JohnM
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I think one message here is that Audi makes super-profits (when you compare Audi prices between Europe and Australia, how can you fail to agree?). When practiucally everything on an Audi is a option (take me back 25 years) :shock:, so must be credit card surcharges :mrgreen:.
I was along as support for PartnerJohnM's 22yo son buying a Ford Fiesta demo. Got the deal agreed and was about to put the $2K deposit on the Amex Qantas Ultimate card when I asked what the surcharge was to put the whole $15.6K on. They said the commission had just gone down from 3% to 2.2%. Marginal. But did it at 1.6%, given the 1.5 points/$ on the Ultimate and the opportunity to turn points into F upgrades.
When I bought my Subaru, $2K was the no-commission deposit limit. Maybe next time if I go Subaru again I'll push harder but my feeling is that Subaru is a pretty tightly controlled dealer situation, unlike Ford or Holden.
I was along as support for PartnerJohnM's 22yo son buying a Ford Fiesta demo. Got the deal agreed and was about to put the $2K deposit on the Amex Qantas Ultimate card when I asked what the surcharge was to put the whole $15.6K on. They said the commission had just gone down from 3% to 2.2%. Marginal. But did it at 1.6%, given the 1.5 points/$ on the Ultimate and the opportunity to turn points into F upgrades.
When I bought my Subaru, $2K was the no-commission deposit limit. Maybe next time if I go Subaru again I'll push harder but my feeling is that Subaru is a pretty tightly controlled dealer situation, unlike Ford or Holden.