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Old Nov 17, 2005 | 11:03 AM
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Noone should buy that! The one idiot that does is the reason that dealers can do that. So much for the bang for your buck "semi-supercar"
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Old Nov 17, 2005 | 11:04 AM
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:drinks: the -aid
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Old Nov 17, 2005 | 11:09 AM
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that must be some good sh1t they're smoking
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Old Nov 17, 2005 | 11:12 AM
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Greedy Dealerships make me angry , and they wonder why cars don't sell! Looks like another loss this quarter!
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Old Nov 17, 2005 | 11:45 AM
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Originally Posted by djdorifto,Nov 17 2005, 11:54 AM
A thread awhile back said someone did pay 25K- 35K markup for the first Z06 in the US.
When I had my order in I was willing to pay 5k over but not 10-15k over they were asking here in Austin, San Antonio, or Houston. One guy did pay if memory serves me correctly 108k for one of the first ones sold on Ebay. More money than sense.
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Old Nov 17, 2005 | 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Jonesy,Nov 17 2005, 01:41 PM
Too bad the front hood scoop is fake....
It is not fake. It is jetted into the intake.
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Old Nov 17, 2005 | 12:00 PM
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How is this in any way stupid? Dealers are selling them at that price because people will pay for it. Sure it is killing the whole idea of "affordable" performance but from a business standpoint it makes sense.
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Old Nov 17, 2005 | 12:03 PM
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That is hilarious, but the sad thing is that someone with more money than brains will buy it. I can see a markup, but 25k on top of the msrp is just rediculous. I wonder if chevy cares at all what the dealer sells them at, probably not.
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Old Nov 17, 2005 | 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted by crockey,Nov 17 2005, 10:01 AM
it is supposed to be the one of the best performance car bargains ever


The point is supposed to be "wow, that's a lot of car for the money", not "whoa, that's a lot of money for that car".

Once you're spending enough to be in Ferrari territory, then just get a Ferrari.

But, if people are willing to spend that much on a Chevy, then I certainly don't fault them for charging that much. That's just business.
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Old Nov 17, 2005 | 12:22 PM
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Damn. I understand that it's just business. People are just stupid though, they really are. Anyone that wants a Z06 should just walk out of the dealership with them trying to charge that $. If everyone told the dealer to go f*ck themselves with their markup, you wouldn't have that problem. Personally, I think it sucks. They do this with bikes (much smaller markups) and there are good dealers that won't charge more than MSRP, and call the markup nonsense.

As others have stated, a sucker is born everyday.
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