ORIGINAL: bored out
Quote from RLSH700
I hate to break it to you but the purpose of business IS to make a profit. There is no other purpose for a profit organization. There is a solution to your problem if you can't afford what you want. Work at making more money.
Yes, I understand what a profit organization is. Your clearly not understanding what I am trying to say that there is a difference in making a profit and trying to soak every penny out of a customer. I'm talking about Greed and I'm saying that I hope DCX does not get to greedy with the Challenger price.
I understand that, I was trying to point out to you that you shouldn't use Ford's pricing and management of a corporation as an example because they are currently struggling. It appears to me that the Challenger will be more expensive to build than the Mustang because it contains higher quality parts. My point is just because it is higher priced, doesn't mean it is sign of greed. Even if they do charge a higher price than it really costs, it is a simple issue with supply and demand.
I want them to charge a price that will be both profitable for them and affordable for myself, because if it is not profitable, they will not make it and I will lose my chance of getting future models as a result. I think you have a victim mentality coming through with this complaint about being greed. Remember, the door swings both ways.
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Secondly, to twist my statements about greed and price in previous post to me not being able to "afford what you want", is flat out rude. Of course you do not know me so your just making a statement based on what I said earlier. Thanks for telling me what I need to do "Make more money". I'm a bit surprised to see this type of post coming from an administrator. I know that posts can be taken out of context but your statements were just ignorant. Maybe you should reasses what you say to others who are just having a friendly conversation / debate!
I don't see how I "twisted your statements." I pointed out that you rounded up the price of the bone stock Charger quite a bit to try to make the cars look more unfairly priced. I was trying to help you understand that in comparison to cars it competes with, it isn't such a bad deal.
If you want more examples, I will give them to you. The Ford Five Hundred SE is roughly the same price as the bone stock Charger and it doesn't have traction control. It has 47hp & 43 ft-lbs of tq less. It has a CVT which tends to be a problem and the 6-speed auto in the Five Hundred has had some issues as well.
The Pontiac Grand Prix costs roughly the same and has 50 less hp & 20 ft-lbs of tq and one less gear ratio bone stock also doesn't have traction control. The Charger is significantly safer than the Grand Prix and has much better interior.
I also believe you misunderstood what I had said. I believe what you think I was implying was "you aren't working hard enough." That is NOT what I meant. What I meant was if you can't afford something you want, then look into new ways to make more money so then you can afford it. I was problem solving, trying to give you some advice. The simple fact is complaining over and over again about the price on here isn't going to solve anything, and before you twist this statement I'm not saying you can't express yourself.
Your constant accusations of DCX of being so greedy doesn't make for a "friendly debate." If you think I am not a fair Moderator, then I suggest you check out other forums. I'm probably not going to win the Moderator of the Year award (if it existed), but I am a lot nicer than some. In your statement, you have accused me of being rude, you have accused me of twisting your statements, and you have implied that I am ignorant. One of my jobs is to respond to people's remarks and contribute. Sometimes I am supposed to play "Devil's Advocate,