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Why Knot

Posted 3/22/2006 9:58 AM (#183641 - in reply to #183317)
Subject: RE: Negotiating the Price

Car manufactures retain 4-5% below the dealership invoices......Car Manufactures rebate back to the dealerships quarterly.......Most dealerships rely on the rebates for there profit margins. Car dealerships are usually set-up for the maintenance departments to cover the dealerships nut and the sales department for the profitablity.....Sales major motivation is to move cars and to make sure they don't pay high levels of juice to the floor plan companies.

The boat industry is not set-up like the car industry.....Motor and Boat manufactures have levels of sales volume dictating the selling price to the dealerships......The boat purchased is only as good as the dealership....Therefore look more for dealer value than cost savings.....$400.00-$1,000 doesn't go far when potential problems arise.