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Originally Posted by Carefree
Ever consider working with another dealer?
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Well, this is the only local dealer where I am. My salesperson is somewhat new and they're now saying that they are adding a $5k markup. She says she just didn't know and I believe her. They're trying to act like they can get $10k. That's what I wanted to make sure of before I handed over a $2,500 deposit.
So, yes, I will be contacting other dealers. I already have actually just to see if anyone was doing MSRP. I found a few. I found one that doesn't sell M cars out of state (Chapman in Arizona).
Production numbers into the 1600 range means like 19k cars per year. I seriously doubt that markups will be lasting that much longer with that kind of inventory in the queue. I'm seeing more than I've seen before showing up on CarGurus for whatever that is worth.
I'll be looking around again soon. I sold my Mustang and it is being picked up this week. I got a really decent price for it and the buyer is getting a well cared for highly optioned S550. So, I'm well positioned to make a deal, but I refuse to pay over MSRP.
Gives me more time to browse through here and see what I can learn... There is a huge stink about these manual transmissions and I'm frankly not sold on it. I think I like the auto with adaptive cruise, but I may become flexible if I have to pick from MSRP cars. We'll see.