[Main General Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos Document prep charge California style.... Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board Posted by Mike Lynch [Email] (#81) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Mike Lynch) on Fri, 25 Jun 2004 12:40:17 In Reply to: The document fee is collusion..., Misplacedyankee [Profile/Gallery] , Fri, 25 Jun 2004 08:00:55 Alert me when someone posts in this thread: Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

California does not require a doc fee, but California law does specify that if a dealer does charge a doc fee it can be a maximum of $45 and that a California dealer cannot selectively charge some customers and not others, if you charge one you have to charge 'em all.

IMO a $45 doc is fair. A dealer does a lot of work and accounting for sales tax and license fees and doesn't get anything for it. The average $30k car has almost $2,700 worth of government charges (7.75% sales tax, 1% license) to be forwarded to the state with severe penalties for screwing up. A 1.66% fee ($45/2,700=.01666) for processing and collection of $2,700 in government fees seems fair to me.

I heard that the standard doc fee in Florida was $500 at one time and that that was considered excessive so they lowered it to $300. So I can understand why people can get upset.

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• Confessions of a car salesman...(no, it's not me.....), Thom, Fri, 25 Jun 2004 04:36:24
  • My $0.02.........., Mike Lynch , Fri, 25 Jun 2004 18:25:41
  • Much like hamburgers and light bulbs ->, michael p, Fri, 25 Jun 2004 09:29:04
    • The price you pay is the price you agreed upon..., James D, Fri, 25 Jun 2004 09:44:04
      • Very true..., Clay McNeely , Fri, 25 Jun 2004 10:00:10
  • Not all salespeople are sleaze bags...., Saabpilot , Fri, 25 Jun 2004 07:29:24
    • I resemble that remark.....nm, Mike Lynch , Fri, 25 Jun 2004 12:27:16
  • It taught me alot..., James D, Fri, 25 Jun 2004 06:08:39
    • Re: Internet and warehouse, BobS, Fri, 25 Jun 2004 20:49:52
    • I walked away from buying a Golf GTI..., Bob M, Fri, 25 Jun 2004 08:39:04
    • The document fee is collusion..., Misplacedyankee , Fri, 25 Jun 2004 08:00:55
      • Re: The document fee is collusion..., David, Mon, 28 Jun 2004 05:02:12
      • Document prep charge California style...., Mike Lynch , Fri, 25 Jun 2004 12:40:17 <-- Viewing This Message
        • Just make it a part of the price..., James D, Fri, 25 Jun 2004 13:00:00
          • Can't..., bubba, Fri, 25 Jun 2004 13:38:28
            • Thanks bubba.....nm, Mike Lynch , Fri, 25 Jun 2004 18:44:24
      • Re: The document fee is collusion..., James D, Fri, 25 Jun 2004 08:29:18
        • Re: The document fee is collusion..., Misplacedyankee , Fri, 25 Jun 2004 08:43:50
          • Re: Doc Fees, Bret, Fri, 25 Jun 2004 10:57:43

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