Car Dealer Tries to Sneak $769 in Bogus Fees Into a Car Deal!

Tony,

Great website! Thanks for the info . . .

I wanted to know what standard costs I can expect to pay above the "negotiated price". I successfully negotiated the price of a new vehicle down to what I wanted to pay, and I expected to pay the taxes, title, & license fees, but I didn't anticipate that they tried to throw in $400 for a "Zaktek fee" and also a $369 "Documentary fee!"

I wanted to know - are these fees standard?

Also, they initially told me that our negotiated price included ALL of the fees (minus taxes, title, and license) so I was shocked to see those 2 extra costs added on. When I refused to pay those, the head manager came out and ripped up our contract!

I immediately walked out and was relieved that I didn't buy the car. They were lying to me since the minute I walked in there.

I'm beginning to think that the best thing to do is to negotiate a FINAL price which includes EVERYTHING - taxes, title, license, admin fees . . . EVERYTHING. Take it or leave it.

Thanks,

DC

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Hi DC,

Thanks for you kind words about my website. They are much appreciated.

These extra fees this dealer was trying to stick you with are a total rip-off. It's good that you got out of there. The only legitimate fees are the price of the car, sales tax and title and licensing fees. Anytime you see a large fee like they were trying to stick you with you can be sure it's just extra profit for the dealer and totally bogus!

You can negotiate an out-the-door price, but be careful; they can still stick you with phony fees and just bury them in the final price. Even if you negotiate the final out-the-door price, before you sign anything get the breakdown of the various charges that make up the final amount. You can't be too careful when dealing with this kind of stuff!

Tony Iorio
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