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It's funny how I don't need dealerships for virtually anything else I buy in order to be "protected". The idea that dealerships protect the consumer from absolutely anything is, at best, laughable. They're predatory middlemen that add nothing but cost.
While you could argue that all retail stores are middlemen – and technically I suppose they are – there's a much stronger argument that they're bringing actual value to consumers. They aggregate products in one place so that I don't have to go to a thousand stores to get stuff, they handle warehousing and stocking, and they handle items that realistically can't be bought direct from the manufacturer – are you really doing to order straight from General Mills when you want a box of cereal? From whomever is the produce supplier in your area when you want apples?
Cars, however, are a different beast. They're already segregated by brand, so it's not like they're providing me with the convenience of one-stop shopping or anything like that. As other brands have shown, ordering directly from the manufacturer is possible and better.
If dealerships were smart, and weren't able to be lazy by buying politicians, buying a car would be as easy as it is with Carvana. Do everything online, don't play games, don't deal with some asshole F&I guy who's entire living is made by ripping you off, and have the car show up at your driveway. Seriously, buying from them was the absolute easiest and best car purchase experience I've ever had. Every dealership could do this, but won't because it denies them their chance to screw their customers.
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