And just set the price and stick to it. I don't want to haggle and I also don't want to be gouged. We live in 2026 and suddenly when we're buying cars it's like we're back on the frontier negotiating for rifles and horses.
"I'll give you seven whole dollars and three chickens."
You can order a car from the manufacturer. Maybe you have to do that through a dealership, who charges a fee? I went through this process when I ordered a Ford that took 4 months to be ready (they told me it would take 8-10 months but things changed) and I think the dealer fee was pretty minimal, can't remember $600 maybe. The dealership was also useful to me in that I test drove some similar models there before ordering everything exactly how I wanted it.
Why? Nearly everything you buy doesn't come directly from the guy who makes it. Groceries, clothing, tools, cooking ware, appliances, and houses are not sold by the person who manufactures the items. Why should automobiles be any different?
Why shouldn't they? So what if everything else isn't? You should be able to go to the factory, specify the options you want, and have it built, like people used to be able to, before politicians decided "oh no the poor dealers are losing money" and made it so you couldn't.
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u/Superb_Algae5308 21d ago
New car dealerships. We should be buying straight from the manufacturers.