[SWA737]

Fellas
I'm in the market trying to work a deal and I was wanting to get some feedback on what the concensus is on the dealer "Admin Fee". Do you guys pay it and if so, what is reasonable?

 

[Jeffs386]

I argued till I was blue in the face and still ended up paying 299

 

[GTO JUDGE]

You gotta be kiddin me. I didn't pay no dealer administration fee.

 

[johnebgoode]

What's an Admin fee...........didnt have one to contend with here on L.I.

 

[EEZ GOAT]

i never heard of that. just the destnation fee 499-799

 

[Jeffs386]

I assumed he was talking about dealer fees.......

 

[SWA737]

It's the fee that's charged to run the paperwork, etc...

It's very vague, but quite prevelent at a lot of dealers. I was wondering if this is a "sucker fee".

 

[dealernut]

It's the fee that's charged to run the paperwork, etc...

It's very vague, but quite prevelent at a lot of dealers. I was wondering if this is a "sucker fee".

It is a sucker fee unfortunately.

In my experience all dealerships have them. I have never heard of a dealership that does not have them in some way shape or form. Many dealerships are very good at hiding them. But the fee is only profit for the dealership.

I charge $75 to process and then $72.50 for transferring the tag. The highest fee I have seen for a car was $1500 for my mothers Jaguar.

 

[rollover]

Dealership I got mine from in NW Indiana charged me nothing but the 6% sales tax added to the agreed upon amount for the car. Must admit that this was a first for me but definitely not the last. Now I know all those fees they charge are crap.

 

[Jeffs386]

the first new car I ever bought I actually paid STICKER and $399 dealer fee
I wondered why they were giving me such a great deal on my trade.....LOL