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Posted on 08/22/2013 10:01:28 PM PDT by grundle
Indeed.
I really don’t see how a seperate car company selling directly to the public infringes on a dealership that has a franchise to sell a different kind of car.
It would be like a guy that owns a McDonalds not allowing me to open a hirn_man burger joint down the street.
I guess I got confused by someone representing car dealerships using the word integrity.
But I just went through a 5 hour ordeal to buy a new truck so I’m a bit prejudiced. I like the truck but hate the buying procees.
I like the way they sculpted those steps into the saddle tanks on that super-limo.
Electric cars in general are well known for amazing torque and acceleration.
I give this an 6 on the honking hoot scale.
Tesla just opened its first supercharger station in San Marcos at the Premium Outlets on I-35 exit 200.
Socialist rent seekers working the Texas State legislature will fail in the end.
Consumers will prevail.
texas has a weird mix of socialism and wild west freedom, chalk it up to craziness in austin
How about Houston’s Lezbo Mayor?
how about her?
History repeating itself like what happened with Tucker?
For all the rants about how free and conservative Texas is I find its also awash with superiority disease often a product of being at the top and incensed with being the “King of the Hill”.
Electing the former President of the Houston GLBT Political Caucus is another of the weird contradictions of the Texas polity.
I have stopped buying new cars, but the last three I did purchase the first thing I said to the salesman was once I started any type of negotiation to purchase that I would walk out after exactly two hours. I walked out of around five dealerships over that time period. I did feel like I got better deals on those last three cars.
It means "closed union shop"
Many States engage in this anti-free market behavior. Like the old Association of Licensed Automotive Manufacturers (ALAM) that controlled the production and pricing of early autos, this is another example of the corrupt unionista / political alliance.
If you're talking about the Tesla Model S (the sedan), you're talking about a full-size car weighing in at just under 5,000 lbs, very close to the weight of an F-150. It's not exactly a golf cart.
Why should the state be involved in blocking Tesla from selling direct to the public?
This sounds like the automobile lobby is throwing its weight around to block competition. Does the public benefit, or is it the established car dealers who benefit from this policy?
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