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Gov. DeSantis signs bill banning most direct-to-consumer auto sales

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Re: Gov. DeSantis signs bill banning most direct-to-consumer auto sales

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Post by emodendroket »

belval wrote: post #17

> The attempt by auto manufacturers to cut out the dealer would only result in higher prices and less customer service to the public,” he said. “The new car dealer is the customer’s advocate when it comes to warranty work and service on a manufacturer’s product, and this bill will protect that So this is the reason given in the article, but what are good reasons, if any, to prevent direct-to-customer sales? I haven't…

Dealership owners are a reliable Republican constituency. This kind of local bigwig was one of the most reliable Trump supporters and I'd guess the same is true for DeSantis. I mean you decide if that's a "good" reason but it is the real one.

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Post by mobilefriendly »

nine_zeros wrote: post #15

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Florida is overall one of the best run states in the country. The public pensions are largely pre-funded and there's no state income tax. The biggest issue is the property insurance marketplace.

https://equable.org/pension-plan-funded-ratio-rankings-2022/

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Post by jmclnx »

belval wrote: post #17

> The attempt by auto manufacturers to cut out the dealer would only result in higher prices and less customer service to the public,” he said. “The new car dealer is the customer’s advocate when it comes to warranty work and service on a manufacturer’s product, and this bill will protect that So this is the reason given in the article, but what are good reasons, if any, to prevent direct-to-customer sales? I haven't…

Also with the right-to-repair fights, the automakers want to kill all the independent Auto Repair and Auto Parts Shops.

We really need to get right-to-repair laws passed and enabled.

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Post by jackmott42 »

moritonal wrote: post #19
belval wrote: post #17

> The attempt by auto manufacturers to cut out the dealer would only result in higher prices and less customer service to the public,” he said. “The new car dealer is the customer’s advocate when it comes to warranty work and service on a manufacturer’s product, and this bill will protect that So this is the reason given in the article, but what are good reasons, if any, to prevent direct-to-customer sales? I haven't…

I'm trying to understand it the same. How is this different to them saying "you have to buy airline tickets via a travel-agent?", or "you cannot buy from Intel, only eBuyer?".

These dealer protection laws made sense decades ago, they no longer make sense, but dealers bribe our politicians to protect them. That is all it is.

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Post by mrtksn »

Isn't that welfare state with extra steps? Why don't you just increase taxes and deposit it into the dealership bank accounts? At least you will skip dealing with dealerships if you don't want to?

If there are other concerns(maybe availability of parts etc.), addressing those directly should be a better option, no ?

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