• Heikki@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Went to the dealership the other weekend to test drive an EV with my wife. She knew the exact model she wanted, and the dealer ship wouldn’t let her test drive it. They kept trying to get her into the model lower that didn’t have all the bells and wistles.

    It only after we got frustrated that they tried to let us drive the model she’d been asking for. We just left. Dealships are pretty pointless

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      1 year ago

      The history of dealerships is pretty fucked up.

      Through lobbying they’ve made themselves a required middle man, and the owners make a shit ton of money. You can pick your dealer, but you can’t pick to not use a dealer.

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        Which applies to far more than just car dealerships, a lot of “economy” is just people installing themselves as middlemen, siphoning off money from others’ work and using it to protect their position.

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          Economists call this “rent-seeking.” They add no value and take a cut.

          And the reason they’re so powerful, at least in some states, is that they’re a major source of sales tax.

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            And who are (by far) the largest advertisers in the print media? Car dealers and real estate agents. Is it any surprise that you don’t find any articles about these parasites?

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              Real estate agent is an amazing scam. They make you think they’re necessary, and then add 3% each to the price of the house.

              Fucking legends