Ruger
FRF Addict
Skyscraper: "Would you rather not have a free market economy? I guess the government could come in and decide what can be sold for what price. Sounds a lot like communism to me."
Response: What utter ********. Nobody mentioned politics until you did.
Honest dealing is what I'm talking about. Honest dealings pay positive dividends in the long run, and dishonest dealings pay negative dividends. Some years back there was a historic ice storm in the Deep South and people were without power from 3 days to over a week. A local Kawasaki-Yamaha dealership doubled the price on their kerosene heaters. That ruined their reputation in the community and they were out of business before the year was out.
Raptizzle: "Ruger, If you yourself owned a dealership, who would you sell a car to... the guy looking to get a discount or the guy who is more than happy to hand you let's say $5K over for the same car? I'm eager to hear your response."
Response: Interesting scenario. Do you really think that dealers behave that way? Because it presupposes that they take names and offers and pick the highest offer after a period of time has elapsed. Rubbish. My experience with dealerships is that the vehicles on the lot represent investments with sunk costs and which they have to insure while they're on the lot, and that the cash flow associated with moving them is what their business is all about. In direct response to your very hypothetical question, I'd sell to the first person in the door with the money to buy at a reasonable price. I would never even consider doing what the Kawasaki-Yamaha dealer did, because a retail business is financially dependent upon the community, upon a good reputation within the community, and upon favorable and frequent positive word of mouth. And that's just the business end of it. Then there's the ethics of honesty and the morality of cheating.
Response: What utter ********. Nobody mentioned politics until you did.
Honest dealing is what I'm talking about. Honest dealings pay positive dividends in the long run, and dishonest dealings pay negative dividends. Some years back there was a historic ice storm in the Deep South and people were without power from 3 days to over a week. A local Kawasaki-Yamaha dealership doubled the price on their kerosene heaters. That ruined their reputation in the community and they were out of business before the year was out.
Raptizzle: "Ruger, If you yourself owned a dealership, who would you sell a car to... the guy looking to get a discount or the guy who is more than happy to hand you let's say $5K over for the same car? I'm eager to hear your response."
Response: Interesting scenario. Do you really think that dealers behave that way? Because it presupposes that they take names and offers and pick the highest offer after a period of time has elapsed. Rubbish. My experience with dealerships is that the vehicles on the lot represent investments with sunk costs and which they have to insure while they're on the lot, and that the cash flow associated with moving them is what their business is all about. In direct response to your very hypothetical question, I'd sell to the first person in the door with the money to buy at a reasonable price. I would never even consider doing what the Kawasaki-Yamaha dealer did, because a retail business is financially dependent upon the community, upon a good reputation within the community, and upon favorable and frequent positive word of mouth. And that's just the business end of it. Then there's the ethics of honesty and the morality of cheating.
