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Dealers Ignore VW, Slap $15,000 Markups On The ID. Buzz (insideevs.com)

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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.

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[–] taiyang 7 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

This is frustrating, as I'm getting more and more pressure from extended family for me to get a minivan for the kids to make trips to visit and junk. I refuse to get a gas powered one and in general I hate how virtually all of them look. This gave me a glimmer of hope but no, it's already a high sticker price and a low range and now dealers are going to make it worse?

Forget that. I'll wait for the better batteries in a few years, I guess.

[–] Yankee_Self_Loader 4 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

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.

[–] taiyang 1 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours 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.

[–] MutilationWave 2 points 11 hours ago

Bah you just don't want to drive a van, then you'd have to admit you're old. Just kidding.