Of course. Free market. The restriction comes into play when they want Stellantis to fork over an extra 1%. Why the hell it should matter to Stellantis what the dealer sells it for is beyond me.
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Why does Gupton not have this problem? Both are 5 under invoice.
this would be how I understand it, but with stellantisā¦ Who knows. I definitely do not envy being a jeep dealer.
Who knows, maybe they do or soon willā¦
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It sounds like there are two possibilities:
(1) They simply havenāt been audited (and subsequently burned) yet. This is the most likely case.
(2) It is possible they are showing Stellantis a different buyerās order. I find this hard to believe because that is fraud and I donāt think anyone would risk their franchise to defraud Stellantisā compliance organizationā¦
My guess is this is less about caring what an individual dealer sells it for and more about driving equity in the process across all franchises that honor affiliate. But who knows.
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Which part are you referring to? Price protection or affiliate?
For affiliate, it would seem like Gupton has yet to get audited. When they do, theyāll change their tune. As for protection ā¦ well, again, I have to assume they just havenāt gotten burned yet.
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I asked if he would honor yesterday as well. He said it appears it is back and that I could pull the code now or closer to pickup. He didnāt let me know the exact discount amount affiliate would be, they have been honest and upfront, I assume if affiliate still applies at delivery they will discount it.
Our dealer was not audited but they got word from the rep about the issue. Guess Gupton has not gotten their hand slapped yet nor heard about it.
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I am sure they paid a fraction of that and negotiated a middle ground.
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Perhaps, but Iām sure however much they paid, they arenāt eager to do it again
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Even Access Fund?
Regarding Access Fund, I am still able to generate a new control number (not that it matters anymore). I canāt figure out what the message about program ending Jan 1 2022 means.
I donāt know what the specific story with access fund is. Iām guessing it no longer gives people affiliate, but might be only on new memberships
They can show the selling price at invoice with the down payment equal to their discount below invoice. Still fraud, I guess, but some dealers probably do it. Volvo is the same.
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Just got an offer for a $59.5K Sahara 4xe NEW unit using dealer stock VIN number. 500 miles ODO.
Look at Value adjustments. What is that?
Looks like the car buying equivalent of Scotchgard and nitrogen for your tires.
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Bad data imo but i could be wrong. They probably canāt figure out exactly what it is so they offer 53k as the low for any 22 that isnāt registered. Just my guess which means nothing.
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Looks like bs filler data to make it look like they are giving you some high number but then have to take out all these totally reasonable and unavoidable expenses that they need to show you so youāre sympathetic to.
Itās all for show
Looks like this was a 2021?
I entered my $58,195 2021 Sahara with 300 miles to just get an idea and they offered me $52,500. Now they call, text or email every day.