Does this dealer sound like they are scamming? (price, taxes, paperwork)
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So they give me the total price but then with financing they list the DMV fees and the Sales tax... then there is a big whopping $500 "Processing Fee" and they explained it as "getting the car cleaned and ready, financing paperwork, etc"... for $500? Huh? Does that sound like a scam to anyone? It seems to me they are padding their pockets...
95% of dealerships have dealer handling its nothing new.
That's what they said, everyone does it and there isn't a way for them to exclude it... but I don't know, it stinks... I think its all padding their pockets...
That is actually quite common (some call it dealer prep fees, document fees, etc). It's not as bad as the advertising fees, "etching", or rust protection nonsense that some try to tack on.
One thing I noticed when I was car shopping for a Toyota is this dealer prep fee existed for ALL Toyota dealerships in the region, and they were all the same amount. At least they were consistent. Some states however have a legal limit on these dealer prep fees.
The important thing is this - everything is negotiable. The important thing for you is the "out the door" cost, before taxes and tags. Negotiate based on that and consider ALL these BS fees in the calculation.
That is actually quite common (some call it dealer prep fees, document fees, etc). It's not as bad as the advertising fees, "etching", or rust protection nonsense that some try to tack on.
One thing I noticed when I was car shopping for a Toyota is this dealer prep fee existed for ALL Toyota dealerships in the region, and they were all the same amount. At least they were consistent. Some states however have a legal limit on these dealer prep fees.
The important thing is this - everything is negotiable. The important thing for you is the "out the door" cost, before taxes and tags. Negotiate based on that and consider ALL these BS fees in the calculation.
That's a good point, the bottom line is the "out the door" price...
Total price should show ll the fees and tax. What you got first was the porice on MSRP. Where i live there is no documaention feee but i would thinkl its in the MSRP pricing discount price.
So they give me the total price but then with financing they list the DMV fees and the Sales tax... then there is a big whopping $500 "Processing Fee" and they explained it as "getting the car cleaned and ready, financing paperwork, etc"... for $500? Huh? Does that sound like a scam to anyone? It seems to me they are padding their pockets...
It may not be a scam but it's a rip off.....
I'd shop around some more...
I know we did not pay it last year on a new car...
You have to check every line on the contract before you sign...just to see what they have added on and haven't told you about....
ive been in the car business for over 8 years and ive only seen 1 dealership in the entire denver metro area that DOESNT have D&H.
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