Documentation Fee
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Documentation Fee
I was at a dealership not too long ago looking to buy a new car (2011 Fiesta). I sat down with the dealer and asked for a out-the-door price. He came back with a breakdown of the pricing. There is a "Doc Fee" for $599.50. I read about this fee and found out it is just a way for dealers to make extra money. My brother just bought a 2010 Lancer for 20k and the doc fee was $67. There is no limit on this fee for florida, so im wondering if I should find another dealer or attempt to haggle the doc fee down? Any ideas?
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Lunacy..................this is honest to god what I do.
I do all my research first, decide exactly what I will pay for the vehicle "out the door" and I mean out the door.....tax, tag, title............every last F'ing item.
I give them that price and kindly explain that if it moves one penny(for any reason), I will walk out the door, and am not going to sit around while they play the back and forth to the Sales Managers office game.
I tell them you can go talk to him ONE TIME and come back with one of two possible answers...."yes, or no" that's it.
Funny............on one ocassion(buying a car for my daughter), after what I said above, the sales manager comes out and says okay, we have a deal, then shakes my hand. Then he proceeds to up the price and says "Well, I though we would just be human beings about this". I look at my daughter(sort of confirmation that I just heard what I thought I heard), then I looked back at him say "excuse me?", I swear I almost decked him, but I just got up and walked out. Of course they came running after me as we were getting in our car, and I just told them............."You have to be f&^*ing kidding me *******".
For the record...........I am polite, cordial, and even friendly, but it's a business transaction. I do let them make money off of me, I'm not a cheapskate, but I WILL NOT let them make thousands of dollars off of me. I look at it this way, they can make some money and get me out of their quickly and move on, or have no sale at all.
I do all my research first, decide exactly what I will pay for the vehicle "out the door" and I mean out the door.....tax, tag, title............every last F'ing item.
I give them that price and kindly explain that if it moves one penny(for any reason), I will walk out the door, and am not going to sit around while they play the back and forth to the Sales Managers office game.
I tell them you can go talk to him ONE TIME and come back with one of two possible answers...."yes, or no" that's it.
Funny............on one ocassion(buying a car for my daughter), after what I said above, the sales manager comes out and says okay, we have a deal, then shakes my hand. Then he proceeds to up the price and says "Well, I though we would just be human beings about this". I look at my daughter(sort of confirmation that I just heard what I thought I heard), then I looked back at him say "excuse me?", I swear I almost decked him, but I just got up and walked out. Of course they came running after me as we were getting in our car, and I just told them............."You have to be f&^*ing kidding me *******".
For the record...........I am polite, cordial, and even friendly, but it's a business transaction. I do let them make money off of me, I'm not a cheapskate, but I WILL NOT let them make thousands of dollars off of me. I look at it this way, they can make some money and get me out of their quickly and move on, or have no sale at all.
Last edited by Mazurfer; 08-22-2010 at 12:04 PM.
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