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    Posted: 15 May 2019 at 2:27pm
Extra profit for the dealer. Either bargain it away with your offer, or shop elsewhere if they don't meet your 'out the door' price'...
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I got a $499 fee... thought that was steep just to 'prepare' the camper. The list price was really low however so figure they were making up some of that. 
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Posts: 451 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 Jun 2017 at 5:16am
 I agree with others. Make your offer, and walk if they do not accept. Be gracious and look elsewhere. You may be surprised they change their tune and not let you walk away. It happens with cars too. If your offer is fair and valid, and they are going to turn a profit, they'll accept your offer.

 No need to argue about their fees. Just make your best offer that you would be willing to pay.
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Posts: 103 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 Jun 2017 at 5:10pm
We paid a prep fee but it was less than$200.
The pod was used and reasonably priced so we did not haggle
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Posts: 2629 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 Jun 2017 at 3:58pm
When we got ours, I think we got at least a couple thousand off the list (might have been more, but my memory is fuzzy). There was the expected tax and license fees. The batteries and propane were included in the asking price. We did pay a bit over $500 for the E2 hitch, but that also included them adjusting it to fit our F-150. There was no "prep fee".
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Hi Podz,

We picked up our HRE 179 back in September and the dealer didn't charge us anything for the prep. We paid extra for an another battery but nothing else. One of the best dealer experiences we've ever been thru...
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Podzilla,

I agree dealers are independent. Also agree it is negotiable. I would ask myself what is the cost and risk, if for some reason they didn't do that prep. I for one, have detailed my Pod, and can tell you I'd charge $200 for that alone. Of course the other side of the discussion, is how do they do a walk thru if they can't or won't show you that all your stuff works. I bought my Pod used and the dealer did all that, I took it for granted he had already included it in price.
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total BS.  Dealer should check everything out and hand you a unit that is ready to go camping with.  
Extra goodies you should pay for, but not prep, etc.  
that is what the dealer markup you never see is for.
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We have never paid a prep charge! We always make a offer for the camper  out the door price so far no one has turned us down in 50 years.  
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Dealers are very independent of Forest River and can do practically anything they want.  You need to negotiate an out the door price.  One dealer that was closest to our house added more than $3000 to the price for dealer prep, inspection, battery propane, fill etc.  Another dealer much further away did not add anything to the quoted price except for a $100 fee for license and title.  They included battery, propane fill, electric adapter plug to use a standard outlet, sewer pipe and other goodies.  They did try to sell us an extended warranty but it was the softest sell I ever got.  Basically gave me the brochure and said you have a year to decide if you want to buy it. I would play hardball and refuse to pay anything additional and demand a battery, battery box and propane fill to be included in the price.  Then I would go online and get all my needed supplies on Amazon
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