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#11 of 667 I agree - or you can refuse to pay it. by zueslewis Oct 30, 2002 (4:32 am)
Contact a dealer or two when you start shopping and ask what their doc fee is - it certainly can vary by dealer.
#12 of 667 DOC fees are like Insurance policy fees. A ripoff. by kinley Oct 30, 2002 (9:08 am)
#13 of 667 re: Why worry about it? by raybear Oct 30, 2002 (10:43 am)
It's not so simple. A dealer advertises a great deal in the paper and sucks people into his store. A certain percentage of them will stick no matter what the doc fee is.   My local Toyota dealer charges $399, one of his competitors charges $139. Guess who advertises cheaper cars?
#14 of 667 Raybear by brianw220 Oct 30, 2002 (12:13 pm)
I suppose you also see injustice when electronics retailers, toy stores, etc. advertise low prices on items only to tell you batteries not included when you go to buy one.
#15 of 667 by audia8q Oct 30, 2002 (12:23 pm)
raybear your post is right on target. The magic of advertising*. haha   *plus, TT&L, doc fee, lot fee, swap fee, storage fee, clean and detail fee, 50 year/5 million miles warranty and deer whistles.
#16 of 667 You forgot window etching and the mandatory by zueslewis Oct 30, 2002 (12:27 pm)
$229 pinstripes. That's $229 a side, by the way.
#17 of 667 brianw220 by raybear Oct 30, 2002 (12:34 pm)
Batteries don't cost $260!
#19 of 667 I think what many of us smart consumers are saying by tboner Oct 30, 2002 (2:07 pm)
is...   We don't mind paying a doc fee that covers your costs of having the document clerk go to the DMV and register our vehicle. Better him or her stand in line than me.   But be realistic about that fee. Even figuring in the costs of office automation equipment, software and forms, it can't cost anywhere near $299 to get my plates and register my title (unless this $299 includes the fees charged by the state.)   I believe in IL tags are $75/year and title registration is $60. (An insane price to have the state basically record my name, address and DL, mileage at registration, any lienholder info and a VIN.) So 200 beans to cover the state fees and the cost of the documents clerk is probably fair.   However, that same 200 beans above the $135 I have to pay the state makes it worth my while to fill out the forms myself and spend 30 minutes at the Secretary of State branch office.   But I do agree with the notion presented above, I don't care about the doc fee, as long as the OTD price doesn't exceed the pre-negotiated number.   Besides, how much can it really cost in automation equipment if I can renew my tags online and only pay an extra $1.75 to use my credit card instead of driving down to the SoS office. I don't think $1.75 even covers my gas.   TB Replies to this message: basscadet (Jul 12, 2005 12:21 pm) heywood1 (Aug 01, 2005 5:23 pm)
#20 of 667 No matter the product by brianw220 Oct 30, 2002 (2:14 pm)
Be it furniture, electronics, cars, jewelry, etc., advertising is never going to lay the entire transaction on the table. If advertisers laid everything before the consumer, they would become ineffective.

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