Tow vehicle parts shortage
I have a 2013 GMC Duramax and the TCM...(transmission control module) has went bad and for a part that is not supposed to go bad why is there a national parts shortage for them. My question is has any...
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mkirsch wrote:Dadoffourgirls wrote:PButler96 wrote:
...There is a dealer in Akron OH with a shiny black GMC 3500SRW Duramax sitting in the showroom. Sticker is $72K and change, price is $82K and change. + $10,000.00 market adjustment. ... A lot of it I chalk up to greed. Funny how late last year GM, and Ford, announced that they would be penalizing dealers by reducing or eliminating their allocation for engaging in such BS. How's that working out lol.
The automakers can only do so much because of franchise laws. Then you have the customers that buy at MSRP, and sell it higher to others, making the market adjustment their profit.
Exactly. If the dealers didn't have the markup, "customers" (i.e. CAR JOCKEYS) would buy them out and sell them for $10,000-$20,000 over MSRP themselves.
One way or another, someone's going to be raking in the cash and the end consumer is going to get soaked. It's inevitable.
The only way to avoid it is to not HAVE TO HAVE a new vehicle, NOW. Some people just HAVE TO HAVE a new vehicle. It's like an itch that can only be satisfied with a new vehicle, no matter what it costs. If you're not like that, it's no skin off your nose.
Sooner or later this will all calm back down. Sales will slow and someone will "blink." Some dealer will realize they can steal market share by selling for less, then the rest will follow suit.
Your comment about "HAVE TO HAVE" isn't all encompassing. Sure, some folks want to have latest and greatest. But there is also people that NEED a new vehicle NOW due to something happening to their old one. Maybe it was totaled in an accident. Maybe they have a vehicle that is un-driveable because it is waiting for parts.......
