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Originally Posted by REVENGE
Well there will be fools who just want this car because its the latest thing and that will drive up the price. GM is not promissing this will be a limited edition so that should keep the greedy speculators from driving up the price as much as they did with the GT500.
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Ford
never said the GT500 was going to be a limited production run either. Sure, that was the general thought at the time, but Ford never said that would be the case. Of course, a lot of people assumed it would be, and it's not like the dealers did anything to correct the assumption, thus lots of people were willing to pay way over sticker just to ensure they could put on in their garage.
I figure it will be much the same for the ZL1, with quite a few people willing to pay dealer ADM's just to get into one. Will all dealers ask a premium? No, but a vast majority will, and since there will be considerably less of them being made that the base or SS Camaro, you will likely have to pay to put one into your garage during the first production run.
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Originally Posted by Shurenuff
I feel for those that don't have dealers in this area with those type of ethics. Even if you have more money than sense, do not pay any dealer "market adjustments" ever. It allows them to keep practicing this unethical crap and screws all buyers, not just yourself. Walk out and find another dealer or wait a little. The depreciation hit is bad enough on new cars, but paying $5-20k more than MSRP is retarded, especially when in a year or two these cars could be had for under MSRP.
I know you can't tell people what to do with their money, but that type of stupidity ruins it for the rest of us.
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Car dealerships are businesses. Businesses exist to make a profit. Asking a price for a high-demand product that is greater than said product's actual value equals a chance at more profit.
How, exactly, does that make a dealership asking for a premium "unethical"? A new car, especially a performance care like the ZL1 is not something anyone is entitled to, nor is it GM's purpose to ensure anybody who wants one in their garage gets one. Does placing an ADM on a car put it out of reach for a lot of folks? Yep, but I bet they will be able to sell as many as they make, markup or not.