Dealership "extras"

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Responded to a Mccarthy ad for a 2004 Ford Fiesta Ghia 1.6 with 89 000 KM going for R69 900. Went to view the vehicle and was told that besides the vehicle price there would be a R4500 warranty fee, and a R2850 "on the road" fee. I later requested a "offer to purchase" letter to send to my financer, they questioned why I wanted that and I said I want to see all the costs in writing. They eventually agreed to send me an invoice detailing everything. Financer said they couldn't finance at this price because the actual retail value of the vehicle was R56 000!

The dealership's invoice amounted to a total of R 78 450! Financer requested that the price be brought down by a combination of my deposit and elimination of extras.

These were the extras on the invoice:

Selling price: R59 900
On the road fee: R 2 850
Service and delivery charges: R2 000
CWA Warranties: R 3 700
Autocare Plus Paint Protection: R 3000
Smash & Grab: R3 500
Mags: R 3 500

Dealership was only willing to eliminate mags from this list and as a result my deposit couldn't bring down the price to retail price.

I find it ridiculous that these so called extras are being pushed down customers throats and they are not "optional" as they should be. I tried eliminating a lot of other costs by negotiating and the dealership wouldn't budge, they were only willing to give me +-R3 000 off. Naturally I walked away from the deal. My car search experience shows that virtually no dealership is willing to sell a car at purely retail price! :mad: (Mind you retail price already has profit built-in.)
 
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Well walking away was the right thing to do...

This stuff you should be paying yourself:
CWA Warranties: R 3 700
Autocare Plus Paint Protection: R 3000

This technically should contribute to the retail price but everyone knows extras don't help resale.
Smash & Grab: R3 500
Mags: R 3 500
The bank wants to know they will be able to sell the car for what you owe on it.

These are just pure bs from dealerships which you should tell them to shove and you'll register the car yourself:
On the road fee: R 2 850
Service and delivery charges: R2 000
 
i wouldnt pay for the paint protection
the licensing ill do myself
ill get my own mags
not sure about the warranty
whats service and delivery charges? on the road?

find another dealer
 
Bastards have doubled up on S&D with that On the Road fee just for starters. We charge R2950, end of story and that includes, licence and reg, full carpet mats a tank of petrol and deluxe number plates.
Paint protector...after a decent markup, should never cost more than R1600
Smash and Grab R2650.

Car doesn't need anything else.

These guys are going to come short if you chuck the CPA at them, they cannot justify any of those prices, and the CPA now insists that you do.
 
Jeeeezuz! Sounds like they trying to take you for a ride. No pun intended.

Thats what PISSESSSSS me off about these dam dealers, they are so sly.
 
did u maybe have a shortfall or the car u are trying 2 trade in? because i know sometimes they add these extras 2 cover the shortfall u owe on the car u want 2 trade in
 
'on the road fee' these things ,make me sick. I would love to know the definition of this.

Dealers make enough money by buying at under trade and selling over retail.

If I buy an airplane do I pay an 'in the air fee'

I guess theres too many suckers out there who make up the majority.
 
Chief Whip said:
did u maybe have a shortfall or the car u are trying 2 trade in? because i know sometimes they add these extras 2 cover the shortfall u owe on the car u want 2 trade in
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No, no trade-ins, they said something about the extras being "necessary to make the deal work".
 
Then you did the right thing..

You walk away.

As far as I'm concerned with a car deal.. if its advertised at x rands, then that is ALL that I will pay... if they try add "on-Road fees" or anything. I walk away.
 
Fazda said:
Bastards have doubled up on S&D with that On the Road fee just for starters. We charge R2950, end of story and that includes, licence and reg, full carpet mats a tank of petrol and deluxe number plates.
Paint protector...after a decent markup, should never cost more than R1600
Smash and Grab R2650.

Car doesn't need anything else.

These guys are going to come short if you chuck the CPA at them, they cannot justify any of those prices, and the CPA now insists that you do.
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That R2950 and R2650 are already ridiculous...
S&G on a small car like that is about R1k.
License and reg something like R200?
Full carpet mats, R600 for the "Deluxe" versions here: http://www.lovemycar.co.za/index.ph...ategory_id=17&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=54
A FULL tank of petrol on a fiesta maybe R500-600
 
License and reg something like R200?
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You can have it all done for R530 at Egoli Testing Station, its cheaper if the previous Title Holder doesn't f---- things up.
 
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