Sunshine (she/her) to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.netEnglish · 6 months agoThe Super-Affordable 2027 Chevrolet Bolt EV Is Coming Soon—Very Soonwww.motortrend.comexternal-linkmessage-square17linkfedilinkarrow-up130arrow-down13
arrow-up127arrow-down1external-linkThe Super-Affordable 2027 Chevrolet Bolt EV Is Coming Soon—Very Soonwww.motortrend.comSunshine (she/her) to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.netEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square17linkfedilink
minus-squareBronzebeard@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down1·6 months agoThe fact that a 30k car is the benchmark for affordable is insane
minus-squarelemmynglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down4·6 months ago30k MSRP. You just know dealers are going to double that price if they think they can get away with it.
minus-squareBronzebeard@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·6 months agoNo one is paying double that for these cars.
minus-squarefuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoMaybe not double, but somehow dealers were convincing people to pay 10k over MSRP for a Kia for a while.
minus-squareBronzebeard@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoThem charging that doesn’t mean people were paying. And that was likely only during the supply crunch
minus-squarefuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·6 months agoOh trust me, people were paying. The supply crunch wasn’t actually that bad, but it made people absolutely ravenous.
minus-squareSunshine (she/her)OPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·6 months agoIt’s still better than 45k, gotta take the wins you can get.
minus-squareLemmyoutofherelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·6 months agoHaven’t bought a new car recently have you?
minus-squareBronzebeard@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·6 months agoDealerships charging insane prices doesn’t make slightly less insane “affordable”
minus-squarefuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·6 months agoMost dealers aren’t charging insane markups these days. 2022 was the peak of that. Some areas dealers still charge markups, but most are MSRP or less. Hell the “employee pricing” stuff has been HUGE lately charging ~invoice.
minus-squareLemmyoutofherelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·6 months agoAt least where I am, it is illegal for dealers to sell above MSRP.
The fact that a 30k car is the benchmark for affordable is insane
30k MSRP. You just know dealers are going to double that price if they think they can get away with it.
No one is paying double that for these cars.
Maybe not double, but somehow dealers were convincing people to pay 10k over MSRP for a Kia for a while.
Them charging that doesn’t mean people were paying. And that was likely only during the supply crunch
Oh trust me, people were paying.
The supply crunch wasn’t actually that bad, but it made people absolutely ravenous.
It’s still better than 45k, gotta take the wins you can get.
Haven’t bought a new car recently have you?
Dealerships charging insane prices doesn’t make slightly less insane “affordable”
Most dealers aren’t charging insane markups these days. 2022 was the peak of that.
Some areas dealers still charge markups, but most are MSRP or less. Hell the “employee pricing” stuff has been HUGE lately charging ~invoice.
At least where I am, it is illegal for dealers to sell above MSRP.