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Originally Posted by cv129
And worse yet, some people actually pay that premium for these. Cars like this get its 15 min of being that special, then the demand quiets down some, then next thing you know sales guys be calling potential buyers “we have one here at MSRP, do you want it?”
A buddy of mine went through this experience trying to buy a Raptor last year, dealership wanted a $5k ADM. No deal. 6 months later, called my friend back offering the same truck at MSRP, friend was like “too late, already bought something else”.
Not every car is a Porsche GT cars, where everything about them still gets appreciated after decades.
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What blows my mind is that dealers don't realize how much they kill their own brand when they do this. For instance, a lot of people are NOT Mustang fans (I think we all get it haha) but when the GT350 came out and they wanted more than MSRP - it's like - you already have a person who wants to buy it AT MSRP (they understand they can't haggle the price at all)....and you are still trying to extort money from them. And its like this car is so cool that people who would never consider this particular car is wanting to buy it.
If nothing else - unless that person is a diehard Ford/Chevy/Dodge/Honda fanboy - they are going to leave and probably never look to purchase a vehicle from that particular brand. I won't lie, I have been looking for a Civic Type-R for a little while now. I kinda want a 4door with that 'Honda reliability' as well as fun factor. Seems like all the dealers aren't charging ADM but they are charging about $4-5k on 'added' options - the last car I asked about - was $46k OTD. I was like 'it's a Civic....c'mon man' haha. And yeah, I feel at that price it opens the door to sooo many other options - new and used.
I just don't get it.