Except being a dealer isn't a salaried ob is it? It's a commercial business with overheads, staff and taxes to pay etc etc I've spoken at length with JT who used to run Piaggio Centre as to how dealerships work and just how little margin there is. I used to buy into the whole dealer=stealer thing years ago but more knowledge has changed my opinion.Capt. R Swipe wrote: ↑Mon Mar 09, 2020 3:59 am Preparation and admin is part of the dealers' bleedin job and shouldn't be added.
I don't know, maybe it's just me getting old but the details don't bother me any longer, either. When buying a bike I ask one question, "How much will I pay?" (or if I'm part exchanging, "How much to swap?") I either like the answer and take the deal or I don't and I walk away. It does require setting of the scene to make it clear that I don't haggle.
I tend to do business the same way, too, from the other side. I give customers a price. I don't break down costs so they can penny pinch, I don't haggle and it's a take-it-or-leave-it situation.
I find that it makes life so much simpler. I know it's different for some folk because they want finance, and the best finance deal can wipe the floor with anything else. If I wanted finance the same criteria would apply, a simple, "How much will I pay?" and the decision is either yay or nay.
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