spudgun:

With a dealer, one can create a personal relationship. Much more difficult to create with a website. 🤷🏻‍♂️

At what cost to the buyer?  Some cynics argue it is so Tesla can make more money - or is it to save the consumers money and hassle and aggravation??.  I feel better about paying a set price - relationship with a car dealerSmiley - back ‘the stripper loves you…’

there is hardly ever a need to even see the dealer. They deliver the car, the do service at your house and there is no maintenance at all. Dealers would really struggle to make money with that type of maintenance plan.