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Registration cost is too variable. Varies by state, and even by city.
by rootusrootus 2y ago
Registration cost is too variable. Varies by state, and even by city.
- bartvk 2y agoYou'd say someone would build an API to retrieve that information by city. But I would not be surprised that the product seller can't be bothered inserting that information into their sales flow.
- rootusrootus 2y agoOkay, so build the API, and now customers will need to enter their locality before they can see the advertised price. It won't be a popular decision.
- triceratops 2y agoSo compute and post some defaults? At least the state and city that the dealership is located in?
- rootusrootus 2y agoSure, add that to the list of disclaimers in the small print so that the customer from the next town over will have something to reference when the dealer cannot sell them the car for the advertised price. The problem is that cars are not treated like most other commodities. E.g. You don't have to buy a license to use a microwave or register it with the government. The closest analog is if you live somewhere with sales tax.
- triceratops 2y ago> add that to the list of disclaimers in the small print Correct. Instead of a vague "registration fees may apply" disclaimer now there's a "registration fees assuming <city>, <state>" disclaimer. It's definitely not worse for anyone, and is arguably better for the customers who will register in <city>, <state>. That's a green light for a utilitarian.