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I think you go too far. I too have a deep dislike for dealerships, but they are not useless. Specifically, it's a place you can go to test drive cars and they
by metalliqaz 2y ago
I think you go too far. I too have a deep dislike for dealerships, but they are not useless. Specifically, it's a place you can go to test drive cars and they have OEM-certified garages for warranty repairs. Can't test drive when you buy online.
I think the main problem with dealerships is the government granted monopoly. If a dealership is in a region, most states prevent any other dealership from setting up shop in that region. That's why so many of them are passed from father to son like a dynasty. No competition at all -- and they act like it.
Restore competition and the "stealership" aspect should go away.
- sureIy 2y agoTo be fair, how many copies of one car do you need? Once you got 15 models on display you should be good to go for testing purposes. You don’t need a parking lot with a hundred cars.
- kristjansson 2y agoSome people want to buy a car _today_. Lots of people want to buy a car this week. Fewer people have the patience and funds to pay and wait for car on order.
- metalliqaz 2y agoSure, most people don't need to drive away same-day with a car, but some want to. That's the value of inventory.
- jcrash 2y ago>Specifically, it's a place you can go to test drive cars and they have OEM-certified garages for warranty repairs. Can't test drive when you buy online. Tesla doesn't have independent dealerships and it's quite easy to test drive their cars before you buy.
- kristjansson 2y agoIt's also very, very difficult to get them repaired...