Olsen Motorsports
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"Manufacturers SUGGESTED Retail Price". Why do some of you get so salty over ADM? Do you spit in your cashiers face when the NY Strips and Ribeyes went up a few bucks? Is it a rip off now? Toys are more expensive for kids, a $9.99 toy at one place could be $19.99 somewhere else. Do you harp on the store manager there as well? Are you one of those people thinking the housing market is going to crash so all these people paying $30k over asking price are getting taken for a ride in this "sellers market"?
Look, it's not cliche, it's simple supply meet demand. There are more people with more disposable income than ever before, more dual income families with 75%+ more earnings than they've experienced. What you're seeing is a result of "stimulus" coupled with a pandemic, and perfectly timed chip shortages that aren't going away in 2022. No one is getting robbed. If person X wants to pay the price, person X gets the freedom to do so. If person Y doesn't, that's their choice in this free capitalist market. For some, time and convenience is more valuable than research, forums, and calling 40 dealers to catch a $1000 plane ride to spend $800 in gas on the way home and pay double out of state taxes... OOPS YOU JUST PAID ADM...
Love this. Well said.
It’s funny because Ford is so good at what they do with the raptor that they created a prestige (especially with the PP).
Much like porsche and Ferrari and Rolex with limited production runs. Want a GT3? Buy three cars from the same store and maybe we will give you one? Want paint to sample? You have to have a long history or be someone. Oh and to boot it’s 50-150 over depending on what your trying to get.
My Gt3 is still probably 9 months out. And I will happily wait just like I patiently waited for the raptor. They are both worth it.
The dealers will sell every raptor at whatever price they can get. Because the market is willing to pay. Tell a bunch of rich dudes it’s cool and we only are making a few of them and you will sell every one.
That’s great marketing and branding. Because now they have models that cover all net worths.
Now do I want to pay over? Of course not. But that doesn’t mean they won’t sell or that I’m not a buyer.
Roast me, but it’s the truth. People that aren’t buyers are either A too caught up on principal. B can’t afford it. C want to get buried in a casket of cash.
Stop complaining. We made it through 2020 and life is great.