Dealers going out of business are not trying to get rid of inventory, they are trying to make the MOST amount of $$$ possible. it's like the liquidation at Circuit City...the deals were nothing special and you could find better deals on Amazon any day of the year.
If dealers cannot unload their inventory to customers they have 3 options.
1) sell to other dealerships at a loss, and then pay off their debts with banks... and also possibly still owe $$$ to the banks
2) sell to auto auctions at a loss, and then pay off their debts with banks... and also possibly still owe $$$ to the banks
3) sit and wait for the bank loans to default, then allow the banks and collections agencies to repossess the vehicles for the full market value along with any other misc inventory or material value within the dealer...and call it a day with no more debt to the banks. it's the beauty of LLC's ...
#3 is the better way to go since the business is vanishing anyways. a tarnished credit reputation for a dealer doesn't mean JACK for its employees since the dealership will be disappearing within a few months.
thus, dealers have NO INCENTIVE to give you a vehicle for thousands and thousands below MSRP. the whole "new round of incentives" marketing campaign is the biggest crock of a joke to come to an ailing automaker desperately needing to sell vehicles. people on this server got better deals buying leftover 2007 models without an advertising campaign, than people who recently used the Employee Price Plus Plus to buy a 2009 model
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