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> Why can't I go online and order the Jeep (or whatever else) I want and have it delivered or pick it up from a non-jackass? True, you can't go to Amazon Cars

by sghill 13y ago

> Why can't I go online and order the Jeep (or whatever else) I want and have it delivered or pick it up from a non-jackass? True, you can't go to Amazon Cars or equivalent, but there are options. Have you tried the internet sales department? Edmund's called it "a valuable time- and money-saver."[1] > I wish the car manufacturers would get with it. It's not like they haven't tried to make the buying experience more pleasant. Saturn was doing no-haggle pricing as early as 1990[2]. Scion is doing it today[3]. Gut feel is that the buying experience just isn't that important to most people with durable goods. The car is what brings us into dealerships, not the sales staff. [1]: http://www.edmunds.com/car-buying/how-to-get-an-internet-price-quote-for-a-car.html http://www.edmunds.com/car-buying/how-to-get-an-internet-pri... [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Corporation#1990.E2.80.932000:_.22A_new_kind_of_car_company.22 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Corporation#1990.E2.80.... [3]: http://www.scion.com/buy/pure_price/ http://www.scion.com/buy/pure_price/

gcb0 13y ago
Screw going to amazon et al to buy anything that changes as constantly as a car. or a cellphone. I just ordered 3 kindles. I'm pretty sure i will go trhu the hassle of returning 2. but i couldn't see them in person anywhere! the amazon model is perfect for 'permanent' items. such as book and commodity electronics. I bet my right arm that you wouldn't ever buy a car from amazon if you couldn't test drive it at the local shoddy dealer.
- koblenski 13y ago
  I've seen Kindles of all types at most Best-Buys and Targets in my area.
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- sghill 13y ago
  > Screw going to amazon et al to buy anything that changes as constantly as a car. or a cellphone. You've made it clear you're a person who requires extensive test-driving. Amazon's cell phone business doesn't seem to be hurting. I've ordered my last two cell phones online sight-unseen. Same for recent laptops and a Nook. I'll take the uncertainty of holding a modern device over the sales staff. > I bet my right arm that you wouldn't ever buy a car from amazon if you couldn't test drive it at the local shoddy dealer. The average car age in the US is now 11.4 years old[1]. My car will likely be 15 before I get another one. In VW's terms, that's at least three generations of progress. I'm buying a car for a decade, and none of the problems that come up in a decade will be revealed by a test drive. Regardless, I merely agreed it wasn't currently an option and the parent may have a better experience with the internet sales department of his or her local dealerships. [1]: http://www.edmunds.com/car-news/average-age-of-cars-in-us-jumps-to-record-high-of-114-years.html http://www.edmunds.com/car-news/average-age-of-cars-in-us-ju...
- dangrossman 13y ago
  > but i couldn't see them in person anywhere! What country are you in? In the US, you can see Kindle at any Wal-Mart, Target, Best Buy, Staples, OfficeMax and several other national retailers that cover most of the country.
  - gcb0 13y ago
    Office max had a non-working model. Best buy only had the fire ones. Hell will freeze before a DX is on display it seems.
    - koblenski 13y ago
      I've got a DX for reading technical books. It's great for that. If you intend on reading tech books on a Kindle, definitely get the DX or the big Fire HD! The little paper whites aren't going to cut it.

by sghill 13y ago

gcb0 13y ago

Screw going to amazon et al to buy anything that changes as constantly as a car. or a cellphone. I just ordered 3 kindles. I'm pretty sure i will go trhu the hassle of returning 2. but i couldn't see them in person anywhere! the amazon model is perfect for 'permanent' items. such as book and commodity electronics. I bet my right arm that you wouldn't ever buy a car from amazon if you couldn't test drive it at the local shoddy dealer.

koblenski 13y ago
I've seen Kindles of all types at most Best-Buys and Targets in my area.
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sghill 13y ago
> Screw going to amazon et al to buy anything that changes as constantly as a car. or a cellphone. You've made it clear you're a person who requires extensive test-driving. Amazon's cell phone business doesn't seem to be hurting. I've ordered my last two cell phones online sight-unseen. Same for recent laptops and a Nook. I'll take the uncertainty of holding a modern device over the sales staff. > I bet my right arm that you wouldn't ever buy a car from amazon if you couldn't test drive it at the local shoddy dealer. The average car age in the US is now 11.4 years old[1]. My car will likely be 15 before I get another one. In VW's terms, that's at least three generations of progress. I'm buying a car for a decade, and none of the problems that come up in a decade will be revealed by a test drive. Regardless, I merely agreed it wasn't currently an option and the parent may have a better experience with the internet sales department of his or her local dealerships. [1]: http://www.edmunds.com/car-news/average-age-of-cars-in-us-jumps-to-record-high-of-114-years.html http://www.edmunds.com/car-news/average-age-of-cars-in-us-ju...
dangrossman 13y ago
> but i couldn't see them in person anywhere! What country are you in? In the US, you can see Kindle at any Wal-Mart, Target, Best Buy, Staples, OfficeMax and several other national retailers that cover most of the country.
- gcb0 13y ago
  Office max had a non-working model. Best buy only had the fire ones. Hell will freeze before a DX is on display it seems.
  - koblenski 13y ago
    I've got a DX for reading technical books. It's great for that. If you intend on reading tech books on a Kindle, definitely get the DX or the big Fire HD! The little paper whites aren't going to cut it.