marc (05/12/83)
For those people who care about the exact prices & percentages I had got for
the Blazer and Pickup:
(I would assume that motorcars are percentaged in a similar fashion)
This section is for a 1983 Chevrolet Blazer, priced in October 1982, delivered
January 1983:
ITEM ACTUAL AMOUNT MANUFACTURERS PERCENT OFF ORDERING
DESCRIPTION DEALER CHARGED TO SUGGESTED LIST PRICE CODE
PRICE DEALERS LIST TO GET DEALER
ACCOUNT PRICE PRICE
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K-10 BLAZER $ 8608.50 8866.00 $ 10300.00 16.42%
FREIGHT fob FLINT 583.00 583.00 583.00
SILVERADO PKG 811.00 835.50 983.00 17.50% YE9
LOCKING DIFFERENTIAL 189.32 195.50 230.00 17.69% G80
DELUXE CHROME BUMBER 38.77 40.00 47.00 17.50%
HALOGEN HEADLAMPS 13.20 13.60 16.00 17.50% TT5
STAINLESS MIRROR 62.72 64.60 76.00 17.47% D45
QUAD SHOCKS 101.50 104.55 123.00 17.48% Z75
HEAVY FRONT SPRINGS 47.04 48.45 57.00 17.47%
FRONT TOW HOOKS 28.88 29.75 35.00 17.49%
10.4R-15 BW RADIAL TIRES (4) XXM
373.27 384.50 458.00 18.50% YXM
RALLYE WHEELS (8x15) 89.95 92.65 109.00 17.48% N67
INTERMITTENT WIPERS 40.44 41.65 49.00 17.47%
ELECTRIC REAR WINDOW 70.14 72.25 79.00 11.21%
FOLDING REAR SEAT(*) 332.57 342.55 403.00 17.48%
COLOR-KEYED FLR MATS 11.55 11.90 14.00 17.50%
BLOCK HEATER 25.60 26.40 31.00 17.42%
[(*) incl. rear seat $325, silverado surcharge $23.85, carpet wheelwell $42.50]
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GMC TOTAL $ 11427.45 11752.85 13593.00 15.93%
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This section is for a 1983 Chevrolet K-10 4 wheel drive short bed pickup,
priced in October 1983. Since the frame is essentially identical (except
slightly longer than a Blazer) the option prices are almost identical.
DEALER INVOICE(2) LIST PRICE ORDERING CODE
K-10 PICKUP (.5T 4WD) $ 7824.46 9012.00 CKITK10703
FREIGHT (fob CANADA) 525.00 525.00
5.0 LITER ENGINE 175.95 207.00 LE9
SILVERADO PACKAGE 675.75 795.00 YE9
CHROMED STEP BUMPER 155.55 183.00
HALOGEN HEADLAMPS 13.60 16.00 TT5
INTERMITTENT WIPERS 41.65 49.00
STAINLESS STEEL MIRROR 64.60 76.00 D45
SLIDING REAR WINDOW 88.40 109.00
TINTED GLASS 36.55 43.00
LOCKING DIFFERENTIAL 195.00 230.00
FRONT TOW HOOKS 29.75 35.00
FRONT QUAD SHOCKS 104.55 123.00 Z75
HVY DUTY FRONT SPRINGS 48.45 57.00
FRONT 10.4R-15 RADIAL TIRES 149.60 178.54 XXM
REAR 10.4R-15 RADIAL TIRES 149.60 178.54 XXM
RALLYE WHEELS (8X15) 92.65 109.00 N67
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$ 10351.11 11926.08 (15.81% overall)
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(2) includes 3% holdback on dealer account
The percentages can be munged around to suit your purpose, in the Blazer
example: you can quote 15.93%, 15.66%, or even 18.95% depending what two
numbers you use and which is the reference. The dealer will swear that it
is only 10%, but some fancy prestidigitation will convince him/her otherwise.
Hope this is of some use to someone,
[decvax!genrad!]marc smith