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Has anyone bought a sprinter recently? I went looking today here in Bay area, it's ridiculous, they have a lot of inventory yet have a mark up of $10,000 to $20,000 depending on the unit. In Cali, that's actually $11 to $22k with taxes.
Is this universal in US right now? I actually told the guy to fuck off, not my proudest moment lol.
Is this universal in US right now? I actually told the guy to fuck off, not my proudest moment lol.
here is about 20 sprinters at just one dealer
The Shop
Luxon 4-Post Bar Mounts
$189.95 - $239.95
DeCal Works Huge Plastic Inventory of UFO and Polisport kits.
Not to mention having to buy food, goods, and fuel at the "new" prices.
Next year should be an amazing time to buy 2-3 year old dirt bikes...if you make sure there's not a lien on the title.
Good luck getting a Sprinter Van, they look nice.
In my little city of 16,000 we had 148 self-employed janitors that all got more than 10K. Some got that multiple times.
Over 2,000 folks got loans. At one point you could look at who had been approved for the "Paycheck Protection Program" and see how much they got. One of those "janitors" also ran a "direct mail business" out of their apartment which they listed as their business. They got loans for that business, too
A lot of them were also drawing unemployment while getting the loans. That was specifically prohibited by both programs. They'll be cleaning up this mess for the next 10 years.
It's no wonder so many bike dealers sold out of bikes. Lots of buyers were playing with house money. Same thing with car dealers, buyers were flush with cash to make down payments.
These guys in my town got over $4M and I’ve never even heard of them-
https://projects.propublica.org/coronavirus/bailouts/search?q=Santa+Cla…
I know at least 3 guys that got over $300K and shouldn’t have. Their day will come, especially when they are offering rewards to people that turn others in. It’s going to be a shit show !
There are millionaires with legit companies that got millions to keep their employees working during the pandemic, which is totally legal, but other friends with smaller companies that had to BK, because they had to lay off workers and couldn’t keep the doors open. It’s a very mismanaged situation
I had a guy offer me $100K for mine a few weeks ago, but I basically have that into it, if I include all my time as labor costs. I told him that I didn’t want to sell it yet, as I just finished it. But I might end up taking him up on it and pay off my house, I’m thinking of retiring sooner than later. I can build another one down the road. Undecided what I want to do.
I think now is the time to be patient, I just got the bug to drive east for a riding and mxdn trip.
First year had no problems, but after that, check engine light went off more then I could take. Dealer was 35 mikes away and the service department sucked ass.
Think the 23’s or the 24’s four cylinder only.
Pit Row
Hear your frustration on check engine, my diesel 3.0L silverado has spent 3 days at the shop for software. It went into limp a week after bumper to bumper ran out, luckily they comped it.
I just don't like being lied to, if they just fussed up and said we are trying to take advantage of the last two years and gouge our customers I'd have a lot more respect.
After owning a Sprinter myself for 3 years, I'd much rather have a Quigley Econoline 4x4.
Pretty crazy that pandemic empty car lots are chock full of inventory, Mercedes dealer had so many cars for sale they are running out of space. More than 15 sales people at 4m30pm, and not one customer.
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