Re: Dealer is a BIG TIME CROOK...(MORE) (archive)

Why does a dealer have to sell at or below MSRP to be legitimate? I bet you'd have no problem if a dealer was willing to sell you a car BELOW MSRP (and please don't forget the word "suggested" in there). So what is the problem selling a car above MSRP if people are willing to pay it?

I'm not willing to pay 25K over msrp for an M5, but if someone else is, I have no problem with a dealer making money off that person. And frankly, I really can't understand why you do.

: Any legitimate dealer will sell it at retail price. If we as BMW enthusiasts want this
: type of thing to stop, we should put the dealer's
: name all over this board so that "the world" knows
: that he is ripping people off BIG TIME. Maybe
: we should get the IRS to check out how much
: he reports selling it for?

: Maybe the blame goes to the people who are willing
: to spend over retail price. As much as I really
: like the car, I would never ever give a dealer
: over retail price, even if I had Bill Gate's money.

: Alex
: '97 540iA with practically Dinan
: everything

: : While driving to a meeting today I passed an
: : exotic car dealer in Northeast Ohio and what would
: : they be displaying in their showroom window?
: : A Silver M5 !!! It appeared to be Titanium Silver,
: : black interior, and Dunlop's on the 18" wheels.

: : The MSRP for the car was $74,500 and get this, the
: : dealer had added a line called "market demand" and
: : added $25,000 to the MSRP.......Yes, you too could
: : have this M5 for a mere $99,500 !!!!

: : Impressions: Great looking car!, love the wheels,
: : rear spoiler is small and underplayed, very well done!
: : The front air intake on the other hand is 'huge' and
: : ready to eat anything in its path....

: : Would love to have one but will settle for my '00
: : 528i when it arrives in March.

Follow Ups:

Re: Dealer is a BIG TIME CROOK...(MORE) Bill A. 18:25 1/26/2000 ( 0)
To Chris Reeves, THE CAR DEALER...(MORE) Alex Argyros 15:49 1/26/2000 ( 9)
- Alright moron read up(more) jomama 16:00 1/26/2000 ( 8)
  - If you want to call me a moron...(MORE) Alex Argyros 16:36 1/26/2000 ( 7)
    - Yeah you are a moron, a big one jopapa 19:00 1/26/2000 ( 6)
      - I bet your attitude would change if you...(MORE) Alex Argyros 19:25 1/26/2000 ( 5)
        
        yes and so would yours (more) 19:48 1/26/2000 ( 4)
        
        To the dealer...My E mail Address is...(MORE) Alex Argyros 20:00 1/26/2000 ( 3)
        
        No more discussion needed. I've made my point and shot down urs. U lost. Cya(nt). 20:13 1/26/2000 ( 2)
        
        Alex didn't lose in my mind, you did... Franz 20:58 1/26/2000 ( 0)
        
        YOU ARE NOTHING MORE THAN A CHICKEN (MORE) Alex Argyros 20:19 1/26/2000 ( 0)
Why the attitude Chris?? Late for class? daved 10:18 1/26/2000 ( 1)
- That's alright Daved... He has an opinion too (e) Alex Argyros 16:59 1/26/2000 ( 0)
LOL awesome. Once in a while, someone intelligent creeps up and sets dumbasses straight 22:21 1/25/2000 ( 7)
- Dumbasses are the ones paying over retail (NT) Alex Argyros 15:23 1/26/2000 ( 4)
  - No people who pay over retail don't give a shit about the $20K. It's change to them(nt) 15:44 1/26/2000 ( 3)
    - Most "rich" people will not pay over retail (e) Alex Argyros 16:47 1/26/2000 ( 2)
      - Whatever you say moron(nt) josista 19:01 1/26/2000 ( 1)
        
        Wow, You finally agreed with me!!! (e) Alex Argyros 19:30 1/26/2000 ( 0)
- really bugs me that someone calls Alex... Franz Domurath 09:40 1/26/2000 ( 1)
  - Franz, Thanks..I guess it's freedom of speech(NT) Alex Argyros 15:25 1/26/2000 ( 0)

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