Re: OT: how much do stealerships mark up new cars by?
 

Mike Romain wrote:

> By the by, your computer clock is off by 12 hours or your timezone is
> way off...

Thanks! I didn't notice... It said 8:08 here when I read this, but I
couldn't tell if it was am or pm. I finally figured it out. Thanks...


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Re: OT: how much do stealerships mark up new cars by?
 

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Ruel Smith wrote:
>
> Thanks! I didn't notice... It said 8:08 here when I read this, but I
> couldn't tell if it was am or pm. I finally figured it out. Thanks...

Re: OT: how much do stealerships mark up new cars by?
 

Thanks.
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Ruel Smith wrote:
>
> Thanks! I didn't notice... It said 8:08 here when I read this, but I
> couldn't tell if it was am or pm. I finally figured it out. Thanks...

Re: OT: how much do stealerships mark up new cars by?
 

Thanks.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Ruel Smith wrote:
>
> Thanks! I didn't notice... It said 8:08 here when I read this, but I
> couldn't tell if it was am or pm. I finally figured it out. Thanks...

Re: OT: how much do stealerships mark up new cars by?
 

Thanks.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Ruel Smith wrote:
>
> Thanks! I didn't notice... It said 8:08 here when I read this, but I
> couldn't tell if it was am or pm. I finally figured it out. Thanks...

Re: OT: how much do stealerships mark up new cars by?
 

On Sat, 14 May 2005 12:44:00 -0700, Lon wrote:
> Doug proclaimed:
>
>> I was just wondering how much the markup was from say, the cost to actually
>> manufacture the vehicle (labor and parts but not R&D).
>>

> but why one would exclude R+D from the cost is a bit mysterious and
> unrealistic.

It is difficult to compute the R&D cost _per-vehicle_. It is much
easier to ignore that cost and compute only the manufacturing costs
per-vehicle and then simply bear in mind the need to figure in the
R&D.


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Re: OT: how much do stealerships mark up new cars by?
 

On Sat, 14 May 2005 12:44:00 -0700, Lon wrote:
> Doug proclaimed:
>
>> I was just wondering how much the markup was from say, the cost to actually
>> manufacture the vehicle (labor and parts but not R&D).
>>

> but why one would exclude R+D from the cost is a bit mysterious and
> unrealistic.

It is difficult to compute the R&D cost _per-vehicle_. It is much
easier to ignore that cost and compute only the manufacturing costs
per-vehicle and then simply bear in mind the need to figure in the
R&D.


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that we should be called children of God!
1 John 3:1

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Re: OT: how much do stealerships mark up new cars by?
 

On Sat, 14 May 2005 12:44:00 -0700, Lon wrote:
> Doug proclaimed:
>
>> I was just wondering how much the markup was from say, the cost to actually
>> manufacture the vehicle (labor and parts but not R&D).
>>

> but why one would exclude R+D from the cost is a bit mysterious and
> unrealistic.

It is difficult to compute the R&D cost _per-vehicle_. It is much
easier to ignore that cost and compute only the manufacturing costs
per-vehicle and then simply bear in mind the need to figure in the
R&D.


--
How great is the love the Father has lavished on us,
that we should be called children of God!
1 John 3:1

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Re: OT: how much do stealerships mark up new cars by?
 

On Sat, 14 May 2005 12:44:00 -0700, Lon wrote:
> Doug proclaimed:
>
>> I was just wondering how much the markup was from say, the cost to actually
>> manufacture the vehicle (labor and parts but not R&D).
>>

> but why one would exclude R+D from the cost is a bit mysterious and
> unrealistic.

It is difficult to compute the R&D cost _per-vehicle_. It is much
easier to ignore that cost and compute only the manufacturing costs
per-vehicle and then simply bear in mind the need to figure in the
R&D.


--
How great is the love the Father has lavished on us,
that we should be called children of God!
1 John 3:1

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