Sorry Zombie but that’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard, most of us on this fourm can buy what ever we want and not asking just because you can afford it seems foolish. I’m sure you just paid the $20,000 AMD or did you not look at the sticker and just forked over the cash.
And yes 1 post seemed fishey to me also.
not really. It just kind of depends on how disposable your income is. If something seems like it should cost around $500 and you want it, do you even ask how much it is? or do you just say "I'll have one of those, please."
Now consider that your time, in particular, the amount of time you'd save by not "shopping around", is worth more per minute than you'd actually save.
Now if "shopping around" for an MSRP Raptor took more time per minute than I could earn $20K, the efficient rich guy inside me wouldn't blink and would swipe the black card and be home, where the guy that had a lower per minute earning ability made the right move for him and searched around.
For the record, I rolled into my dealer, said " I'll have that one", paid msrp for an '18 last october and was on my way home in 30 mins. It helps that I also did the same thing 18 months previously for a GT350. And yes, on top of that, I've honestly go another 70K into it since bringing it home. You can hate me for that, but I worked my ass off to get where I am in life, and I decided to stop putting shit off for "another year" once my dad died. I've no longer got time to waste, so I don't plan to do any wasting.
Not bragging, in all seriousness. I aspire to be "**** you" wealthy like some of the silicon-valley 3 comma dudes that I've made a bunch of money for.
whether dude paid msrp or not, we all know that Galpin is VERY proud of EVERYTHING they sell and their pricing reflects that.
They also deal in some super high-end shit where waving 20 grand at them doesn't even get you a return phone call (think super exotics, etc.)
When you run a shop that is perceived by those with money as premium, you can charge as much as the rich folks are willing to part with.
Welcome to regan-era excess and capitalism. This go-round the presidential figurehead is decidedly more orange and isn't what I'd call a "good" actor.