I agree that we won’t miss car dealers if they go away, as least if the experience is as it is now.
We call the gathering of salespeople waiting for you to get out of your car, the “sharks”. And there’s always one swimming out to get you. I was amused when the Honda fleet person that I’ve bought from, who is not a shark, referred to the sales people as sharks one day when we chatted while my car was getting serviced. - Mark Sent from my Fuel Cell powered iPhone > On Mar 10, 2019, at 8:55 AM, Willie via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > > > >> On 3/10/19 10:32 AM, Peri Hartman via EV wrote: >> At this point in their venture, it seems online sales will be fine. After >> all, they have back orders they are struggling to meet, even for the S, I >> think. > > It seems to me, for the models now offered at the pricing levels, that Tesla > is well balancing supply and demand. Demand generators will the the $35k 3 > and the Y. With many more in the pipeline. We all watch with interest to > see how it plays out. I am very bullish on Tesla. A the same time, > recognizing the risk. >> However, at some point when they have real competition and their production >> has caught up, they may want to change their mind. Buying cars, while not an >> impulse purchase, certainly relies on touchy-feely appeal. Once a buyer sees >> a car, and a good sales person realizes the "connection", there's a process >> you can't replicate online. > > I doubt that it is quantified, but there certainly seems to be a GREAT deal > of dissatisfaction with new car dealers and the car buying experience. The > jury, of course, is still out but personally I don't think new car dealers > will be missed. > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
