Love my Yaris...

[Bob_VT]

It is the fine line between practice and theory....... I was right!

All of the consumer magazine tests tell us that the Yaris gets 36-37 mpg but many of us get more....... I guess in 20 years we can reference those magazine articles too.

I worked for a Chev dealer back in 2005. The Corvettes were nice and they maintained over 6000 profit on the front side and 5500 on the dealers back end profit. It meant that every vette that went out the door even 500 under invoice gave the dealer 5000 in his profit. If a customer wanted to take delivery in Bowling Green we would arrange that too. It was a scam.

[09TRD]

Originally Posted by Bob_VT

The Corvettes were nice and they maintained over 6000 profit on the front side and 5500 on the dealers back end profit. It meant that every vette that went out the door even 500 under invoice gave the dealer 5000 in his profit. If a customer wanted to take delivery in Bowling Green we would arrange that too. It was a scam.

You're referring to the dealer holdback, which on the Corvette (and all other Chevy products) is 3% of MSRP; that's not even close to the "$5,500" you claim.

http://www.edmunds.com/advice/incent...ack/index.html

Thus, a Corvette with an MSRP of $50K would have a $1,500 holdback.

It's not fixed as you suggested, either, but is based solely on the (varying by options) MSRP.

Furthermore, there's no "scam" involved," since every American manufacturer has dealer holdbacks and has had them for many decades. It's part of the business.

The Bowling Green trip you're referring to is actually an RPO option called "museum delivery." I didn't get that. The only people who do get it willingly request and pay for it.


You can avoid replies such as these in the future by performing some fact checking before you type.

[Bob_VT]

Originally Posted by 09TRD

You're referring to the dealer holdback, which on the Corvette (and all other Chevy products) is 3% of MSRP; that's not even close to the "$5,500" you claim.

http://www.edmunds.com/advice/incent...ack/index.html

Thus, a Corvette with an MSRP of $50K would have a $1,500 holdback.

It's not fixed as you suggested, either, but is based solely on the (varying by options) MSRP.

Furthermore, there's no "scam" involved," since every American manufacturer has dealer holdbacks and has had them for many decades. It's part of the business.

The Bowling Green trip you're referring to is actually an RPO option called "museum delivery." I didn't get that. The only people who do get it willingly request and pay for it.


You can avoid replies such as these in the future by performing some fact checking before you type.

Obviously you have never worked at a dealership. Dealer holdback is not what I am talking about. I am talking about the backend is what the dealer gets from GM...... it has nothing to do with the consumer. There is an average backend on a Silverado of a few grand too. Do you really think a dealer is only going to make 1500 on the holdback? That would not cover the overhead.

We would offer the Bowling Green delivery to customers who requested it. Personally I think you are just a wanna be ..... all mouth ....... as I read through I see more and more links and references. You are just full of stories yet you claim to have had all these cars....... didn't you mention that the yaris is a single season car and you have also owned Before that I owned a 2007 Acura TL Type S. I've also owned three Accords, a Taurus SHO and two 5.0 Mustangs - all purchased new..... and you now go to a Yaris? Either you have more money than brains or you have a trust fund.


Get a life.

Where is the picture of the Yaris with the vette?

[09TRD]

Originally Posted by Bob_VT

Obviously you have never worked at a dealership. Dealer holdback is not what I am talking about. I am talking about the backend is what the dealer gets from GM...... it has nothing to do with the consumer. There is an average backend on a Silverado of a few grand too. Do you really think a dealer is only going to make 1500 on the holdback? That would not cover the overhead.

Produce objective documentation that supports your claim.

[09TRD]

Originally Posted by Bob_VT

Obviously you have never worked at a dealership. Dealer holdback is not what I am talking about. I am talking about the backend is what the dealer gets from GM...... it has nothing to do with the consumer. There is an average backend on a Silverado of a few grand too. Do you really think a dealer is only going to make 1500 on the holdback? That would not cover the overhead.

We would offer the Bowling Green delivery to customers who requested it. Personally I think you are just a wanna be ..... all mouth ....... as I read through I see more and more links and references. You are just full of stories yet you claim to have had all these cars....... didn't you mention that the yaris is a single season car and you have also owned Before that I owned a 2007 Acura TL Type S. I've also owned three Accords, a Taurus SHO and two 5.0 Mustangs - all purchased new..... and you now go to a Yaris? Either you have more money than brains or you have a trust fund.


Get a life.

Where is the picture of the Yaris with the vette?

My Yaris is presently having a stereo installed in it, as documented elsewhere on this site. I'll snap a photo of it next week; meanwhile, here's the purchase and sales agreement (with sensitive info folded over/blanked out).

I'm also posting a pic of my Acura TL Type S; as you can see, the plate is the same as what I've got on my Corvette. That's because I traded the Acura for the 'Vette.

I bought the Yaris because I wanted a nice, small, economical, front drive car to offset the 'Vette, which I purchased as a "summer car."

So far, EVERY accusation or claim you've made has been readily disproved by me. Hint: DROP IT; you won't win.