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Other "fees" included by the dealership....

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407guy

New member
Newbie here, first post in the forum.

I have my eye on a 2013 Autobahn.

I’ve been reading about other “fees” in addition to the destination charge: advertising, floorplan interest reserve, and port prep fees.

When owners are posting prices paid, are they including these fees?

Or do I have mis-information about them?

Thanks.
 
Gunkata

Gunkata

Drag Race Newbie
It all depends on how much of a douchebag your dealer/finance manager/general sales manager's are, that's pretty much what it boils down to.

What specific fees is a local dealership telling you they "have to" include?
 
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407guy

New member
No dealership yet. I was just doing some research on the pricing and read about how those other fees "will be" included.
 
XGC75

XGC75

Go Kart Champion
It's on topic but off-forum: my buddy and I went to buy this used S40 from Autobarn around Chicago (sorry I can't remember which Autobarn off the top of my head - it wasn't the cool one that deals APR tunes) and they added this "Myst" charge of nearly $900 on top of the online list price of the car. Salesmen (R32 owner so not a bad guy) said it was an air conditioning cleaning regimen they do to all their used cars. Wtf??

So we talked for a while, having come to a stalemate on the price of the car. Eventually the salesman gives and says it's a tactic they have to employ to get their online list prices down close to the dealer across the street that's doing a similarly cut-throat, dishonest practice. But unlike the other dealer, Autobarn actually has something to show for it. I said it's like a furniture manufacturer charging for assembly of their chair and not including the charge in their list price. Ridiculous. :rolleyes:

Anyways, the sun went down before the dealer gave in and took Myst off the transaction. No way he was going to pay for F'king Myst. :mad:

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Gunkata

Gunkata

Drag Race Newbie
407guy said:
No dealership yet. I was just doing some research on the pricing and read about how those other fees "will be" included.
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again, it will vary by dealer- some states also have max legal amounts for documentation charges and/or "setups", anything else is usually just a an "add-on" from the dealer.
 
Gunkata

Gunkata

Drag Race Newbie
XGC75 said:
It's on topic but off-forum: my buddy and I went to buy this used S40 from Autobarn around Chicago (sorry I can't remember which Autobarn off the top of my head - it wasn't the cool one that deals APR tunes) and they added this "Myst" charge of nearly $900 on top of the online list price of the car. Salesmen (R32 owner so not a bad guy) said it was an air conditioning cleaning regimen they do to all their used cars. Wtf??

So we talked for a while, having come to a stalemate on the price of the car. Eventually the salesman gives and says it's a tactic they have to employ to get their online list prices down close to the dealer across the street that's doing a similarly cut-throat, dishonest practice. But unlike the other dealer, Autobarn actually has something to show for it. I said it's like a furniture manufacturer charging for assembly of their chair and not including the charge in their list price. Ridiculous. :rolleyes:

Anyways, the sun went down before the dealer gave in and took Myst off the transaction. No way he was going to pay for F'king Myst. :mad:

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haha yeah.... they're are some charges that chain likes to add here and there - I'd never buy a new car from them, but haven't heard of this used "charge" before.
 
SkullV

SkullV

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GunKata said:
haha yeah.... they're are some charges that chain likes to add here and there - I'd never buy a new car from them, but haven't heard of this used "charge" before.
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If you have a good relationship with their sales people it isn't a problem. Every time I go in to buy a car they take off the mist/autobarn package/interior prep before we even start negotiating. If anyone sees a car they want from Autobarn let me know.
 
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407guy

New member
Thanks everyone for the replies.

I test drove a 2012 GTI today. I like, I like it alot. :thumbsup:

Probably will wait closer to the end of the month (and year) to see what deal I can get on a 2013.

Keep the replies coming though.


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VeeDubDude66

New member
I just bought a '13 GTI...the only add-ons to the sales price were:

Sales Tax
Electronic filing fee for plate/registration
Admin Fee
 
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