Sales policy

Yep, they discontinued the L series, your parents were lucky to find a
remaining wagon, they were great wagons. Yep, there is that commercial
"What's the catch" emphasizing the no hassle no haggle policy still in
effect. We still are like that. The $299. standard dealers fee is standard
nowadays at any dealership anywhere, be it Saturn or Ford or whatever. Gotta
love those incentives, $3K back is kinda nice, huh?
Finally they started giving incentives on the ION Redline now too.

marx404

The problem with the fee is that the dealer adds it to the contract AFTER
the deal is made. If they really need to charge this, it should be a line
item in the invoice. I had to pay a "paperwork" fee of $185 that also
included the inspection sticker. To me, these fees are a cost of doing
business and shouldn't be added as an extra.



"marx404" > wrote in message
...
> Yep, they discontinued the L series, your parents were lucky to find a
> remaining wagon, they were great wagons. Yep, there is that commercial
> "What's the catch" emphasizing the no hassle no haggle policy still in
> effect. We still are like that. The $299. standard dealers fee is standard
> nowadays at any dealership anywhere, be it Saturn or Ford or whatever.
Gotta
> love those incentives, $3K back is kinda nice, huh?
> Finally they started giving incentives on the ION Redline now too.
>
> marx404
>
>

It was $50 "documentation fee" for me in 2002...

"marx404" > wrote in message >...
> The $299. standard dealers fee is standard
> nowadays at any dealership anywhere, be it Saturn or Ford or whatever.

I wanted to buy a Mitsubishi Outlander back in February. However, the
dealers wanted an additional $1200 for paint sealant, Scotchguard, and
a tiny paint stripe. I went back to Saturn.

$299 for the docs fee is absurd. The fees here in Austin for the 3
Saturns I've bought were around $50 or $60. But if you're happy with
the car and the other charges were in line, it was worth it.

I just tell the dealer what the total I will pay before tax. Told them
they can write it up anyway they want to and that includes any fees and
plates.

flatline wrote:

> I wanted to buy a Mitsubishi Outlander back in February. However, the
> dealers wanted an additional $1200 for paint sealant, Scotchguard, and
> a tiny paint stripe. I went back to Saturn.
>
> $299 for the docs fee is absurd. The fees here in Austin for the 3
> Saturns I've bought were around $50 or $60. But if you're happy with
> the car and the other charges were in line, it was worth it.