We need to get rid of dealerships ASAP. They provide no value while adding extra costs on now super expensive vehicles all Americans are forced to buy to live normal lives
in Seattle companies like Rivian cannot even tell you the price in the retail store due to laws that incumbent dealers pushed through making it illegal know full well that a lack of price will prevent sales.
Tesla is the one exception who was grandfathered in before the law was changed.
There are plenty of adequate cars for $5-10k, even with the current used car price insanity.
I agree that dealerships are parasites, but so far it seems like it's pretty easy to avoid dealing with them.
But if you want a new car (first time I ever did that, long story), good god, dealerships are a pox on all our houses. And unless people buy new cars from time to time, you'll run out of used ones at some point ;)
I legit don't think I'm ever going through a dealership ever again.