Ford CEO says EVs will be sold 100% online with nonnegotiable price

Post by bluGill » Fri, Jun 03, 2022, 3:19 PM UTC

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This article takes an off-the-cuff comment from the CEO of Ford and reads too much into it IMO. He wasn’t saying dealerships are going away; he was actually saying the opposite. The point he was making was that Ford is going to adopt some of Tesla’s practices while using the dealership network to compete with them. Here’s the quote with more context: “I believe for retail, we have to -- it's kind of like what happene…

I honestly felt that this is where Sears dropped the ball. If any company should have had the "DNA" to compete with Amazon, it should have been Sears. Which basically owned the catalog/mail order space before the internet. They could have leveraged their large stores to be showrooms / distribution hubs (that they mostly already owned, which is why the private equity people were so interested in them, due to their rea…

Post by zamubafoo » Fri, Jun 03, 2022, 3:22 PM UTC

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- educate the consumer The last two cars I bought the salesperson knew nothing about the cars. People can learn much more about cars by going to a web site than talking to a sales person. - DMV Paperwork Dealerships charge consumers for the privilege of submitting DMV paperwork. This could all be handled online. Don’t understand the benefit. - service your vehicle I go to independent mechanics. They service my vehicl…

Dealerships have got to go. They’re a huge waste of time space and money I see value in having a local showroom where prospective buyers can test-drive several models to evaluate their driving experience. I don't think I'd ever buy a car without being able to sit in it beforehand.

Post by inferiorhuman » Fri, Jun 03, 2022, 3:45 PM UTC

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Not nearly on the same scale. I've had a Tesla Model 3 for over three years and 25k miles and have had no maintenance done.

Exactly. Tires, wipers, and I’m guessing alignment are the only things the average Tesla owner will ever need to worry about from what I’ve read before I took the leap. The best description of my experience switching to an EV is that it’s been like going from a VCR straight to streaming. It’s fast, convenient, modern, and doesn’t really degrade.

Post by wumpus » Fri, Jun 03, 2022, 3:55 PM UTC

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> educate the consumers, financing, DMV paperwork and most importantly service your vehicles. I bought a new car direct and I was educated, my credit union was better than the manufacturer's financing offer, the manufacturer did DMV paperwork, and the manufacturer does service. 9 years ago. What am I missing?

did you have an opportunity to drive the car before you bought it?

Post by PaulDavisThe1st » Fri, Jun 03, 2022, 3:56 PM UTC

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Just for reference, I've had a Honda Fit for 13 years, and the only maintainance I've had done over what you no doubt had to do on your TM3 (tires, wiper blades) has been oil changes. The car has 164k miles on it. I'm not saying the EV's are not theoretically more durable and (much) less maintainance-intensive. I am saying that the best of the best ICE vehicles are not as different as your observation about your own…

You're supposed to do more maintenance than that on your Honda Fit, such as spark plugs every 30k. Granted, it isn't much compared to other ICE cars, but you're downplaying the difference. Your car also has parts that frequently break on all ICE cars, such as a water pump, which simply don't exist on BEV cars. https://www.normreeveshuntingtonbeach.com/honda-fit-maintena...