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how the fuck do car dealerships still exist

absolutely unbearable process, id much rather buy used off o...
i gave my cousin head
  05/03/26
They’re designed to sell financing and bloated insuran...
luke the drifter
  05/03/26
Clique System. there's a shadow economy of people with no En...
cowgod
  05/03/26
I'm a good example why, I think. I would love to buy my pref...
United Negro Coffin Fund
  05/03/26
wat in the US IS NOT a scam? what actually operates efficien...
AZNgirl wearing Fishhead to bait JPMorgan Handsome
  05/03/26
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banks? COCKSUCKERS.
  05/03/26
whats the alternative
Cletus Van Damme
  05/03/26
like other countries, you buy from the manufacturer and cut ...
me mum died in the holly (TT6)
  05/03/26
you pay the 5-10% markup on m&ms dood there are shipping...
Cletus Van Damme
  05/03/26
well if we use a middle man to buy $2 items, makes sense to ...
me mum died in the holly (TT6)
  05/03/26
well it does if it has to be transported from michigan to ar...
Cletus Van Damme
  05/03/26
whats weird is that Ford can deliver it to the dealer, but t...
me mum died in the holly (TT6)
  05/03/26
k but mars can deliver m&ms to a distributorship but may...
Cletus Van Damme
  05/03/26
They deliver cases to my house
Wilbur Mercer, permanently embarrassed millionaire
  05/03/26
IIRC there are fraud laws in a bunch of states that protect ...
Daft Unc
  05/03/26
most states require them by law. over the decades the dealer...
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  05/03/26
I don't like dealerships, the worst kind of people work at t...
United Negro Coffin Fund
  05/03/26
Only if you're a shrewd buyer and know how to swoop in on so...
cowgod
  05/03/26
(Challenger buyer)
me mum died in the holly (TT6)
  05/03/26
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Kenneth Play
  05/03/26
thats a non-answer imo
i gave my cousin head
  05/03/26
? it gives a historical answer why they existed in the first...
Kenneth Play
  05/03/26
I'm looking for emotional rage bait responses and calls to a...
i gave my cousin head
  05/03/26
lol tyft got it. as autist this goes over my head. i agree...
Kenneth Play
  05/03/26
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peeface
  05/03/26
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which is what makes time travel possible
  05/03/26
its amazing how on one hand retards will pretend the US is t...
AZNgirl wearing Fishhead to bait JPMorgan Handsome
  05/03/26
exact same scheme in alcohol.
UhOh
  05/03/26
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Because people buy cars? Most are fine, just have to get re...
....;..;...;;;.....;;......;;
  05/03/26
hitler did nothing wrong
i gave my cousin head
  05/03/26
Sorry but xo is pretty low IQ when it comes to anything busi...
....;..;...;;;.....;;......;;
  05/03/26
yeah hondas should be 40k stfu yid
i gave my cousin head
  05/03/26
they aren't just marking up the car by 5%. that's ridiculous...
cowgod
  05/03/26


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Date: May 3rd, 2026 11:13 AM
Author: i gave my cousin head

absolutely unbearable process, id much rather buy used off of some prole scamming me and get everything fixed by a scam mechanic

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5863140&forum_id=2...id..#49861403)



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Date: May 3rd, 2026 11:15 AM
Author: luke the drifter (definite and ineradicable gauge of its upward moving)

They’re designed to sell financing and bloated insurance products and service contracts.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5863140&forum_id=2...id..#49861409)



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Date: May 3rd, 2026 11:15 AM
Author: cowgod

Clique System. there's a shadow economy of people with no Engineering awareness where the entire business model is BS. The top guys at the car dealership make $800,000k and golf a lot.

I've never encountered a car salesman who knew a single thing about any Car, whatsoever, period, except maybe what Packages have which Options

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5863140&forum_id=2...id..#49861410)



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Date: May 3rd, 2026 11:17 AM
Author: United Negro Coffin Fund

I'm a good example why, I think. I would love to buy my preferred vehicle used, with cash, and then have a trusted mechanic fix what's wrong with it. But I don't have that much cash on hand.

But I do have a stable job, and excellent credit. So buying a car from a dealership is only a matter of a couple hours haggling. I use my paycheck to make the payments.

Dealerships make nice cars available to poor people who can make payments.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5863140&forum_id=2...id..#49861413)



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Date: May 3rd, 2026 11:18 AM
Author: AZNgirl wearing Fishhead to bait JPMorgan Handsome

wat in the US IS NOT a scam? what actually operates efficienctly and maeks sense? prob only onlyfans

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5863140&forum_id=2...id..#49861415)



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Date: May 3rd, 2026 1:10 PM
Author: banks? COCKSUCKERS.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5863140&forum_id=2...id..#49861594)



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Date: May 3rd, 2026 11:18 AM
Author: Cletus Van Damme

whats the alternative

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5863140&forum_id=2...id..#49861416)



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Date: May 3rd, 2026 11:19 AM
Author: me mum died in the holly (TT6)

like other countries, you buy from the manufacturer and cut out the 5-10% middle man mark up

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5863140&forum_id=2...id..#49861417)



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Date: May 3rd, 2026 11:20 AM
Author: Cletus Van Damme

you pay the 5-10% markup on m&ms dood there are shipping and storage issues.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5863140&forum_id=2...id..#49861418)



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Date: May 3rd, 2026 11:27 AM
Author: me mum died in the holly (TT6)

well if we use a middle man to buy $2 items, makes sense to do it for $50k items

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5863140&forum_id=2...id..#49861427)



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Date: May 3rd, 2026 11:37 AM
Author: Cletus Van Damme

well it does if it has to be transported from michigan to arizona

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5863140&forum_id=2...id..#49861446)



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Date: May 3rd, 2026 11:38 AM
Author: me mum died in the holly (TT6)

whats weird is that Ford can deliver it to the dealer, but they clearly do not have the capacity to deliver it to an address that is NOT a dealer.

thank god we have dealers who are willing to take in such cars and then charge us a few thousand dollars for them using their address as such

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5863140&forum_id=2...id..#49861447)



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Date: May 3rd, 2026 12:26 PM
Author: Cletus Van Damme

k but mars can deliver m&ms to a distributorship but maybe they dont want to deliver them to your house

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5863140&forum_id=2...id..#49861503)



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Date: May 3rd, 2026 1:00 PM
Author: Wilbur Mercer, permanently embarrassed millionaire (Safari)

They deliver cases to my house

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5863140&forum_id=2...id..#49861581)



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Date: May 3rd, 2026 1:08 PM
Author: Daft Unc

IIRC there are fraud laws in a bunch of states that protect the dealers. I'm not sure direct sales are allowed. Maybe Tesla found a way around this I think they own their showrooms IDK

Edit: see below

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5863140&forum_id=2...id..#49861588)



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Date: May 3rd, 2026 11:23 AM
Author: ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,


most states require them by law. over the decades the dealers made a lot of friends in a lot of state legislatures and the practice is legally protected.

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https://www.justice.gov/atr/economic-effects-state-bans-direct-manufacturer-sales-car-buyers

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5863140&forum_id=2...id..#49861421)



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Date: May 3rd, 2026 11:24 AM
Author: United Negro Coffin Fund

I don't like dealerships, the worst kind of people work at them. But I feel like without them, cars might actually be more overpriced than they are now.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5863140&forum_id=2...id..#49861423)



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Date: May 3rd, 2026 11:32 AM
Author: cowgod

Only if you're a shrewd buyer and know how to swoop in on some Model that's disproportionately good for how well it's selling.

for the common prole buyer they get ripped off imo



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5863140&forum_id=2...id..#49861433)



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Date: May 3rd, 2026 11:46 AM
Author: me mum died in the holly (TT6)

(Challenger buyer)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5863140&forum_id=2...id..#49861460)



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Date: May 3rd, 2026 12:31 PM
Author: Kenneth Play (emotional girth)

/thread

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5863140&forum_id=2...id..#49861510)



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Date: May 3rd, 2026 12:55 PM
Author: i gave my cousin head

thats a non-answer imo

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5863140&forum_id=2...id..#49861564)



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Date: May 3rd, 2026 1:12 PM
Author: Kenneth Play (emotional girth)

? it gives a historical answer why they existed in the first place, and the law evolves slowly. obviously you see people like tesla and carvana moving to a dtc model but this is state-by-state and limited by applicable regulation.

not sure what else you're looking for

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5863140&forum_id=2...id..#49861602)



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Date: May 3rd, 2026 1:22 PM
Author: i gave my cousin head

I'm looking for emotional rage bait responses and calls to arms

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5863140&forum_id=2...id..#49861616)



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Date: May 3rd, 2026 1:29 PM
Author: Kenneth Play (emotional girth)

lol tyft got it. as autist this goes over my head. i agree that many dealerships are a scam full of retards who do not deserve to have a monopoly via legislation

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5863140&forum_id=2...id..#49861623)



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Date: May 3rd, 2026 12:58 PM
Author: peeface



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5863140&forum_id=2...id..#49861576)



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Date: May 3rd, 2026 1:09 PM
Author: which is what makes time travel possible



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5863140&forum_id=2...id..#49861593)



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Date: May 3rd, 2026 1:11 PM
Author: AZNgirl wearing Fishhead to bait JPMorgan Handsome

its amazing how on one hand retards will pretend the US is this highly capitalist country but then on the other hand they have endless insane socialist laws like this, basically every furking industry has some protectionist racket where the bribed state/local officials for special rules and laws, even furking faggot hairdressers have shit like this

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5863140&forum_id=2...id..#49861597)



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Date: May 3rd, 2026 1:14 PM
Author: UhOh

exact same scheme in alcohol.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5863140&forum_id=2...id..#49861606)



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Date: May 3rd, 2026 2:26 PM
Author: ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,




(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5863140&forum_id=2...id..#49861761)



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Date: May 3rd, 2026 1:29 PM
Author: ....;..;...;;;.....;;......;;


Because people buy cars? Most are fine, just have to get referred to a good salesperson.

Regarding markup/middleman: dealerships only get like 3-5%. Do you think if auto manufacturers operated thousands of dealerships across the country they wouldn’t also have to recoup those costs along with a return on the capital?



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5863140&forum_id=2...id..#49861625)



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Date: May 3rd, 2026 2:28 PM
Author: i gave my cousin head

hitler did nothing wrong

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5863140&forum_id=2...id..#49861769)



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Date: May 3rd, 2026 2:35 PM
Author: ....;..;...;;;.....;;......;;


Sorry but xo is pretty low IQ when it comes to anything business/finance/stock market related

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5863140&forum_id=2...id..#49861788)



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Date: May 3rd, 2026 2:36 PM
Author: i gave my cousin head

yeah hondas should be 40k

stfu yid

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5863140&forum_id=2...id..#49861789)



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Date: May 3rd, 2026 2:37 PM
Author: cowgod

they aren't just marking up the car by 5%. that's ridiculous. they have way too much overhead imho. their operating income is probably single-digit % though.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5863140&forum_id=2...id..#49861791)