I got interested in the Prius and stated surfing the net for info, found this forum and it's my first post. Hi All.
I read a bunch of posts about what everyone is told by the dealer as far as how long the wait is, and how everyone gets called early by the dealer about a car that nobody wants, and it can be yours if you pay $$$$ over MSRP.
Don't you see what's going on? it is quite obvious:
You put down your deposit to be on the waiting list. The dealer gets his allocation of cars, usually every 2-3 weeks, sometimes every week. Does that car go to you if you're next on the list, NO! He goes down his list, calls a dozen people or so, "I have a car here that you can have right away for $$$$ over MSRP", someone will eventually agrees, and he sells it for a big profit. I repeat: It does not matter where you are on the list.
It's the law of supply and demand, as long as there are people who are willing to pay extra to get the car today, the salesmen will continue to push to see what the market will bear. The solution? there is no solution, it's a free market.
Now, if EVERYONE starts refusing to pay over MSRP, and tell them you rather wait your turn and pay MSRP, and they find no buyer at the end of the day at that price, guess what they'll do.
I'm not knocking the sales people nor the buyers. I'm just frustrated that some people don't seem to get it.
I read a bunch of posts about what everyone is told by the dealer as far as how long the wait is, and how everyone gets called early by the dealer about a car that nobody wants, and it can be yours if you pay $$$$ over MSRP.
Don't you see what's going on? it is quite obvious:
You put down your deposit to be on the waiting list. The dealer gets his allocation of cars, usually every 2-3 weeks, sometimes every week. Does that car go to you if you're next on the list, NO! He goes down his list, calls a dozen people or so, "I have a car here that you can have right away for $$$$ over MSRP", someone will eventually agrees, and he sells it for a big profit. I repeat: It does not matter where you are on the list.
It's the law of supply and demand, as long as there are people who are willing to pay extra to get the car today, the salesmen will continue to push to see what the market will bear. The solution? there is no solution, it's a free market.
Now, if EVERYONE starts refusing to pay over MSRP, and tell them you rather wait your turn and pay MSRP, and they find no buyer at the end of the day at that price, guess what they'll do.
I'm not knocking the sales people nor the buyers. I'm just frustrated that some people don't seem to get it.