I’m shocked. Shocked, I tell you. Shocked to learn that dealers are ignoring Volkswagen’s now-former CEO’s strongly-worded caution for dealerships not to add additional dealer markup the already expensive ID Buzz.

Okay, well, maybe not that shocked. But it’s happening—dealerships are doubling down on Volkswagen’s egregiously-priced electric people hauler by adding markups as high as $15,000, effectively locking out consumers who were already stretched thin on their budget following the German automaker’s surprisingly high price announcement earlier this year.

  • Yankee_Self_Loader@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    How about they come to you? If they want to see the kiddos so badly how about they make the effort rather than you having to buy a new car just so they can spend time with the babies? I understand if said family is elderly but I’d be pretty pissed if my able bodied family expected me to buy a new car for their convenience.

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      1 month ago

      Weeeelllll, some are elderly, but in my dad’s case, he’s a raging alcoholic. I guess not wanting to drive when you’re always drunk is a positive. Honestly forcing him to go sober to see my kid is a good thing, lol.

      But yeah, I’m with you on this one. My sedan works just fine, it’s not like I’m taking my 2 year old to hockey practice or something.