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Thornes70 · 10-28-2007, 06:21 PM

No, seriously - have any of you ever heard of this practice - tacking on a "shipping fee" to the price of a new car?

My wife and I just came back from the car dealership (no, we haven't bought anything yet), and I noticed that all of the stickers on the cars had this on them. When I asked the lady about it, she told me it was what Nissan charges them, and it gets passed on to the customer.

Honestly, I have never seen this one before, even though I have seen some strange - but optional - fees. Is this something sneaky to you all?

Wood Ghost · 10-28-2007, 06:46 PM

All new cars have a destination fee. Varies with manufacture & car a little. Used to be if you picked up the car from manufacture plant you didn't pay it. The way I remember was the union (truckers?)made a deal that the fee was paid even if you picked up the car in Detroit.

BrewCityUpstart · 10-28-2007, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Wood Ghost

All new cars have a destination fee. Varies with manufacture & car a little. Used to be if you picked up the car from manufacture plant you didn't pay it. The way I remember was the union (truckers?)made a deal that the fee was paid even if you picked up the car in Detroit.

"You might say I picked it up at the factory- it's cheaper that way." -Johnny Cash

NuclearCujo · 10-28-2007, 07:20 PM

Most cars have that "fee" now.

Gordon · 10-28-2007, 07:53 PM

It is like double that in Canada.

Peench · 10-28-2007, 09:45 PM

Yeah, that's on most of the new vehicles we've purchased in recent years. If you don't need a brand spankin' new vehicle, the most cost efficient way to purchase is a year or two old.

Thornes70 · 10-29-2007, 06:48 PM

Thanks for the heads up on this, guys. I had never seen it before & it made me wonder if I was getting ripped off.

Turns out, the salesman flat-out refused to drop the fee, so we told him we found the same car for $500.00 cheaper a bit farther away, so we compromised on a $400.00 reduction in price. I guess I can live with that since we're already getting it $1000.00 over MSRP (including all taxes & other stuff that pisses you off). It's a good deal, I think. Wife needs a car, after all...

Peench · 10-29-2007, 11:16 PM

Cool! Congrats on the impending purchase!

Thornes70 · 10-30-2007, 10:16 AM

My wife is all excited - it's been 14 years since she's had a new car. I got the day off of work to go get it. I better get some extra lovin' for this tonight! LOL

Peench · 10-30-2007, 10:48 AM

Good luck with that!!

Thornes70 · 10-30-2007, 08:47 PM

aaaaaaawwwww Yeeeeaaaahhhh $695.00 dollars worth o' puddin'! hehe who remembers that one?

Anyway, the whole purchasing experience (including the drive to the credit union) took under 45 minutes. I think that's a new record for me. I'm even including the time it took to properly break in the back seats...

Peench · 10-31-2007, 12:04 AM

Wow, that's impressive. I don't think I've ever had a vehicle transaction go that quickly!

ZoomZoom71 · 10-31-2007, 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Thornes70

I'm even including the time it took to properly break in the back seats...

People still do that?

Congrats to you and your family. Post pics when you can.

Lord Geoff · 10-31-2007, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by BrewCityUpstart

"You might say I picked it up at the factory- it's cheaper that way." -Johnny Cash

That song is pretty funny and makes me think of something my dad would have done to not spend the money.

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