Sorry mpbg43, I totally disagree with you and for only one reason. Yes I'm an American too, and proud to be one and agree that this is in most cases the American way to buy and sell things. But capitalistic greed is in my opinion NOT GOOD FOR AMERICA and in the long term just may be our downfall!! Now for the reason in this particular area I disagree.....this trumped up thing about supply and demand is a total lie put out there buy Dodge and its children dealers! The supply and all connected info is being very carefully guarded and held back to CREATE the supply or lack of in order to do only one thing and thats to drive the price as high as they can. No 1, if Dodge wants to make lots of money then all they need do is build lots of these Challengers and sell them at MSRP and I honestly feel that they could sell as many as Ford does the Mustangs. Dodge has got a real hit on thier hands and should capitalize on that instead of what they've been doing. As for the Dealers having a rough time well thats too bad as they should run thier businees like a home and when times get rough then cut your costs or tighten thier belts just like I and a lot of other Americans do when our personal wages get short or cut. Believe me I know the car business well and even when they discount those other cars they are not giving them away because there is ALWAYS a built in profit called HOLD BACK , plus they make money on "PACS" and Financing so they do alright. I just feel that Dodge Corp is trying to help them make up some for some rough times profit wise with this challenger, and worst of all in these times with the economy going sour and gas prices going thru the roof I think Chrysler Corp and Dodge just may be shooting themselves in the foot.
I'd like to know if you think its AMERICAN WAY for the oil companies to take advantage of the greedy ARAB Emerites oil prices and still make BILLIONS of dollars of profits on our backs. BELIVE ME THAT IS THE PURIST FORM OF GREED THERE IS. FAT CAT
ORIGINAL: mpbg43
The American way ... let me try to defend it.... based upon some of the postings here.. greed is defined as charging extra for something... to keep this short I'll just use Coke as an example... get it on sale.. maybe $.22 per can, even less sometimes, at a motel same can $1.00... go to a sporting event (Bears game Chicago) $3.75... no one is forced to pay $1.00 let alone $3.75, yet lots and lots of people do. The drinks are being sold where they are convenient adding value .
The dealers in the Chicagoland area have had a fairly tough time, profits are down... my friend just bought a brand new 08 Dodge 1500 Pick up.. and got $10,000 off of MSRP...($25,000.00 down to $15,000.00) I think we can all applaud him for skillful purchasing.
I'm paying $5,000 over MSRP to buy an 08 SRT Challenger... because that was the best deal I could get, when I decided, a little late, to join the party. And, this might make some mad .. but if when my car arrives, the dealer says... I'll give you $10,000 cash to give up this car and order an 09 at invoice... I'll jump at it.
Will this happen? I doubt it, but if it was $5,000 and a 09 at Employee pricing? ...
So bottom line, greed? or making what they (you) can when you can ... it is the American way.
Ok sorry I want to go one more example… Sears.. good company .. hire them to install roofing, and what you get is Sears hiring a local guy, paying him about 50 cents on a dollar of what you are paying them…. Don’t get mad at Sears… that is how everything is done… The mechanic at the Dodge Garage, The video games we enjoy, even the music we listen to has many hands in the cookie jar.
It’s ok, I paid over MSRP of my own free will , I didn’t want to, I’d have liked $10,000 below MSRP, but conditions were such that it was required for my entry to this game.