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So where is the motivation for the top of the market to be more reasonable and stay true to market conditions without artificially inflating prices for their gain? As the consumer you do business with EM at the retail end and can require margins at the retail side of business to operate on lower levels. The thing is, the at-the-pump retail side of their business means almost nothing to Exxon itself. Yes, Exxon makes a small percentage by fees for their franchise name, but most of their money in gasoline retail comes from selling the product itself, and even if they don't sell it through their franchised stations they still sell the product to wholesalers and independent stations (who will meet the newly increased demand of people not buying from Exxon franchise stations by buying up the volume that doesn't get sold in the franchise stations). Don't you get it? If you want the top of the market to feel an impact, you have to actually change the market, not just change the distribution channels.
"The two seater is being joined in a few weeks by a larger two-plus-two model with a rear seat for munchkins." ~Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune, in regards to the Z32.
Andrew Janeshek // jnshk@aol.com // 1992 NA 2+2 [Stage 2-ish]
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