15 - Dealer Markup and the 65 OR 66 GTO

Published: April 13, 2017, 11:30 a.m.

We get into the dealer network and how they are screwing up the process of buying cars, not least of which being the Focus RS and special Mustang models. Even that is nowhere near as bad as the 2004-2006 GTO. What a joke, Barry! 

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The New High-Performance Fords Could Fail the Same Way the Pontiac GTO Did
by Jack Baruth Road and Track
http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a33162/when-dealers-attack/

Forbes article on Tesla fight with dealership: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffreydorfman/2014/03/22/free-markets-tesla-battles-car-dealers-over-right-to-sell-cars/#6b59070b40b6

Lessons learned from the GTO flop: http://www.autonews.com/article/20070219/SUB/70216069/lutz%3A-3-lessons-from-the-gto-flop