We had three JD dealers here. Two small family owned and one large family owned store. It was nice to have three. If one didn't have what you needed the other two did.
The two smaller dealers were always 20-25% less than the large dealer. In the late 90's the large dealer started buying up the small ones. Started out with two, then three, Now have 17.
They send out letters telling how they can better serve you by having more dealerships mean more parts inventory and faster service. Later they send out letters stating they have too many dealerships and are closing one closest to you.
I collect toy tractors. Use to buy toys from the two little dealers. I learned not from the big dealer. His toys were considerably higher. In fact, I can now order toys online from other JD dealers pay the shipping and still save $20-30 on one toy.
I think the big dealer parts prices are crazy. My big dealer wants $90 for a model 60 distributor cap, $120 for the starter drive. For a model B they want $100 for the brass choke shaft.
Big dealers don't care about the customer. No longer are dealers open on weekends during harvest. Big dealers only care about there bottom line.
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