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Old 05-03-2024, 09:39 PM
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If I'm in the market for a car, it's because - I need a car. They have what I need, they have the House advantage. They don't need MY money - another customer will come along and buy the car, and they don't have to go anywhere to get the customer. If I try playing games too hard with a dealer, they'll just say no, and then I have to waste time and energy and try my patience going to another dealership, and start the process all over again, at my expense.

I'll -probably- end up getting my replacement car in Ocala, because dealerships near The Villages have pretty much a monopoly and can "fee" you to death and there's nothing you can do about it. Except to drive far away to a dealership that doesn't have a monopoly.