"David Looser" wrote in message
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"Keith G" wrote

No, I'm not buying that - in the UK people will buy stuff at any price
and
will put up with 'because we can' price hikes without a murmur.

Do they? not in my experience they don't!


Yes they do, open your eyes.




Volvo and
BMW are just two car makers that told their dealer network 'don't
discount
your cars, you don't need to in the UK'.

I don't beleive you,


I couldn't care less about that - I have never posted anything here that I
didn't believe was true.


can you provide evidence for that claim?



No and a quick search reveals plenty of places offering discounted BMWs
nowadays. That remark is from a few years back I suppose: I remember there
was a Volvo dealer that got into trouble with Volvo because he was importing
cars from Europe (because the Euros got them a lot cheaper than the soppy
Brits) and selling them at a discounted price. It ended up in the courts and
Volvo lost the day ISTR...??



As to watches, I have bought 8 (eight) Rolexes in my time; the only one
remaining is my son's Submariner, I wear Timex these days. Context is
everything - back then they were not 'expensive' for me....

It's only a watch. There are plenty of excellent watches that cost a
fraction of the price of a Rolex, so why buy one (unless it's to show off
your wealth).


Your understanding of the 'Rolex thing' is on a par with your understanding
of 'high end' vinyl replay.



Yes, where there is no choice you have no choice; where the gullibility
comes in is where there is choice and the punter gets 'sold'

And you know all about that do you?


What does that mean? Sounds a bit snotty to me....