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California does not require a doc fee, but California law does specify that if a dealer does charge a doc fee it can be a maximum of $45 and that a California dealer cannot selectively charge some customers and not others, if you charge one you have to charge 'em all.
IMO a $45 doc is fair. A dealer does a lot of work and accounting for sales tax and license fees and doesn't get anything for it. The average $30k car has almost $2,700 worth of government charges (7.75% sales tax, 1% license) to be forwarded to the state with severe penalties for screwing up. A 1.66% fee ($45/2,700=.01666) for processing and collection of $2,700 in government fees seems fair to me.
I heard that the standard doc fee in Florida was $500 at one time and that that was considered excessive so they lowered it to $300. So I can understand why people can get upset.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Confessions of a car salesman...(no, it's not me.....), Thom, Fri, 25 Jun 2004 04:36:24
- My $0.02.........., Mike Lynch
, Fri, 25 Jun 2004 18:25:41 - Much like hamburgers and light bulbs ->, michael p, Fri, 25 Jun 2004 09:29:04
- Not all salespeople are sleaze bags...., Saabpilot
, Fri, 25 Jun 2004 07:29:24 - It taught me alot..., James D, Fri, 25 Jun 2004 06:08:39
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