That Colorado “dealer fee” is crazy. No such legal thing in many other states.
Yeah it's high here. I actually looked around at like 5 dealerships and 599.00 was one of the cheapest! I was able to get them to take an extra 250 off MSRP after this post. It took a lot of emails, but I got them to send me a breakdown of the fee. They really didn't want to. They even told me they didn't have one, but I said to have the manager contact me and they sent me one right after that. Even in the end he wouldn't say he was giving me the 250 off for the fee thing.. he was like how about I give you an extra 250 off for having to wait because of the stop/sale. In the end I'll take that.That Colorado “dealer fee” is crazy. No such legal thing in many other states.
$499 Dealer Admin fee in Ontario Canada. Every dealer charges this no matter the make. Taxes are a killer here. Added $5,372 to my purchase. My on the road price was $45,754 Canadian for SEL/Highline with Adanced Driver package (optional) and Sunroof (standard). 4Motion is also standard equip in Canada. Works out to about $36,600 US.That Colorado “dealer fee” is crazy. No such legal thing in many other states.
That’s the same way they play the dealer fee here. It never gets removed. I’ve insisted on previous purchases I would not pay the fee and eventually the amount is added as a discount, however sill shows index the Admin fee line.Yeah it's high here. I actually looked around at like 5 dealerships and 599 was the cheapest! I was able to get them to take an extra 250 off MSRP after this post. It took a lot of emails, but I got them to send me a breakdown of the fee. They really didn't want to. They even told me they didn't have one, but I said to have the manager contact me and they sent me one right after that. Even in the end he wouldn't say he was giving me the 250 off for the fee thing.. he was like how about I give you an extra 250 off for having to wait because of the stop/sale.
Should I read into this that the stop sale has been lifted or is it still in effect?he was like how about I give you an extra 250 off for having to wait because of the stop/sale
Stop Sale is still in effect =(Should I read into this that the stop sale has been lifted or is it still in effect?
Yeah, advertising fee, maintenance, shipping, all bogus. It’s part if doing business. If you don’t want to carry the costs of keeping cars on the lot, sell them at a lower price in the first place. “High volume” dealers work this way.Yeah it's high here. I actually looked around at like 5 dealerships and 599.00 was one of the cheapest! I was able to get them to take an extra 250 off MSRP after this post. It took a lot of emails, but I got them to send me a breakdown of the fee. They really didn't want to. They even told me they didn't have one, but I said to have the manager contact me and they sent me one right after that. Even in the end he wouldn't say he was giving me the 250 off for the fee thing.. he was like how about I give you an extra 250 off for having to wait because of the stop/sale. In the end I'll take that.
Their fee was broke down like this. Some I can understand, some are just fluff.
- Transport
- Fluff - We are already paying destination fee in MSRP. It's not like the dealership has to transport it further.
- Maintenance
- Understandable fee. If the car sits on the lot they have to pay people to come power wash them once a week (aka fluff, but kind of not fluff)
- Storage
- Fluff, but their way of justifying holding the car on the lot while it waits to sell.
- Cleaning
- My dealership has a full blown car wash. This could be understandable fee to maintain that thing. but then you have to remove #2 because they are just washing the cars themselves.
- Doc Fee
- Fluff/Not fluff - Helps cover the cost of the back of house people. What makes this fluff is that other states cap this fee at like 50-80 bucks.. and the back of the house people are still doing just fine. I did some research and the average Doc fee in Colorado is 400-500 dollars lolololol
Yeah, the trade-in is where you get the deal.Not a lot of price negotiating going on nowadays. I think it was around 1500 off msrp. But I got a good trade in value for mine.
Transporting those cars from the port of Elizabeth to Essex County can be frightfully expensive…NJ has a hefty dealer/doc fee, NY is capped at $100
3% tax! You’ve got my Monday off to a depressing start! 13% here in Ontario, Canada. Plus additional air conditioning and tire environmental taxes. Guess this helps to fund our healthcare system.Paid $600 under MSRP for our SE w/ black wheel option , IQ pkg, Deluxe trunk mat w/ those lock blocks, Monster mats,cargo cover and Panoramic sunroof. This was from Street VW in Amarillo Tx.
Never paid this close to MSRP before, but in these times it seems like a good deal
And we only pay 3% tax on vehicles in New Mexico.
New Mexico gets lots of money from natural resource andmineral rights so they don’t have such a high sales tax.3% tax! You’ve got my Monday off to a depressing start! 13% here in Ontario, Canada. Plus additional air conditioning and tire environmental taxes. Guess this helps to fund our healthcare system.
Enjoy, we sure are enjoying our new Taos. Yes paying close to msrp stings but it’s different times. I’m glad I’m able to afford with all going on in the world of autos.
And they don't improve their roads, so that's a money saverNew Mexico gets lots of money from natural resource andmineral rights so they don’t have such a high sales tax.