> I usually avoid buying new but used cars are nearly the same price as new (if you can find a dealer that hasn't done ridiculous 'market adjustments').
It seems like the dealers who didn't make these 'adjustments' are leaving money on the table?
> Mechanics are about to make a killing.
Well, we often hear exhortations to reduce-reuse-recycle. Here, the market is sending a price signal exactly along these lines, and people react appropriately.
>> I usually avoid buying new but used cars are nearly the same price as new (if you can find a dealer that hasn't done ridiculous 'market adjustments').
>It seems like the dealers who didn't make these 'adjustments' are leaving money on the table?
I believe their behavior is somewhat constrained by the manufacturers, who have slightly different sales goals in mind. They take a longer view, where new car sales are more than a sale, it represents a chance to upgrade the customer in a couple of years.
Dealerships, on the other hand, often take a very short-sighted view of customers.
It seems like the dealers who didn't make these 'adjustments' are leaving money on the table?
> Mechanics are about to make a killing.
Well, we often hear exhortations to reduce-reuse-recycle. Here, the market is sending a price signal exactly along these lines, and people react appropriately.