Nice "explain it to you" article about what happens to your car after it leaves the auto plant but before your dealer gets it.
It explains at least one question lingering on my mind: Who is it that installs those options? The alloy wheels, the roof racks, etc.
I always thought the dealer did it. Well, maybe the dealer has a role in the chain, but these guys do a lot of it. Frankly, since I don't trust the competency of dealerships much, I'm happy that these guys do most of it.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/25/automo...;pagewanted=all
It explains at least one question lingering on my mind: Who is it that installs those options? The alloy wheels, the roof racks, etc.
I always thought the dealer did it. Well, maybe the dealer has a role in the chain, but these guys do a lot of it. Frankly, since I don't trust the competency of dealerships much, I'm happy that these guys do most of it.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/25/automo...;pagewanted=all