DOCUMENT (DOC) FEE: #1 FAKE FEE at CAR DEALERSHIPS IN 2023 Auto Expert The Homework Guy Kevin Hunter
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- CAR DEALER DOC FEES ARE BY FAR THE MOST COMMON RIP OFF at Car Dealerships all across the country. Dealerships have been sticking it to buyers with Dealer FEES of all kinds, but especially Document FEES. They love them, but they don't deserve to be paid. Find out why!
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Does it feel good to champion cheap people? If you don't want to pay a standard fee, you realize that you can always just not buy the car?
Well, it was live again at 10pm Sunday night (EDT). Thanks Kevin.
@@heavyW8champ That's exactly what he's telling people to do...
There are dealers in Oklahoma who try to charge 499$
@@heavyW8champ It is not not a standard fee in Texas. It reads as much on the bottom of the contract.
Just used this technique last week on a truck purchase. When finalizing my deal (after agreeing upon a sale price) they bust out a $649 doc fee on the contract. Told them there was no way I was ever paying that so they explained that it had been a company policy for a few years now and was mandatory by law - even the owners kids would have to pay it they said! So I told them fine, I will pay it, but then you need to lower the price of the truck by $649. They said that was impossible. So I told them I would be leaving and if they changed their mind to call me. I drove less than 1 block when they called with the lowered truck price.
I did the same yesterday and they still havent called me yet....Maybe today
Charge them a block fee? lol
Agreed, I always ask upfront what their Dealer Doc Fee is and incorporate that into the negotiated amount.
Right!
@@craigjacobson158 haha! Still waiting? Sometimes they don't bother. But you should be going out looking for more options
Florida doc fee is now $995! Congress needs to stop this!
Two years ago this happened to me. Note that I was savvy to this since I have bought many cars over the years. I had my salesman and the Sales Manager who was attempting to close the deal. It came down to the 500 doc fee. He said no he would not budge and I said you would lose a sale over your inflated Doc fee? He said, yes. I then looked over at the salesman and he had a face on him that would have launched a ship. That SM just blew his deal over a pure profit puff piece. I got up, shaked the Salesman's hand and said thank you and good-bye. They never called me back but I moved on an bought another car. So, know your numbers. Don't fold and be ready to walk out. Be courteous but like the Godfather said, "it's not personal, just business."
Wasn’t that quote Al Capone?
It is Called a "Mini Deal " $100 - $200 to the Salesman Plus a Car Count, Hopefully the Car Count Pushes the Salesman into the Bonus Situation and he gets a Bonus $$$ for Total Car Count for the Month or Timeframe the Dealer Program sets !
Thanks Kevin! We just bought a used vehicle two days ago. After negotiating the price down to a reasonable level (based on prior research), my final request was to take $249 off to account for the document fee. The dealer picked up that I knew the scam, and did so without a fight. I will tell everyone I know to watch your videos, because you literally saved us $249!
In Florida here, I have seen $799, $899, $999 and heard in Orlando and Miami it is $1299. I am in the Melbourne area, Melbourne Mazda is $899, Mercedes is $799, Toyota Vero is $999!!
Hey Kevin, after saving up for a couple yrs I'm ready to buy but it's overwhelming. For the padt 6 months I've been checking dealers online and also checking CAR GURUS, CARFAX etc. And I thought saving up the $ was going to be the hard part. I don't have ANY knowledge of the car buying process that's why I appreciate your videos. I wish I could RENT YOU for a day so I wouldn't get totally RIPPED OFF lol.
One of the many best videos from your collection I have watched! Thank you for educating so many uninformed buyers about all those greedy dealerships.
I live in Florida. I sure appreciate this info. Getting ready to make a purchase in the next 90 days or so, and you sir saved me hundreds of dollars. Thank you.
How did it work out?
Here in Illinois, the doc fee is actually regulated by the state by those "laws" you talked about. The current regulation is $300. However almost no one here will discount the fee. Dealers will send customers walking (including mine) if you don't pay it. If anyone charges MORE than $300, THEN they are taking advantage of the customer. It's crazy.
That’s not actually true, it increased to a “limit” of $300, meaning you can’t go over that legally, but of course can charge less....soooo....
I wish I watched your videos before purchasing my first car. Very informative and you got me pulling out my car receipt to see where I got ripped off. Thank you so much for educating me.
Glad to help
Thank you, so much, for your public service! I have learned SO MUCH from
You ! Just last week I got up and walked
Out of the largest FORD dealership, in the
Nation. You cannot believe what these
BOTTOM FEEDERS, tried to pull on me .
You , Kevin , have in powered me .
Oh good….im glad you have been “in powered”….also become empowered. It’s good to have both.
Hi Kevin today 11/24/2020 I was at my dealer to buyout my lease. All was going well, I refused to pay any more the the residual cost plus tax. They had all type of fee which I insisted be removed. After a period of time they removed them. But, when we got to the Government fee as well as the document fees they would not remove then, they would not negotiate this fees. So I did what you recommended I got up and walked away from the deal. Gov fee was 143.00 and the Doc fee 389.00. They had all the reasons why they had too charge the fees, I really think they watch your videos. I will go to any other KIA dealer and try again.
Many moons ago we bought a new Jeep Cherokee and negotiated an "out the door" price. Then came the finance office. We sent the contract back three times to remove junk that they had added. We let them keep the doc fee (of $ 25, which shows how long ago it was) and nothing else.
University Dodge in Florida not only charged me 399 registration fee plus 999 pre delivery fee and 23 tag agency fee for a total of 1423. I did negotiate 1500 off sticker but they also had 1400 in dealer add ons. Those guys are very hard to deal with.
I tried to buy a 2020 Chevy truck from dealership in Texas on June 1st, 2020. The sales manager/owner refused the deal due to the doc fee and the VIT (vehicle inventory tax) that I wouldn’t pay, $225. He said it was required by law for me to pay. I said to reduce the price of the truck $225 and we have a deal. The sales manager/owner refused. The sales person called two days later and explained it wasn’t necessarily a law to charge these fees, but it was company policy throughout all of the company’s dealerships. I also asked another dealership to show me the law requiring me to pay these fees, I have yet to receive a response. I asked the TxDMV office about the law, their lawyers responded they never heard of it. They said they would research this and get back to me. No response as of yet. In the mean time, no new truck.
I did this exact technique without even knowing. Thanks 😊
Since clearly you got a chance to see this video, please share with me how you found it. Here's why I ask. Right after this video posted, it disappeared on RUclips. Buried from notifications, gone from my own searches. I'm quite sure the Auto Dealers Association asked RUclips to censor it, and they did. Obviously, it's not information they want out there. So, I'm curious how you found it. I've never seen this happen to a video I've produced before
Had $799 Doc Fee in NC Scott Clark Toyota in Charlotte
Audi of Charlotte is trying to charge us $799 also. We're going back on Monday but we're definitely not going for $799. We have our own financing and are putting $5k down on a $15k car. If they want to lose our deal, then they lose.
Awesome !!! I wish I knew of your RUclips channel a few years ago when I bought my car. I’m afraid to go back and review my old contract, the crazy part is my salesman’s is my family friend and he never told me these things which I’m super disappointed
Why not take your paperwork to your local DMV for title and registration? In Florida the max auto reg fee is $32.50, new title is $77.25.
John Sisson Nissan in Washington PA charges as follows
:Dealer Doc $389.00
Registration $42.00
Title $53.00
Encumbrance $25.00
Online Reg $46.52
Tire Tax $5.00
Title Fee $15.00
Registration $51.50
Lien Fee $10.00
Temp Tag Fee $36.10
A recent invoice I received for Arizona (Jan 2021) had a document fee of $479!
make them work for it can you pick me up at my house my wife has our other car or drive me to the bank so I can get casher check need to test drive this car a 2nd time etc
I was out looking at new vehicles just before Memorial Day. I asked for a price breakdown on a new Jeep I was interested. Sure enough $300 doc fee for a Maryland vehicle just as you stated. Breakdown was a joke in its brevity and was missing about $1900 in factory incentives good until Memorial Day but they said expired that day (Saturday before Memorial Day). When challenged I got the BS answer that they never see someone come in to buy on the Sunday before Memorial Day or Memorial Day. Walked away chuckling to myself.
I went to about 15 dealers. All had doc fees of 500-600. NONE would budge on them at all. All also said everyone has to pay it as its dealer policy. They claim they cant let one person pay and one not or they could be sued with class action lawsuit. I went with the dealer that gave me best price out the door which was 1,300 lower than next guy even paying the 600 doc fee.
Just bought a 2020 Honda Odyssey EX. Out the door price was $34,056. 599 doc, 401 dmv, 7.50 tire fee. Out the door price is only price that matters. I think I got a pretty good deal even with the doc fees.
Just like Kevin teaches us, tell them to take the doc fee off the retail price of the car if they “have to charge it”
That;s the way to go about it. Give an OTD price, include all your fees, call them what you want i don't care. Just include them in the price and I'll shop around. I think the dealers will have to change the way they do business in the near future.
Had a dealer in NJ come in $475 lower in the OTD price of a dealer in NY in spite of the $699 doc fee (vs. $75 in NY).
I don't mind the high doc fee if it's disclosed up front because I don't care what the makeup of the final price is. I just care about what money I need to pay; however the dealership wants to classify it does not matter.
How much does it actually cost a dealer to prep documents? $25 or so? Even if you pay $75 they still probably pocket $50. That’s just my opinion
Fifty or more years ago I had friends in High School who worked after school at a dealership filling out paperwork and running for plates. They made minimum wage, but it was easy work.
I had data from a Minnesota dealership that charged the $75. I also had the wages and duties of the girl who handled all the paperwork for sold cars. She did a lot more than title transfers and requests for plates, so I determined the portion of work related to the car transaction, and used that percentage of her work to "justify" the $75 fee they collected. At the end of the year, the dealership pocketed an additional $225,000 by collecting the fee, after paying Anna to do the work. That was on a $75 fee. Can you imagine what the number is if the dealer collected $899? A few million bucks!
What happens during the slow time at the dealership? The person that handles the paperwork is still getting paid.
@@davidhanko4780 old post, but that is like saying you will pay more for your dinner on a slow night.
Thank you Kevin for the valuable information on car buying. Be Blessed.
Glad to be of service! Same to you!
You missed one very common explanation, "It' to pay the ladies upstairs for the work" LOL. What are they exactly are they doing and can I get a piece of the action LOL. Seriously though, When I worked as an office manager at a friend's used car dealership he charged $200 Doc Fee and used that to pay me per car sold so he doesn't have to pay me a salary, of course I didn't get ALL of the $200. LOL. There were no paper work other than the program spitting out the data on a pre-printed forms. I guess someone had to feed the printer the forms. LOL
Just got talking to my neighbor who works at Toyota in Asheville NC today Monday 6-1-2020. (Anecdotal) He says he's been working 12 hr shifts selling cars, and specifically brought up that the Tacomas and next the Tundras, are in short supply. Factory shipments have dried up, presumably due to COVID and production interruption, factory workforce cutbacks etc. Specifically, I asked him if prices have budged to the downside . "Not a bit", he said. He admitted though that once cars on his lot get sold, their inventory is gone and he will no longer be selling cars -next month was his timeframe, I guess at the current burn vs resupply rate.
I got stuck with a $169 document fee back in 2016 when I bought my car at Carmax in Oaklawn, IL. But now I have a question... Since Carmax is no-haggle how would I ask them to eliminate the doc fee if they won't budge on the car price? #thehomeworkguy
YOU SAY, " WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY, I'M GOING FOR A WALK and ENJOY IT...BY THE WAY....IF YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND ON THE PRICE..YOU'VE GOT MY NUMBER "
I've been checking car prices online here in PA and seeing $499 for a documentation fee these days is pretty common.
Palmen Jeep in Kenosha Wisconsin charges $399.00 documentation fee and $270.00 title and license.
hello kevin Keep on telling the truth
I'm originally from California and now live in North Carolina. I went to negotiate a car and the dealer sent me a contract with a $798.00 document preparation fee. It was a Chevrolet dealer. I was used to my $80 California fee. Well I know it takes about 30 minutes, if your slow, to do the paperwork. So that is $180 per hour rate. $798 killed the deal. They also wanted to add $1045 for paint protection and wheel locks. I won't deal with a dealership that thinks I am that F$#@!ing stupid. Thanks for your video because I you made me much more sure of what I am doing.
Wish I seen this 2 years ago. Car gurus had a dealer list a used car for 19999.00. Started to negotiate from the that price. Then went to finance to find out they charge a 895. Dealer Preparation fee not listed on the car guru price. Unfortunately my 20 year car was about to die and the only other comparable model used at a dealership in a ten mile radius was approximately $800 more. They ended up giving me 900 for my 20-year-old car.
It's right on the vehicle sticker price on the vehicle window.
In Nebraska the double "kick in the, ahem, wallet" is dealers don't even process Tax and Title you have to do/pay/file that at the DMV yourself. Mostly because you have to do it at the DMV in the country you reside. Good information as I shop for a new car!
Looking at a $995 doc fee in Florida right now. Aka pre-delivery service fee.
I live in FL and yep they are even trying to rename the doc fee to "pre-delivery service fee" Which seems like part of doing business and in that case THEIR COST not mine. What next are they going to charge us for the rent on their building?
There should not be any Doc fee, they are making money on their selling cars so that should be their cost of doing business.
100% agreed!
I have bought a used car from the dealer and started the negotiation with out of door price from the start. And said no to everything in the finance office. I guess one of the reason I got the deal easy is the car I bought is not a typical desirable car.
I will try to use this strategy on a more desirable car in my next purchase, and see what will happen...
This video just popped up on my recommended list. I'm subscribed to your channel but it didn't show up in my subscription list or I would have seen it days ago.
I think on my next vehicle purchase, I'm going to troll the dealer a bit. After all the documents they have you fill out, it's more than little ironic that they charge you documentation fees. So, I'm going to complain next time that they added the fee instead of subtracting it, and press them to "fix" their paperwork and math.
Thanks for all of your videos, I learn alot and always look forward to them
Since clearly you got a chance to see this video, please share with me how you found it. Here's why I ask. Right after this video posted, it disappeared on RUclips. Buried from notifications, gone from my own searches. I'm quite sure the Auto Dealers Association asked RUclips to censor it, and they did. Obviously, it's not information they want out there. So, I'm curious how you found it. I've never seen this happen to a video I've produced before
I am good friends with a former office manager at car dealership, he told me years ago that the “doc fee” was just profit.
document fees for my brother's rental car company were 50 bucks a car to the local dealer, even though they bought direct from the factory by the truckload. That was years ago, probably gone up by now like everything else, but still shouldn't be all that much. I'd say if you can't get it done for 100 or less, walk and buy elsewhere.
Great info, Kevin.
You are helping a LOT of people. 👍👍👍
I use what I call the 10 minute method. Tell the salesman what you will pay for the car, and when they ask you to sit in their little cubical with the uncomfortable chairs, tell them you are not sitting anywhere and you have 10 minutes to make this happen or I am down the road.
Tell the finance man the same thing. They can write a car deal up in less than 10 minutes, especially if you have your own pre approved finance.
July 2023: Minnesota now allows a maximum DOC FEE of $275 and on July 1st 2024 a max of $350
If your youtube video got reported was because all the GREEDY SALES MAN probably reported it.. but WE AS THE PEOPLE SUPPORT YOU. Sales man and probably Financial management probably reported it as well ... but thanks to this video I. Learn the way around doc fee
well done
I just contacted a Ford dealer in Shawnee Oklahoma and they want to charge me 699 for document fees
Hey Kevin I'm new to your channel. I'm helping my sister in law get a great car at a best price and lately I'm learning as much I can from here. Today we went to a Honda dealership in Atlanta, Georgia. Car was $15,999 and this were the following fees.
Doc fee $798
ETR fee $55 Don't know what it is
GATAVT fee $1,112.17
Tittle fee $18
License fee $25 . Any help extre help will be appreciate. Thanks
Los of good info.
Here in VA, they call them "processing fees" and they range from $499 to $799.
Total rip off!!
In Northern VA, I seen them as high as $999. One dealership told me its dealership policy.
Thanks for the info KH, I posted it on my FB channel. Keep up the good work.
Kevin: Toyota of Morristown, NJ is charging $495 for used Highlanders.
It's not really a 'fake' free from what I know. There is paperwork that is legally required for them to file. However, since each state regulates their own and some even have no max, most of the time the fees are ridiculous. California is the only one that I know of who has a reasonable doc fee - $80. Each state should have the same mandate in place. IMO
Wish I watched this video. I paid $399 for doc fees in Hawaii with The Mercedes dealership. Won’t make that mistake again. Thx for educating me.
I’m in South Dakota and there’s a dealership I’m thinking about buying a car from and the Documentation Fee of $259
Thanks for this video! You are the man!
Went with my neighbor to purchase a used car last week. They were charging 899 for doc fees. I told her to tell them to bring it down to 275. They wouldn’t budge. That they already tool off 1,000 for the car. She wanted the car. It’s her money. On the way home I asked what the point was of bringing me. Anyway, she paid for the car cash.
We cant refuse to pay doc fee @ dealership and do the paperwork myself (as if i dealt with private seller)?
Talk about the Out The Door Price of a car.
Thank You
You're welcome!
I always thought it was a rip-off. Can anyone imagine buying any other product and paying a document fee? Thanks for the video.
I wish I found Kevin Hunter’s vlog 3-5 yrs ago 😟
We have purchased Porsche & Audi
A friend of mine just bought a brand new car Ford explorer ST
4 days ago
7-seaters
Out the door $58K
$807/month
with trade-in
72 mos
1.99%
GALPIN ford dealer @ Van Nuys CA
RIPPPED OFF
My dealer sent me contract next day air saying they made a mistake and I need to resign. They charged me $789 in Tennessee
You do not have to resign to pay a fee. That's a big NO!
The law makers sat down with the dealers and worked this out together as long as they get a cut.
These are normal costs of doing business. What if your grocery store charged you fort stocking shelves, receiving goods and checking out. Doc fees by law should be illegal as they by law need to transfer the title. It's time to walk when they start with the doc fees. If everyone would walk it would stop this right away
This is such a great video! Thank you! Do you also have a similar video on how to negotiate destination charge on new cars?
Just last week have been working on a price for a used vehicle. The Doc fee I was quoted in SC was $699. I asked for specifics of the doc fee. Exactly what are the documents they are completing?
great info
I'm a Senior, and don't have this problem. We have three Toyota cars now AND, we have a mother with a 2013 Accord with 32K miles - she won't be driving much longer. So, there!
I'm in ct and most dealers charge a $999 doc fee
Yes, that's pretty sickening, isn't it? It's nothing but a feeder system for Dealer Profits. It's cheating the customer after you've already negotiated the price of the car.
Is there any way to beat it? It's so high negotiating might not even come close
@@jimt4906 I bought a car and you can refuse to pay it. They either have to charge you the entire fee or nothing at all. Some dealers may back out if you refuse to pay it. They'll claim it pays for the dmv paperwork which is nonsense as that's what all the title and doc fees are for
so basically it is best to find out which state has the lowest doc fee and buy the car there. if he dealer baulks, tell him it's an unjustified price hike, and that this is a deal breaker.
Love these videos great educational car purchases that I will be doing shortly
Glad you like them!
They are obsessed with this fee I am really confused by it. I paid for the doc fee but because like, it was $600 and when finalizing everything I said I wanted that off, we agreed no hidden fees. So they took an extra $600 off the car even after I had gotten them to take $1,000 off. I just said fuck it cause I didn't wanna think about how we JUST spent hours getting that $1,000 taken off and then all of a sudden on whim they take off $600 more just to keep the doc fee on. I didn't understand why it was so important to them that it OFFICIALLY be on there. Like it was the law or something (FYI I'm not a moron I know it wasn't the law I'm just saying that's what it felt like) They never said they couldn't take it off it was just how much they were ok to compensate for it like it WAS taken off but not really. I mean I wasn't too mad about it, made the taxes less too but man ..I was confused why it was soooo important that that stay on under any circumstances
I've been looking for a new car in FL and so far every dealer has 999.99 doc fee. WTF!
I got hit with this!
FAKE FEES ARE FAKE NEWS! 😡😠😤
Thank you Kevin for the information
Some dealership in Florida gave the video a thumbs down.
I just came back from a car dealership , I said I can't pay $600 for Doc Fee, they said, " we have nothing to do with it, it's state Law". Really?
I'd say, "Show me this state law that requires you to rip me off." You'll be waiting a long time because it doesn't exist.
@@KevinHunter Okay So, other than the $600 Doc Fee, what are these other fees the gave me, Title Fee $120, Registration Fee $271, ETEMP Fee, $9.37, LIEN Fee $25.00, Plate Fee $45, Online Fee 11.85
I’ve been waiting on a Ford F150 lightning a year and half. I’m guessing I have no leverage on getting this “Dealer Fee” removed because the car is on waitlist?
Kendell in Nampa is trying to charge me $399
Today in oahu Hawaii , used dealer said $990.00 for processing fee lol smh
Every time I get a good deal on a car the sales staff are pissed off at me. This makes the whole experience rather unpleasant.
North Carolina $687-799
Virginia is $889
Very helpful. Thank you!
In Austin, toyota dealer charges $150 for doc fee and it is written on the toyota website. Anyone has bought car in Texas and not paying $150?
Thanks!
Thank you! Much appreciated!
Mazda in Wesley chapel Florida just sent me an OTD price paperwork on a used Toyota Venza 2013 with a$1200 doc fee wtf!
Pure stupidity! I'd love to walk into that Dealer and have them present that nonsense to me. I'd be on the line with the FTC immediately!
The 'clueless' legislators are in the pockets of big businesses, like new car dealers. Thus, the laws they pass are full of loopholes and exceptions, Kevin. The legislators aren't clueless, they are OWNED.
thank you I saved me some money by following this video
I'm getting ready to test drive a vehicle tomorrow. I already got an internet so called 'out the door' price on the vehicle. They are trying to charge me a $367.50 Doc Fee. I already told them I'm not paying that but they refuse to budge. I'll let you know how it goes after using your method.
Any updates?
Any tips for customers planning to buy cars from neighboring states and what to be aware of? Thanks Homework Guy 👍
Kevin - I think I have an order in to Toyota for a Tacoma of my liking. Initially the dealer (TBA) said they couldn't get what I wanted, but could come close. I put down $500 & signed a deal based on something close, but expressed my expectation that they would get what I wanted. Subsequent to that, I sent letters (NOT emails) to various Toyota USA VPs of sales and the division president expressing my disappointment with the fact that I could build what I want on their web site, but that the dealer couldn't come anywhere close with the same options. Since then my conversation with the corporate level regional manager has obtained a (currently verbal) commitment that they would "special" order my Tacoma, but I would not likely see it until November 2020. I'm okay with that as long as it's equipped as I want.
While I've put $500 at risk here, I don't feel that any papers I've signed are valid and will have to be rewritten once this truck is on the way to CT. I have listened/watched almost all of your RUclips posts and now realize what I've given up with this dealer that I have been with for over 4 decades and multiple Toyotas. When (or if) this Tacoma does actually get built, I'm expecting to have some interesting conversations with the dealership. I expect that initially they will try to hold at the MSRP according to the window sticker because it's a "special" order. My position will be that they did NOTHING to help me get what I wanted in Tacoma packages and options - I basically did all of the leg work that they could have done to satisfy a loyal Toyota customer, and I will be expecting to pay something close to invoice price - REAL invoice price. Further, I will be expecting a loyalty reward as well, as well as some bonus options to sweeten the deal.
I will update this as the time gets closer. My conversation with the regional sales manager this morning was intended to nudge him to providing a FIRM written commitment that this Tacoma will indeed get into the factory's production schedule. Once that occurs I feel I'll be in a better position to pin down the dealership on the final numbers. Obviously this vehicle will be financed (MSRP is close to $42K) and I intend to keep my options open as to HOW it will be financed. My local bank is around 4%+ on a 48 month auto loan. My credit union is at 2.49%. I will have that information in my pocket when that dreaded conversation with the finance person happens. Actually, after watching your videos, I'm looking forward to the fun.
Here's our new video on Ordering a Car from the Factory. Hope you pick up some new info from it, or answer some of your questions! "FACTORY ORDER YOUR NEW CAR & SAVE MONEY! 2021 Auto Expert: The Homework Guy, Kevin Hunter" ruclips.net/video/ZxNrwGDJPZI/видео.html
I went with my brother-in-law to look at a used car he was interested in. The advertised price was right and he went into the office to complete the purchase. When they brought out the contract, it was $2000 more than advertised. They told him that the advertised price included a $1000 loyalty discount that he did not qualify for and that by law they must charge every car buyer a $1000 dealer fee. We ran the numbers of what he was willing to pay, made an out-the-door offer, and they declined, telling him that their price was not negotiable. So we left. A few days later the salesman called him and told him they were willing to work with him. They came to an agreement for a out-the-door price about $500 over his rejected offer. They exchanged emails with the final price and he made financing arrangements to complete the purchase that Friday. He got to the dealer all ready to purchase the car and the sales manager told him that the salesman was not authorized to sell it at that price so the email didn't mean anything. He walked out, never to return.
Sorry Mr Dealer, my offer included a $1000 honesty bonus which you don’t qualify for.
If the dealer has to cover “admissions”, no wonder they charge so much. Justification #7: I think you mean emissions, not admissions.
Question- where can I find the “state approved “ doc fee for my state?
Honda in Gurnee il
If iam buying in Ohio do I have to pay doc fees they also said I need to pay title and registration fees I live in Missouri
MAN! Where were you 4 yrs ago!? LOL I got a car in AZ so I probably spend $425 on fees! HAHAHA Now I live in CA and AZ was the only place within 500 miles I could find the car I wanted, used, with the mileage I was OK with for the price I could live with. I thought I would was saving roughly 6k doing the drive. With their fees and the $600+ to transfer to CA DMV, that brought me down to only saving 5k. I got duped into 2k for additional warranty coverage too. I need to get a couple things fixed so maybe I'll only really eat $1500 on a warranty I didn't need, fingers crossed I get some benefit from the needless warranty! LOL