🚘Dealerships are adding unnecessary fees onto car prices, such as destination charges and dealer prep costs.
💸Customers should be aware of these fees and negotiate them to avoid overpaying for a vehicle.
🔄Reconditioning charges and price safety and security packages are additional add-ons that customers should question.
📝Doc fees are often seen as a profit center and should be negotiated if possible.
❌Customers should push back on unnecessary fees and only pay what is fair and reasonable.
What fees are dealerships adding to car prices?
—Dealerships are adding fees such as destination charges, dealer prep costs, reconditioning charges, price safety and security packages, and doc fees.
Should customers negotiate these fees?
—Yes, customers should be aware of these fees and negotiate them to avoid overpaying for a vehicle.
What are price safety and security packages?
—Price safety and security packages are additional add-ons that dealerships offer, but customers should question their value and negotiate the price.
Are doc fees negotiable?
—Doc fees can be negotiated in some cases, but they are often seen as a profit center for dealerships.
Is it possible to avoid unnecessary fees?
—Customers should push back on unnecessary fees and only pay what is fair and reasonable.
00:00Dealerships are adding unnecessary fees onto car prices, such as destination charges and dealer prep costs.
02:00Reconditioning charges and price safety and security packages are additional add-ons that customers should question.
04:00Doc fees are often seen as a profit center and should be negotiated if possible.
06:00Customers should push back on unnecessary fees and only pay what is fair and reasonable.
