> I answered your question of why the status quo cannot be enforced by contract instead of by industry-specific law; the status quo only exists because of those

> I answered your question of why the status quo cannot be enforced by contract instead of by industry-specific law; the status quo only exists because of those laws. That wasn't my question. My question was why contracts cannot enforce this kind of behavior instead of heavy handed law, not if the parties would agree to those contracts. The fact that you think the parties would not willingly enter into this kind of contract makes it obvious to me that it is heavy-handed. > If you prefer a country where everyone operates like Tesla -- your nearest service center is a state and a half away That's a much more cynically view of dealerships than even i portrayed. Are you suggesting dealerships offer absolutely no value to customers and wouldn't have a sustainable business without the gov't protecting them? It almost sounds like you've come across a business idea in the event of a post-dealership-apocalypse world.