Re: audi dealer thread

["Frank J. Bauer" <frankbauer@thevine.net>]

At 05:14 PM 3/15/99 -0500, Dwight Varnes wrote:
>AoA sets list prices in their price book, which figures a markup for the
>dealer (probably about 45%, but I really never checked). You can pretty
>much blame them, and not the dealer, for prices. However, dealers who
>haven't made enough already on the part have been know to mark them up
>additionally. My Saab dealer experience was we added a nickel or dime to
>every part (easy to do with the computer) to alter the list price.
>Doesn't hurt on one sale, but adds up at year's end (managers get
>bonuses on profits, you see). Some are far worse, and use a percentage.
>If you call several area dealers and ask for prices on the same part,
>you'll quickly find out who the pirates are.

my "local" audi parts provisioner charges msrp + 20%.

frank