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I've purchased from Chevy, Cadillac, Ford, Chrysler/Dodge and Mazda. I wouldn't say any one is "worse" than the other. They are equally (let's just say), the "same".

Is it dishonest, or unscrupulous for a dealer to mark up a vehicle WAY above MSRP, knowing that for some people, money is no object (athletes, entertainers, etc.)? Some people will pay whatever to get it.

Is it dishonest to charge a higher interest rate than a person actually qualified for, but that person didn't do their homework and didn't realize they should have gotten a better rate? (It happened to a friend of mine. No big deal. He refinanced with a bank).

How about dealerships that offer extended warranties at 3X what they sell for straight from the manufacturer's website?

Every company needs to turn a profit. Maybe, as consumers, we are out of line to expect that a dealership makes a reasonable profit, instead of a gouging, exorbitant, over the top RIPOFF profit.

Yeah. It's we consumers that have it all wrong.

And, this is just the front-end. What happens in Service is another story, as we're reading in other threads........