Can i negotiate destination charge

Dealers sometimes include additional costs around the title and registration. Though you have to pay for the title and registration, you should ask to have any documentation or conveyance charges reduced, Consumer Reports suggests.

You should definitely avoid paying for other fees. Those services are part of the dealer destination charge. Dealers sometimes tack on a market adjustment fee, especially for top-selling vehicles. Published: April 20, Read time: 3 min. Buying Dealership Visit fees. Related Articles See all. On window stickers, the fees are not added to the vehicle's advertised base MSRP. Rather, they're a line item — as though they're an optional extra — despite being non-negotiable.

A GM spokesperson told Consumer Reports that the cost of logistics and freight had increased and, because more and more people are buying big trucks and SUVs, fewer vehicles can physically fit on rail cars and carriers. A Ford spokesperson also cited trucks and SUVs as a reason and added that there's "high demand for shipping and a shortage of skilled drivers. When Consumer Reports asked how destination fees are calculated, nearly all of the automakers it contacted answered in "vague" ways.

Consumer advocates, Consumer Reports wrote, believe that the rising fees are "just a way for automakers to boost the bottom line without officially raising prices. So what are you, the consumer, supposed to do with this knowledge? Especially if the fees are non-negotiable? Dan Bedore, an independent consultant with 25 years of executive experience at several car manufacturers, puts it more starkly. Know the fees when you see them even those in the fine print. Compare apples to apples.

When pricing on automaker websites, click through to the summary to see prices with fees included. Negotiate the bottom line , not the destination fees. For more information, go to our Autos Spotlight page. After my dad gave me a ride on his Yamaha two-stroke motorcycle when I was 3, I was hooked on anything with an engine.

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