> 3-6 months is how long it takes when you custom-order a car, pretty ridiculous that you don't understand this simple fact. That's how long it takes now. Rely

> 3-6 months is how long it takes when you custom-order a car, pretty ridiculous that you don't understand this simple fact. That's how long it takes now. Relying on dealerships is part of the reason for that. If manufacturers were allowed to direct deliver, they could do away with dealerships as the only warehousing mechanism, and do their own warehousing to cut down that time. I was trying to point out that the constraints of the current system would not apply to a different system, but you missed that. No biggie. > Every consumer bank offers auto loan financing and yet somehow, tons of people prefer to go with the dealer. Again, why is that? Go to a dealership and see what price you can talk them down to with financing, and what price you can talk them down to paying cash. You'll be surprised at the results. > You still didn't state how the car would get from the factory to your house - would you have to hire a delivery company? You could pick it up from the warehouse, or have it delivered. Both of those technologies have existed for a long time :) > Like most of HN, you are choosing to ignore the real-world reasons these companies exist and assume some techno-utopia would solve all problems What does doing away with dealerships have to do with technology? Im confused by that statement.