Suggestion for DCX: dealer markup crackdown

[tbisch]

Add me to the list. Unfortunately their mark up wouldn't hold me back. Like it didn't with the 300 SRT8 ouch! ahhhhhhhhhhhhh

[Mike Penner]

Originally Posted by ChuckG

Unfortunately the car companies view their customers as their dealers. In reality the dealers are agents, not customers. The good news is that if Chrysler really wanted to, they could put pressure on their "agents" to not sell over MSRP.

Exactly. I'm hoping this thread will be pinned to a few strategic walls in DCX corporate when they plan their rollout and distribution strategy. If you really think about it with 1000 members on challengertalk.com, these discussions could influence a nominal 30 million dollars (approx 30k+ per challenger x 1000 registered users) worth of sales. Not exactly something to sniffle at. And of course membership will only climb as the months go by.

I might find the thread and bump it on a monthly or bi-monthly basis to keep the topic fresh and give new members something to consider since we'll all be facing it eventually.

[Legion681]

Originally Posted by ChuckG

What drives me crazy are these people that will pay over MSRP and then brag about it. I look at these types and think "take your ego and shove it. I could care less how much money you have."

Amen to this !

[4v383]

Yeah, What he said.

[l3it3r@gmail.com]

I guess I can't really see 'eye-to-eye' with this thread, my buddy paid Cost + his own stupid options on the 300SRT, and my dealer, where I bought my cars, is selling their SRTs at Cost + what ever options. no markups.. they just got an SRT-8 charger, and sold it for $40k out the door. Nav, kicker, etc. As soon as I hear from my dealer that Challenger ordering is open, I'm going to be handing him part of my spleen if I have to.

[allhemi]

You have got to be willing to walk!! I know I'll walk if they start that **** with me!!!

[DARK AGE 53]

We've all heard this before " Build it and they will come ", well here's the message to DCX. " Build it and we will come/buy.....Gouge us and we will walk ", and BTW not to return.

[rcaponong]

When I went looking for my '05 Mustang last year, I ran into a lot of dealers who refused to markup and had never practiced it. Of course, the problem with that was they were constantly out of inventory on the models I was looking for. So unless I was willing to wait several months and perhaps even another model year, I had to go to the guys who did markup because they had the car on the lot. So I agree 100% about giving the fair dealers the bulk of the inventory and punishing the ones who gouge by allotting them very little to deal with.

[AMG]

I veiw dealer markups the same way I veiw Wal-Mart markups..........GARBAGE

However one can wait for the sales to go down. Many will lease the Challenger SRT8 and in about 7 months they will be sitting right back on the lots with good markdowns.

Dont get me wrong one can get a great deal on that route. But for me 0% APR is a good deal at any price

[allhemi]

Originally Posted by DARK AGE 53

We've all heard this before " Build it and they will come ", well here's the message to DCX. " Build it and we will come/buy.....Gouge us and we will walk ", and BTW not to return.

There you go!!