When we bought our first and only new car - a 1976 Chevette - the salesman quoted a full price of $3624. That seemed reasonable, so we said OK. The salesman was so stunned at our failure to bargain that he threw in a complimentary undercoating worth $75. That car served us well without any major issues until we could afford our first Mercedes in 1982.
On Mon, Feb 15, 2021 at 10:16 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Exactly. This is what I want to avoid. Sure, I know the Carvana and CarMax > people are still getting their pound of flesh, I just don’t want to deal > with the BS. If I go the used route, and I probably will, that aspect of > the transaction is amplified because there’s typically less room for > haggling. That and you can’t really do the Internet buying thing with used > vehicles. > > Private party is definitely better, but involves more effort on my part > and has potentially more risk. > > -D > > > On Feb 15, 2021, at 10:02 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > When we bought the CPO 14ML350 we agreed on a price and had everything > nailed down. I specifically said I was not paying any paperhandling fees, > OK. So after a little while the paperwork shows up, there's the doc fees > listed on the total price calculation. I pointed this out and the sales > guy was like weeeeeelllll you know that is kinda standard blahblah so I > said OK thanks for your time and we got up and walked out. Got in the truck > and got settled, was backing out and here comes the sales guy running out > and waving at me as I pull out of the parking spot. He's like hey I worked > it out we can do the deal! And I say no thanks, we're done here, can't > trust you, we can find another car somewhere. So he starts begging no no > no come on, it's OK, so I say OK give us a minute. So we sit there for a > few minutes, the guy is pacing at the door, we go back in and he is all > apologetic, it was an error blahblah. Yeah sure how about a $100 credit in > the swag store to make up for it and he is kinda shocked about that but > says yeah sure so we do the deal and go into the swag shop and pick out a > few things that probably cost them $20. > > > > These people are just way too much. > > > > --FT > > > > On 2/14/21 7:09 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: > >> Here dealers will say the doc fees are required by the state. That is a > lie. They are not required to charge doc fees at all. The law says if they > charge doc fees they have to charge it to everyone. If somebody throws a > fit they can deduct the amount off the sale price but it will still have to > charge it in the fees. > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone > >> > >>> On Feb 14, 2021, at 5:56 PM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> > wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> When we bought the RAM I nearly walked over the doc fees. 30 years ago > when there was a secretary typing it out I didn't like it but understood. > Today they enter the price and the computer spits out all the forms > automatically. IIRC it was $300 and I told the salesman that if the doc fee > continued to show up he could shove the paperwork where the sun doesn't > shine. > >>> > >>> They said they'd take the doc fee off the price of the truck. I told > them it'd have to be $500 off the price of the truck, he didn't even > blink... > >>> > >>> -Curt > >>> > >>> On Sunday, February 14, 2021, 11:47:22 AM EST, Kaleb Striplin via > Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> That’s the whole deal with Carvana and Carmax, no pressure and upfront > pricing. As far as add ons, not sure about Carvana but I bought a GL at > Carmax several years ago and they still charged doc fees just like any > dealer. They also offered aftermarket warranties for add on costs as well. > >>> > >>> I think with carvana they have some sort of deal were if you don’t > like it you can return it within a certain amount of time for a full > refund. It’s baciallj supposed to be just like shopping for a TV or > something. > >>> > >>> Sent from my iPhone > >>> > >>>> On Feb 14, 2021, at 10:17 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> As I look at potential trucks, I see a lot of nice ones on Carvana. > One big advantage of them is the fact that there’s no “add ons” like a > dealer does, the slimy “dealer fee”, “paperwork/transaction fees”. etc., > etc. > >>>> > >>>> Kaleb - you’re familiar with these places - do you have any thoughts > about them? I realize they just cover the costs up front and as a result > often charge more than dealers, but it makes it a lot easier to shop when > you don’t have to do the mental math or go digging around for the list of > fees on a web site. > >>>> > >>>> -D > >>>> _______________________________________ > >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>>> > >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>>> > >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>> > >>> _______________________________________ > >>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>> > >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>> > >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > > -- > > --FT > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
