Why should we pay for destination charges when the cars are already on the lot? Dealers scam?

Answer 1

The destination charge is paid by the dealer to the manufacturer, in addition to the price of the vehicle. The dealer actually pays the amount on the window sticker for transportation! On options, the dealer has a bit of markup. On destination charge, the dealer makes zero zip nada!

The destination charge is included in the sticker price. Some dealers will negotiate a price and them add the charge back onto it, which is a sneaky way to raise the price. When you are negotiating a price, remember that the price you are starting at (sticker) includes the transportation cost! Do not add it again!!

The real dealer scam is the dealer processing (paperwork) fees. They add $50-$500 as a processing fee, which is just pure profit. Processing the paperwork is part of the cost of doing business and you should not be charged for it!!

Answer 2

Hmmmmm...... it must be by fairytale magic that the cars arrive at the dealer's lot! OR.....they arrive by ships, by 18 wheelers or by rail and guess what? It costs money to transport vehicles. Thankfully for you the cost is split up into many thousands of vehicles. If you had to pay to ship your own car across the country, you would find it would take thousands of dollars as opposed to the 695$ included in the MSRP window sticker of a brand new car. Oh I forgot, the dealers don't pay anything for the cars, they're free! Welcome to Dreamland where cars don't cost money!

Answer 3

Its a tough pill to swallow but they actually do pay a ton of money to get those cars there. Car haulers are very expensive. It costs several thousand dollars to ship a truck load of cars to the dealer. Now, here is where it sucks.... The profit margin on the car can easily absorb that cost. You get a good price on a vehicle and they add the shipping cost. Or you pay more and they take it off. Its a stupid game. Buying a car is worse than a 24 hour dentist. The only way to get past that cost is to pit the dealers against each other. They ask for it by the way they do business.

Answer 4

You have no choice but to pay the destination fee. Everyone must pay that. It's the charge the dealer incurs from having the vehicle shipped from the manufacturer.

Answer 5

Hey ! Hugo . relax . All this stuff has to come from somewhere. What you don`t see, is the destination charge, on your , tv, kids Ipods, lawnmower, tires . etc. relax........... all this stuff comes from somewhere. If you want something that is allready on the lot. Someone had to pay to get it there. It`s just another way to get everyone p$#@#ed off. Nothing we can do.!

Answer 6

Because the dealer has to pay to get them transported from the factory.

Answer 7

its always been this way ,i think they should be liable for getting it to the lot them or the factory,i bought a few new ones,and it gets me every time i see this added on,there's nothing we can do about it though,their going to collect it from you if you buy a new one,there's one way to beat it though wait until someone trades one back in,they have suffered all the loss on it,at least you wont have to pay all these charges on it,i do this some, buy one a few months old or even a year,there's a tremendous savings on the cost of a car this way,good luck on it.

Answer 8

destination charges cover the transport and hauler cost the dealer pays to have the semis bring the cars from the factory it was produced,, to the particular dealership.

Answer 9

I think thats just another way of getting our tax paying dollars and thats another reason for us to not be able to provide for our families so I agree. It must be a scam. If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck, its a duck.

Answer 10

I guess it is their way of itemizing the bill