Dodge Redeyes

[1971demon]

Well blow me down!!!

Ok sailor...what happened to the Air Force..

 

[1971demon]

Actually there are many 'delayed' rebates back to the dealers that don't happen until months after the vehicle has been sold (volume kickbacks, incentives for selling certain models/configurations etc. etc.). On any given car I doubt they know the true actual cost until the end of the MY.

Then there is all the added profit from the tag, prep & title fees they charge that cost the dealer very little & are mostly pure profit + plus any mandatory add-ons (paint protection, window etching, nitro tire fill etc.) + any ADM they tag you for.

You can be certain they are making huge $$ even selling the car at (what they call 'invoice') - 2 or 3% !!!

That stands to reason....look @ the facilities these dealerships have..you cant build and maintain these operations on 1000.00 a car profit...in most cases that wouldn't pay the property taxes on the building...

 

[DavidKFla]

Ok sailor...what happened to the Air Force..

I'm Popeye.

 

[Jimmy N.]

I'm Popeye.

But running on alligator meat instead of spinach?

 

[Smitty]

That stands to reason....look @ the facilities these dealerships have..you cant build and maintain these operations on 1000.00 a car profit...in most cases that wouldn't pay the property taxes on the building...

I’m guessing they make more off parts/service with the labor rates they charge.

 

[Speedy!]

Supposedly the service dept funds the retail location for the dealer.

 

[Bowtie Guy]

That would make sense...my guess..material costs pale in comparison to actual dollars spent to produce any vehicle..regardless of manufacturer

Very true

The stages between advanced design & final sale are too numerous to type up
Each stage needs to make a profit to survive
Honestly I m surprised vehicles are as cheap as they are
We are currently working on 2025 & 26 models & these have been in the works 2 years already
Sadly everything in house currently is EV except 1 vehicle

 

[Unholy707]

I'm Popeye.

How old is too old to join the armed forces in a civilian capacity? Everyone who retires from the armed forces seems set, I should have joined at a young age

 

[DavidKFla]

How old is too old to join the armed forces in a civilian capacity? Everyone who retires from the armed forces seems set, I should have joined at a young age

Call your recruiter. They'll teach you how to put on makeup and take it up the a** these days.

 

[Hunter]

But doesn't BOM stand for "Bill Of Materials"?? Is it just the cost they pay for the materials used to build a car - or does it also take into account labor, and everything else? Interesting....

In my business, a BOM / LOM is basically the same thing.
A Bill of Materials / List of Materials includes quantities, Stock numbers, spec's, weights, etc, etc.

 

[Boris]

Supposedly the service dept funds the retail location for the dealer.

$1,000 brake jobs will do that.

 

[Unholy707]

$1,000 brake jobs will do that.

My dealer wants $180 an hour 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

 

[Unholy707]

I have every single possible tool to do whatever I want on the car outside of building the engine or rebuilding the trans minion. I can pull the engine and transmission though

 

[Boris]

The development costs has to be minimal for a project this size otherwise they wouldn't do it.

For the 170, absolutely.
Only 3300 units ever.

The OGD gave birth to the Redeye, Redeye WB, WB Hellcat, Super Stock, WB Scat Pack, 1320 Scat Pack, and Super Bee. That is a lot of cars over the years to pay back that development.

The 170 is going to depend on the DC catalog.

Or, the 170 engine comes back detuned in the next gen car. But who knows, that engine is supposedly all new which means new tooling and R&D went into it. It would be a shame to waste that development for just 3,000 cars but that is probably what will happen.

 

[Boris]

My dealer wants $180 an hour 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

While paying their "tech" $12/hr

 

[Unholy707]

They bring it back in a production car is EPA regulations change, it’s all politics

 

[1971demon]

Call your recruiter. They'll teach you how to put on makeup and take it up the a** these days.

Hell...bet there are guys on here that can help him with that...after all the Forum is a wealth of knowledge

 

[1971demon]

I'm Popeye.

So...let me guess..yer wife skin moisturizer...is Olive Oil...

 

[1971demon]

But running on alligator meat instead of spinach?

I watched Popeye since I was 3...never saw him munchin on no gator

 

[MikeD1]

I watched Popeye since I was 3...never saw him munchin on no gator

Gator, spinach - same stuff really - thick, slimy, gritty, chewy, foul tasting puke !