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#59 of 720 Dealer fees ? by mtrush Jun 13, 2004 (8:37 am)
While looking thru car ads in the paper, I noticed almost all of them mention in the fine print that they charge a "dealer fee" of between $300 and $400. Is this legitimate ? If I plan on paying the TMV for a new car, should I subtract from it the amount of this "dealer fee" ?
#60 of 720 by maxx4me Jun 13, 2004 (12:45 pm)
to me, dealer fee means paper processing and advertising. Some dealers are charging up to $299 in my area for paper processing alone. Remember: negotiate a price....a final price, and let them know it won't be higher once you enter the finance officer's woodshed.
#61 of 720 Doc fees and the like by mfletouva Jun 14, 2004 (7:30 am)
I haven't actually bought a Maxx yet even though I'd like to because with my financial situation its a little dicey, but I did negotiate last week to find out exactly what I'd need to pay. I stopped negotiating at around $300 under invoice, + the $4k rebate and another $1k from a GM Card. The dealer I got the best price from had a $289 doc fee, I told them that it was excessive and that I'd only pay $99, and it was done. They changed their offer to $500 under invoice in order to reduce the doc fee. Don't be afraid to flat out refuse to pay it, above $70 or so its all padded profit and can be negotiated.   By the way, a few hours later another dealer called and when told of my current best offer expressed confidence they could beat it by at least a few hundred. Until I'm ready to actually do it, I'm not going to get into it with them but I think I can probably get as low as 700 or 800 under invoice.
#62 of 720 Price paid by maxx4me Jun 15, 2004 (3:48 pm)
OK, here we go. Since I was not able to use the Supplier's Discount and combine it with the $4,500 cash back ($1k conquest rebate for owning a Mazda, $1k for owning a Vibe, and $2.5k consumer cash back) GM was offering me, I decided to use my buying service and use the $4k check GM sent me as a loyalty bonus:   Maxx LS with 1SB package and Sunroof:   $22,499 Buying Service Price + 674.97 State Tax + 45.00 Dealer's Business License Tax + 19.00 License Plate transfer fee =23,237.97 - 4,000.00 Loyalty bonus from GM -------------------------------------------- =19,237.97   I think this was an amazing price considering it is over $1k less than what I bought my Vibe for 2.5 years ago.
#63 of 720 Congrats maxx4me! by oldntired1950 Jun 15, 2004 (4:21 pm)
Glad you finally made the plunge and joined us. Hope you have miles and miles of smiles!
#64 of 720 Congrats by mfletouva Jun 16, 2004 (11:29 am)
How do you like it so far? What color?   Looks like you paid $624 over invoice, for whatever that's worth.
#65 of 720 by maxx4me Jun 16, 2004 (12:05 pm)
$624 over factory invoice? It is the Medium Grey Metallic, since:   1. I think GM missed the mark in styling this car to begin with, I went with what I think is the most luxurious of the colors (especially with the sparkles in the paint 2. GM decided to put the black cladding on the bottom runners on the LS and not color code the mirrors. I think the medium grey looks nice with the black trim and the dark sunroof glass on top 3. it cuts down on glare off the hood.   Until this thing breaks down, I will continue to contend that this car SCREAMS value. When I took it to my mechanic (a long time GM owner), he laughed at the price I paid, stating that it was awfully low for all the things that come on it.   Now, I just need to find a hungry finance manager who wants to sell me a GMPP at a much reduced rate from what they publish in their books. Anybody know one that wants to make me an offer???
#66 of 720 Don't even ask me about my GMPP by oldntired1950 Jun 16, 2004 (3:21 pm)
This is my one bone of contention with the entire purchase transaction - when I got in to see the finance/after market guy he was adamant that the price for the 84/84 extended warranty was $2,300. He would not budge! They ended up taking an additional $300 off the car (plus the savings on the tax for the $300) as a compromise. I know I paid too much for the warranty, but the dealer is right across the street from my office, so service is very convenient. I now know that I could have bought the contract (and for that matter, the car) at another GM dealer and still utilized the service department so convenient to me, but at the time I had that "new car jones" that made me sign on the dotted line. I'm not sorry - I've been enjoying the Maxx for the last 4 months and it has been pure joy!
#67 of 720 by maxx4me Jun 16, 2004 (4:46 pm)
that is too bad oldntired. I plan on making these guys work for my business over the next 12 months. Otherwise, my backup position is for me to be my own warranty company and put my invested money into repairs when needed.
#68 of 720 Warranty options by mfletouva Jun 16, 2004 (8:47 pm)
I certainly agree that the Maxx represents at tremendous value. Base LS Maxx's are going in the mid 15's with the GM 4k. What can you buy for that these days? A Civic? Please. You probably can't even get into an Elantra GT for that kind of money. Its a steal, but I've seen a grand total of ONE Maxx on the road so far this month, and I commute from VA to DC every day so I see a lot of cars, many of the new. 1! They just aren't selling. Incidentally, anybody know where to find sales figures? I'd be curious to see exactly how bad they are...   How much would a 6/72 warranty cost? If we buy, we're we'd like to be in a warranty at least for the 60 months we're paying on the car!   My general sense is that this is around $1500, but you can add at any point during the first 3 years right? Replies to this message: pao (Jun 17, 2004 4:51 am) maxx4me (Jun 17, 2004 1:13 pm)

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