Agency model has been standard practice in Europe for years. Storefront where you can see an example and place an order. Dealers with hundreds of examples are unheard of there.
Love my current 550 and not a fan of the new look on the vert- big maw up front and huge chunk of black plastic out back turned me right off. I reserve the right to do a complete 180 once I see it in person (especially DH)or if they tweak those on refresh but so far skipping s650. For my money...
Many people who cannot afford msrp (say nothing of adm) continue to pay both and take ridiculous finance terms of 10 years, high rate, adm, add ons, fees etc and live with the upside down consequences. Until they hit layoff time they will likely not learn anything. Ford and the banks will likely...
I grew up on AM radio, worked for a few, moved to FM in the 80s and haven't looked back. Last I heard an am station it was shockingly bad. Is the cd player gone as well? That I would miss.