Mawby
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Agreed. I had a dealer that broke an antenna off of my Flex after a service where they wash it. So I thought. They said they would check the camera video footage they have of in and out of the wash.. In with antenna and out without. They replaced the antenna. This same dealer sells at $400 over invoice or in the MME case at MSRP. Dealers need to shape up or they will be weeded out as Ford proves a direct order is very close to a delivery to a hertz lot.But it's not.
I can make a $30k commercial computer purchase direct from the manufacturer (Dell or Apple or...). I can go to their website, select exactly what I want, configure the entire system, etc, then save the system in the shopping cart. I can then go to a reseller, submit the same specs, and compare the prices, including tax and shipping, service agreements, etc.
I can order a TV directly from Samsung, or the same one from BestBuy, from Wal-Mart, from Target, or from a dozen other sources. And while the prices are all nearly the same, that's not always the case.
And with all of these I can have the product delivered to my home without ever having to fight with someone about some worthless etching or coating added (and charged) without my consent.
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