Originally Posted by Jbrowning22

Maybe they like money more than dealership B, or maybe they just think they can sell it for that much. Either way, it doesn't make them bad people for selling a vehicle at a higher price. This is America, people are free to sell something for whatever they want. If it's a price the market can bear, then good for them, if it's not......no one will buy it.

You are not entitled to a low price. If you can get a low price, good on you. Sometimes getting the lowest price means buying from a dealer that you don't like. With that there might be consequences, however intangible.

I fenced in my back yard a few months ago. Where I live is all rocks underground, so I really didn't want to do it myself. Since the fence style was regulated by the HOA, I had to spend more than I really wanted to. Because of this, I went with the lowest bidder, knowing that I wasn't going to get the service, time table, and install quality, of the most reputable company that gave me a quote. I was ok with this, because I just simply didn't have the money to spend to hire the best. That's life sometimes.


Back to the Processing fee:

You guys think car dealers are bad, I hope you never have to plan/pay for a funeral.

When my dad passed away, I went to the funeral home that my family has used for 100 years. The first line of the contract was "Funeral Directors fee (non-negotiable, non-refundable) - $3500." Under that, was the actual cost of the funeral and everything that went along with it, including taxes, fees, etc. It wasn't even as if they reduced the price of everything else, flowers were still $750 per arrangement, $900 transport costs, $1500 casket (cheapest one by the way), and on and on.

Was I pissed? Not really. I wasn't happy about paying it, but I couldn't exactly just take dad and walk out, and I certainly didn't have the time to sit there and moan about it. It's their business, they have bills to pay too.

Originally Posted by nmfiredawg

I had to go to another state to buy my truck. I never trusted the dealers in Albuquerque to give a good deal when I bought my 2011 EB. When I was looking at other vehicles thinking of just upgrading my Dodge Cummins to a newer model, I went to my local Dodge dealer and loved their price. They would show the MSRP and then added adjusted area price with and extra 1500 on top of MSRP. I talked to one sales person and told them I would never pay MSRP, but he said you would be suprised on how many people do, and that extra adjusted price was a way to negotiate to MSRP. What a rip off.

I would love to have a new EB with the max tow, since mine came with a 26 gallon tank, and not the 7 bolt axles, but don't know what to do.

Originally Posted by Bills96TA

I never called anyone bad that I can find, not sure where you get that. I also am a firm believer in the free market and charge what you think you can get within reason. With that said when you know the email from Ford.com doesn't just go to you it might behoove yourself to at least try to get the sale or that buyer in your dealership to work your magic. Just because "there's a sucker born everyday" does not mean you should treat everyone like one (many dealerships do, not all). I honestly wasn't even going to buy a new truck, I loved my old one and was just testing the waters and seeing what was out there after hearing about the Ecoboost and towing. I sent the email as I felt it was less of a waste of my and the dealerships time if I didn't buy. I got a call and an offer that was so good it pushed me to write the check as opposed to staying on the fence.

With that said go ahead and try to charge the "acceptable" $1000 paperwork fee and see how that goes here in Texas. What people find acceptable in other states amazes me at times it truly does. Sounds like the "frog in the pot" saying is alive and well.