will go to painting right away. I don't like the out of the box options anyway.