At first I thought I did. A guy in Reading gave me the very best deal. Unfortunately it was in Reading England not Berks County and the deal was offered in British pounds which made it a little more expensive. A dealer in Scranton had the offer that couldn t be refused with free oil changes for the life of the car. But that s the car business and the thin skinned need not apply.
Dealers are right in the middle between the customer and the manufacturer.
And the manufacturers would like to force the dealers out and take over the direct sales of cars and trucks using the Internet. Of the some 1300 auto dealers in Pennsylvania the vast majority are locally owned and they are decidedly not assembly line franchises like fast food joints. Local auto dealers drive the components of the sale, price and service while product design and marketing are entirely in the hands of the manufacturer. Now with sales over the Internet manufacturers are putting the pedal to the metal to control the point of sale, that is take over the dealerships. In theory the concept is totally efficient.