I found some interesting pictures
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mdh157
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Wish I had those choices from a new car dealer!
Fratzog
Old Man with a Hat
sb61fury
Well-Known Member
Me too .
Newport 66
Old Man with a Hat
Oh my! That comparison certainly puts things in perspective doesn't it?!!
Fratzog
Old Man with a Hat
I can't imagine that FC is making too much on their European product line. But then again their margins must be huge on all of their products. I was in at the local dealer for service yesterday and suffered sticker shock. A supercharged Jeep with 130K on the window sticker. WTF! Who is buying this stuff?
The guy trading in his used Range Rover or Jeep SRT seems to be the market on them...
Fratzog
Old Man with a Hat
I think I'll keep my bare bones regular cab Ram for a while...
wes poloway
New Member
The margins on the FIAT line are not very much. The Alberta market is mostly Trucks, SUV's and mini vans. We still have a selection of Challengers same story there the mark up on the low end vehicle is marginal at best.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
Barebone reg. cab F-150 here. Now 12 yrs. old. Bought new for $15.5k.
It does everything I ask for and more. MUCH more.
No, I don't stuff a family of six into it.
No, I don't cross the Rockies pulling a 5th wheeler.
No. I don't cross rivers with it.
Neither do 50% of the tiny endowed that buy the crew cab long bed 4x4 dually diesel ultra premium edition. The other 50% will take offense of that but I'm not referring to them.
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Newport 66
Old Man with a Hat
97 Chevy (ya...i know) Z71 4x4. Rust free, clean truck, one owner. Bought it used abt a year ago to replace my 97 Chevy 2wd with 220k.
Now I've picked up a 70 d100 sweptline long box for a project. Very clean 318 auto 2wd. All told for the 2 trucks, I have less than $10 grand in them. The Chevy can be my winter beater.....lol
Now I've picked up a 70 d100 sweptline long box for a project. Very clean 318 auto 2wd. All told for the 2 trucks, I have less than $10 grand in them. The Chevy can be my winter beater.....lol
Welcome to FCBO!! We need pictures of your car collection.
Bill I must interject.....
jct
Senior Member
There used to be a 8% margin (from dlr to msrp) on Chrysler stuff in the '90s, with Neons being like 5% (as many other small cars were). Back then, the dealers needed about 500-700 margin to remain profitable on the front end, not counting margins on finance, extended warranties, etc. That was THEN.
Fiat is not the high volume leader some would desire it to be. Margins from Maserati and such are helping the dealers, when they are dualled with Maserati, Alfa, etc. It's going to be a while before Fiat is high volume, I suspect. Too many still remember "Fix it again, Tony".
Those are some neat pictures from earlier times! When cars had real style rather than "jelly-bean" curves. Spiffy interiors rather than "tone on tone" with different textures. And gas pedals that were physically linked to the engines! Those were the days and we didn't know it, back then.
Enjoy!
CBODY67
Fiat is not the high volume leader some would desire it to be. Margins from Maserati and such are helping the dealers, when they are dualled with Maserati, Alfa, etc. It's going to be a while before Fiat is high volume, I suspect. Too many still remember "Fix it again, Tony".
Those are some neat pictures from earlier times! When cars had real style rather than "jelly-bean" curves. Spiffy interiors rather than "tone on tone" with different textures. And gas pedals that were physically linked to the engines! Those were the days and we didn't know it, back then.
Enjoy!
CBODY67
Well that lets you and I out, too many cheese burgers for physical gymnastics!!
jct
Senior Member
i thought the same thing
Fratzog
Old Man with a Hat
Yessireebob...paid 25K all in for my 16 Ram new off the lot.
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