Destination fees
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Destination fees
https://news.pickuptrucks.com/2019/0...icking-up.html
Anyone taken the time to look at the destination fee on the window sticker? According to this article, it's up to $1500 for the F-series trucks now. Considering that it was $995.00 in 2012, that's a serious increase. It's not just Ford, it's all truck builders.
Sadly, with the increase in destination fees and the typical dealer doc fees that are charged, you're up to or over $2000.00 before you even get into the price of the truck.
So, if you don't like the fees then as I see it, you have two options for vehicle replacement:
1. Don't buy new vehicles
2. Figure out how to better negotiate the price of the truck to help offset the "non negotiable" fees.
In my case, I've established a goal of 200,000 miles for my truck. If achieved and at my current miles per year, I'll be in my 2011 truck for another nine years.
Anyone taken the time to look at the destination fee on the window sticker? According to this article, it's up to $1500 for the F-series trucks now. Considering that it was $995.00 in 2012, that's a serious increase. It's not just Ford, it's all truck builders.
Sadly, with the increase in destination fees and the typical dealer doc fees that are charged, you're up to or over $2000.00 before you even get into the price of the truck.
So, if you don't like the fees then as I see it, you have two options for vehicle replacement:
1. Don't buy new vehicles
2. Figure out how to better negotiate the price of the truck to help offset the "non negotiable" fees.
In my case, I've established a goal of 200,000 miles for my truck. If achieved and at my current miles per year, I'll be in my 2011 truck for another nine years.
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At the same 200k miles I have 8 3/4 years left which isn't out of the ordinary for me (12 years total). I figure I'll buy a new truck and car right at retirement and those will outlast me.
By then those fee will probably have doubled.
By then those fee will probably have doubled.
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https://news.pickuptrucks.com/2019/0...icking-up.html
Anyone taken the time to look at the destination fee on the window sticker? According to this article, it's up to $1500 for the F-series trucks now. Considering that it was $995.00 in 2012, that's a serious increase. It's not just Ford, it's all truck builders.
Sadly, with the increase in destination fees and the typical dealer doc fees that are charged, you're up to or over $2000.00 before you even get into the price of the truck.
So, if you don't like the fees then as I see it, you have two options for vehicle replacement:
1. Don't buy new vehicles
2. Figure out how to better negotiate the price of the truck to help offset the "non negotiable" fees.
In my case, I've established a goal of 200,000 miles for my truck. If achieved and at my current miles per year, I'll be in my 2011 truck for another nine years.
Anyone taken the time to look at the destination fee on the window sticker? According to this article, it's up to $1500 for the F-series trucks now. Considering that it was $995.00 in 2012, that's a serious increase. It's not just Ford, it's all truck builders.
Sadly, with the increase in destination fees and the typical dealer doc fees that are charged, you're up to or over $2000.00 before you even get into the price of the truck.
So, if you don't like the fees then as I see it, you have two options for vehicle replacement:
1. Don't buy new vehicles
2. Figure out how to better negotiate the price of the truck to help offset the "non negotiable" fees.
In my case, I've established a goal of 200,000 miles for my truck. If achieved and at my current miles per year, I'll be in my 2011 truck for another nine years.
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That's why the dealer situation needs to go, order vehicles online like everything else. It's rather ridiculous in 2019 to still be expected to do the "dealer dance" of negotiating prices for the new vehicle and the trade-in and then try to negotiate out the bogus fees and charges
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That's why the dealer situation needs to go, order vehicles online like everything else. It's rather ridiculous in 2019 to still be expected to do the "dealer dance" of negotiating prices for the new vehicle and the trade-in and then try to negotiate out the bogus fees and charges
They will charge what the market will bear and for what I can tell, the roads are flush with new vehicles.
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We have that too... Autonation is one of the bigger “no haggle” dealers. Technically where I just got my 2019 F250 is a “low no-haggle” price dealer. You basically ignore the new price and adjust your trade in and negotiate the fees. Their asking price was nearly $5k under X-Plan as it was
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