I have been quoted 795 dollars for document fee or dealer convenience fee for purchasing a car out there. I thought it was a bit steep because CA document fees are only 85 dollars. Does anyone know if it is negotiable?
Any high recommended brokers out that area too? Greenwich CT
Doc fees are capped at 995 in MA as an example - dealers charge anywhere from 399-995.
CT may be the same
NY has a capped doc fee at like $95 last I read. Not sure if still the case
The fees are usually stated everywhere on their websites and paperwork - They’re non-negotiable (insert comments below from the one guy on this site who negotiated it after water boarding the sales manager Guantanamo style and is now banned from the store)
Greenwich is prob top 1-5 wealthiest regions in the entire country so they can charge whatever they want
Begs the question…what kind of car?? I’m calling Porsche
The doc fee as a line item is never going to be negotiable. It will be on every single one of their contracts and the $$$ listed on that line item will always be the same.
What you can and should do is negotiate the selling price to achieve the OTD total you want, including all line items.
There is no cap on doc fees in CT, so it is up to whatever dealer you are working with. The fee may not be negotiable, but that doesn’t mean you can’t press for further discount on the car itself. My last two CT leases were in the $500 doc fee range with MB and Audi, in Greenwich, so a fee that high must be a higher end brand or based on dealing with you as an out of state purchase.
Sorry, I was attempting to take some time off this weekend… which never happened.
I don’t live upstate, but it’s fine. :). $795 can be pretty standard in CT. Doc fees aren’t low there. I think I paid $695 for my parents’ V60CC, but the discount on it was good enough that I didn’t care, plus they let me go way back of A-plan. So, as long as everything else compensates for the higher doc fee, it’s not necessarily unreasonable. But yes, $800 can often be found in CT. Offhand, I think I’ve seen that there for Audi.