I will teach you how to avoid a $600 dealer prep scam fee when purchasing your new car!

However, a better definition here is "Excessive Charge", since this is not really a fraud, nor is it illegal. Most dealers do adequately disclose this fee on their paperwork. Many dealers even admit that its a way for them to recover some of their "losses" when discounting the car off MSRP retail price. But our position is that it is too excessive, and since it is printed permanently on their buyers form, what about the case when you pay full price on the car, now you have to pay $600 more in fees?

Salespeople try desperately to convince you that a team of NASA experts performed a 3 day 15,000 point check of your car. Dealer prep "covers their cost" of removing plastic from the seats, vacuuming, adding fluids, and preparing it for sale. Total time: 2 hours max. I've been there when picking up my new cars and know how long it really takes. Tons of our visitors report back that they convinced their dealer to drop this fee. MSRP stickers show these costs are covered by the car maker, so why does the dealer still charge you? Here's the MSRP sticker from my Mercedes:

Do you see what I mean? It very clearly states that a pre delivery service is included.

This is exactly what occurs: The factory actually pays the dealer for this pre delivery service. The day my Mercedes C350 Sport arrived, it took the dealer 2 hours to peel film and cardboard, install fuses, check the liquids, perform a 10 mile test drive, and hand me the keys. I got out of paying it. If a dealer charges a $600 dealer prep fee, you're paying them $300/hour for just 2 hours of work which amounts to a scam if you ask me! Do YOU get paid $300 per hour? I didn't think so!

How to avoid the fee: Often the fee is permanently printed on the buyer's order to make you think that it is mandatory, but many people make the dealer remove it by adding a credit on the next line, which in fact saves you a lot of money. The next time that you see a $600 dealer prep scam fee on the form, have them add a $600 credit. If they won't budge you need to decide how bad you want that car. There's always the option of telling them that you will go to the other dealership (in my case Mercedes-Benz dealership) and purchase the car there if they do not want to add the credit. I have no problem walking out of a dealer over a $600 fee. Simply, go to the next dealer on your list, and tell them "Here's the deal. Drop the dealer prep scam fee, and the deal is yours".

If that dealer doesn't agree with dropping the fee, time to go to the next dealer! Remember, Dealer Prep is not illegal, but it gives you zero intrinsic value. Either you agree with the fee, or you don't. Do you really want to splurge on something costing you $600 if you don't really need to? I didn't think so!

I hope that you are very sastisfied with this guide & I hope you just saved $600. :)

I took some time to post and research all of this for your aid so PLEASE take one moment to click on YES (right below here) before closing this window...thank you!! :)

-greenhappykat