Why does it cost more to buy your pre-owned vehicle through a big dealership?

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This article explores the common myth about paying more money for a
pre-owned vehicle through a big dealership. Some of the fact behind
the scene to make this myth absolutely true.

You all have heard the old saying "you will be paying for their rent,
electricity and renovation" by buying from a big dealership, and
surprisingly it is true. A bigger dealership will have a much higher
operational cost, yes that's right the rent, property tax, electricity
bill, and renovation all comes in as expenses. Not to mention salaried
workers, the inventory they are carrying, commissions they are paying
out, even the office clean up cost counts in this case. These
operational expenses do not go away, hence the bigger dealerships
carry on a lot more financial burden, and for this kind of investment
they are expecting a bigger return on their money. Because of this
expenditure and scale of business, the customers usually trust the
bigger dealerships more when it comes to used car buying experience.
Another unavoidable expense is the service department, the bigger
dealerships usually are divided into different departments. Where each
department has their annual projections for profit, and in turn makes
a living. When a used car passes safety standard in Ontario through a
bigger dealership, the service will often be expensive and some times
not completely necessary, just so the technicians can make money from
his job. So a typical safety certificate may cost $200 at the smaller
shops, it could very well be over $1000 at the bigger dealership. This
added expense is usually passed on to the consumer which adds to the
overall expense when purchase a pre-owned vehicle.

While it is true the bigger dealerships may have manufacture
promotional interest rates on pre-owned vehicles that will be less
than your local bank. And there maybe additional warranties if the
vehicle was certified pre-owned from the manufacturer. But the overall
increase for identical used car can range from $3000 to $5000 higher
compare with small and independent dealers. So the next time you are
in the market for a pre-owned vehicle make sure you do your research
ahead of time, compare the vehicle model, feature, and selling price.
Ask if you can bring the vehicle to your mechanic for an inspection
before signing the bill of sale. If you can find a gem from the small,
independent dealer while save thousands, you should definitely
consider that option.

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