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[–] [email protected] 108 points 2 years ago (7 children)

How long until we see knock off versions by Huyndai, Hyandui and of course...Amazon Basics?

[–] [email protected] 71 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Brands like HYUNBEST and CARSUN

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Why do the Chinese sellers love the word Sun so much?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Amazon Basics, that's hilarious!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

See her win the NY marathon laced up Asics

But when she go she drive off in Amazon Basics

Oh she a gold digga

Way over town

That digs on me

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Paradoxically somehow all with better quality control than actual Hyundai

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[–] [email protected] 52 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I bet the delivery guy would still pretend he knocked the door and still mark it as if no one was home

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Article I could see before paywalled says auto dealers will be able to sell on Amazon. So this won't be Hyundai selling direct to customers which is the way it should be in 2024. So this isn't a win.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 years ago

Honestly I'd rather it was the manufacturer etc selling directly online rather than through Amazon.

Wait until we get a seller HYUNDAISHOPCH that has 5/5 ratings but sends you a scale model car instead, them you find out the ratings were for carpets not cars.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

So it's going to be like TrueCar or Kelly Blue Book where you give your info and then get harassed for weeks by every dealership in a 500 mile radius?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

To be fair the current automotive market creates a lot of dealerships and reduces the risk for car yard salesmen etc and gives the customer the opportunity to shop around, it's just that with the recent concerns like global warming, e bikes becoming popular and the cartel of automotive techs, the competition has shifted away from dealerships and low level players towards pressuring producers to create a paradigm shift for everyone else to fit into. Another problem for the engineers

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Tow truck drop off of a giant cardboard box with Hyundai logos 🤣

[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It's crazy they felt this was a necessary step vs creating their own online storefront. I understand the convenience and appeal of Amazon when it comes to daily basics and essentials. But a car? How often does one buy a car?

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 years ago

I have a feeling Amazon offered it to them, not the other way around.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Well look man Amazon has the infrastructure and means so I don't see why not

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Maybe Amazon can drone deliver a car to your house.

They could even drop it via a parachute.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Haha, would only work in NZ or somewhere small like Switzerland

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I was going to say this is hardly another package, but they are probably already experienced dealing with containers at some point of the chain?
How do cars even get transported in bulk.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

You've seen those semis carrying cars.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 years ago (2 children)

So we will get the volatile amazon markup pricing vs random dealer markups?

[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 years ago (2 children)

November 1st: $25,000

Black Friday: ~~$50,000~~ $25,000 50% off!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It's Amazon.. You forgot about Cyber Monday but are spot on about the pricing.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Not even. I've seen items that show a discount but keepa shows that the price history is a flat line

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

That's when it's marked off the "RRP" bit shady

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago

Free returns with Prime? I hope so

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

Prime 2 day shipping for the win

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

Why do they want to make Bezos even richer?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Anybody got a non paywalled version?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Thanks for this! Just added it to Firefox, but I can't seem to get past the paywall. Do you have any suggestions?