Subj : Re: New Mazda
To   : Nightfox
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Mon May 29 2023 10:47:00

-=> Nightfox wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

 Ni> When buying a new car these days, dealerships are offering a protection
 Ni> plan to repair cosmetic damage such as dents, wheel damage, and things
 Ni> like window damage.  Those may come in handy to cover repairs for a
 Ni> little while if you get a dent or ding in your brand-new car.

I wouldn't be surprised to see them using that service to mask a massive
dealer markup. I've been looking at the 2023 Priuses, and the markups
are incredible on (all) new models.

Toyota dealers started adding a transparent protectant surface on the
front of the new Prius, for the low low price of $3000 - on top of the
$750 all-weather mats and dealer markup.

I have a local Subaru dealer that gets a pretty good selection of used
cars, and we bought an Acura MDX from them. No markups on any of the new
cars, which was nice. If you paid cash, they had a 10-day hold period
"for the check to clear". And collect interest on your payment.

If you financed, you could drive the car off the lot.

Next time I buy a car, I'll finance it from them, beat the crap out of
them on the loan terms, make sure there's no prepayment penalty, drive
the car off the lot, then pay the loan off in the first payment.




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