Alright. I might get flamed here...
but. The market supports what the market supports. This is basic ECON 101. With the exception of a few cases, most people under 30 haven't actually found a "corrupt" dealer. I wish we would STOP throwing that terminology around. Your toyota dealer doesn't put saw dust in the tranny, roll back the odometer or any of the 1000 other things REAL CORRUPT dealers used to do.
It doesn't happen. Laws have strengthen since the 30's-60's when this **** happened.
The economy ****ING sucks. The margins on cars are getting smaller and smaller. Toyota proper keeps MOST of the money. We expect dealerships to have fancy new buildings with state of the art equipment. Shinny floors and certified techs. We expect them to CARRY every ****ing part imaginable and GET pissed when they have to order it. Inventory NOT SOLD is money lost. Every obscure part they hold in inventory, that they don't sell, is money gone.
ALL of this PLUS providing their employee's with a living wage.. costs a TON OF ****ING money man. How exactly do you expect them to do all that? They charge significantly MORE for service. This is a reality. There is a reason that ****ty hole in the wall garage in the boonies can charge much, much less.
We continue to hear this "dealer ripped me off" comments which try to imply they are not honest or corrupt or *******s. This is 99% of the time NOT the case. I have never met a "corrupt" dealer... the legal liability is too ****ing high.
They charge more money. Get over it. I swear. Do people sleep through basic ECON classes in high school? Do we just not teach economic theory anymore?????
Dealerships at this point, to EVEN stay open, have to make profit off of service. They have to. Before everyone *****es about that... understand that American's are able to afford cars more than any other nation on the planet. We have developed a system that makes an affordable care for everyone... it also means that the margins are NO WHERE near as awesome as people think. Lights, water, equipment, workers.. buildings.. **** costs money.
