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My ORIGINAL question was.
Like I said I can't answer your original question since I haven't signed anything yet - all I know if the sales manager said he'd take another $500 off. I am not going to ask any unnecessary questions about the multiple incentives I plan to use unless they try to deny something but if it is obvious I'll let you know!
If you simply read the post above where you wrote, it was explained. I didn't think I had to explain again 30 seconds later.
FFP is Friends and Family Plan, not affiliate. That is the maximum price a dealer can charge, not the minimum. Mark Dodge beats that price every day.
WELL, then what line on the POC is Affiliate pricing??????????? the MAXIMUM price a dealer could be what ever they wanted (remember market adjustments???????) 6of36, I'm sorry, you have NO IDEA what you're talking about.
Well, you seem to be the expert on Affiliate pricing, so I'll let you lead (mislead) the topic going forward.
Read the third line of your post. There can not be market adjustment with the program. That is the maximum price. The dealer can charge less if they want. It is a fact that Mark Dodge sells less than that price. EP is employee price. It's real simple, the abbreviations correlate with the words. I hope I didn't use too big of words.
Read paragraph #4, I know what EP, FFP, and HB mean. Now, you're just being an A&&HOLE!
I am curious how you guys sell as low as you do and still make any profit - assume it has to do with volume? The dealers around here will get close with negotiation and comparison shopping g but no one has even matched or beat your prices that are avail with no negotiations! Plus it seems your dealership has excellent staff and policies as well! I really like my local dealer but he says he'd lose money at your price - common sales tactic I suppose.
That's because you are talking out your a&&. Facts are facts, and you are wrong. They sell below those numbers.
Fair question @millerbjm – In the simplest of terms, its with a commitment to service first, and economy of scale as a result. Over the past few years we've found a number of ways to reduce our overhead and costs, and pass that on to our pricing to encourage growth, better service, and then benefit again from economy of scale. The way that we price, we are setting up very slim or slightly negative margins on the cost of goods –balanced that out by the average on the number of vehicles. A small retailer employing this may fear “well what if we lose $xxx on this one” as opposed “we help 100x more people have a great experience, the odds will end up working.” Our leadership team and owner are committed to that, and resist the urge to veer away on special items (Demon, TRX, etc), or tough times, etc – again, because it will all average out. I get the privilege of being the voice of all of this a lot of the time, but the reality is there is a small army who makes each part of it work – especially in titling/reg/accounting dealing in all 50 states, and our PDI team (who’s getting some new toys shortly), etc etc.
laramie
I thought that as well at 1st - perhaps he was correcting spelling etc. Then I realized he is just offering his though that the Laramie is the better deal. Unless you have a strong preference for the special color or uniqueness of the BTS I would agree. I had a BH and them switched to a Laramie and I won't go back.
Do you like the seats in the Laramie? I've never had leather except for those Katzkin's replacement.
I would go with the Laramie if I was looking at which vehicle would have a higher resale value. Especially if you trade in every few years. The BTS colors this model year are offered on most trims. If the BTS was offered in ceramic grey again I would probably choose the BTS because of the limited amount of rams on the road with that color. Plus, I really like the color.
