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Old 12-10-2007, 01:06 PM
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Originally Posted by deanyel View Post
The $400 was apparently the dealer cost - not comparable to the retail price. There are apparently huge markups on these things - 300%, 400%, or more. So they're all going to sound cheap at dealer cost.
Extended warranties in the photo industry (from which I recently came) were generally pure profit for the dealer. I figured that would not be the case where cars were concerned, but I guess it all depends upon what the warranty covers . . .
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