[hasker]

I think the dealership model in general creates a bad experience for customers. I highly respect Apple for their single price policy. Rarely do any of their products go on sale. Outside of a few cashback, bundled item specials, or loopholes to avoid salestax, the price is the price. This saves me all the anxiety of needing to find a better deal online.

With cars, things are even worse. Having a multi-dealer and dealer inventory sales model necessarily creates a multi-price model. I think most consumers would be much happier knowing they got the best price possible without any extra work than dealing with all of the information asymmetry in buying a car.