On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 10:55:15 -0400, Dave Smith wrote:

>
> Julia Altshuler wrote:
>
>> When not buying a used car the other day at a dealership, Jim and I had
>> negotiated the price, discussed what repairs would be done to the car,
>> gone over the car facts printout, and sat down to sign the contract. At
>> that point, we learned that we were expected to pay $118 extra to cover
>> the dealership's salesman's work in doing the paperwork in turning over
>> the title. It sure sounded like a mandatory tip to the cashier for
>> ringing up the sale, bagging the merchandise and handing me a receipt.
>> That should be part of the price of the product! I realize that's the
>> way things are done and everyone pays it. I balked. We're still in the
>> market for a used car.
>
> My neighbour's brother in law is a car salesman and one night after a few
> drinks admitted that the "administration fee" is just another way of soaking
> more money out of the customer. Around here they generally charge $75
> "administration fee" to look after the transaction. I am in the market for
> a new car and plan not to get sucked into that. All businesses have
> paperwork they have to complete for a sale and I do not plan to pay extra
> for that, and I will go to the licence bureau myself to pay the $10 fee for
> transferring my plate to the new car.

I don't mind feeding somebody's kids for a day but I'll be
dammed if my broke ass is gonna buy some punk a weekend in
Reno! Nowadays it seems like everthing is full of scams and
tricks designed to pick your pocket. Better to do without!
Stuff wears out etc. but cash is always your friend.