Doc and Prep Fees, etc.
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Topic: Doc and Prep Fees, etc.
Posted By: Tom & Laurie
Subject: Doc and Prep Fees, etc.
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2022 at 10:29am
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Greetings all. We’re in the market to trade one Rpod for another and have experienced the all too familiar sticker shock. However, just wondering if anyone out there is successfully negotiating doc and prep fees, some of which total over a thousand dollars. It just seems to us to be an 11th hour money grab on the price and contributes nothing to the overall value of the camper. Thoughts?
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Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2022 at 10:45am
Unfortunately, the dealers have the upper hand there. You could try to negotiate them, but it is likely that you won't get too far. It is a hot market for RVs, so they have no incentive to cut these.
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Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2022 at 1:43pm
What you can do is tell them you need to know the total out the door price, and that you will be using that for comparison shopping. Separating out the doc prep to show a lower price point and then hitting you with it later is a standard ploy dealers use to maximize profit at your expense. Don't let them. After all, you don't care where they say the dollars are going, one dollar is the same as any other as far as your wallet is concerned.
As StephenH says, you aren't likely to get a great deal in today's market but at least you can avoid a surprise at the end by getting the out the door total price up front.
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1994 Chinook Concourse
1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft
2015 Rpod 179 - sold
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