I find it deplorable that dealerships use these "fees" to pad their wallets, as if the MSRP alone isn't enough for them to survive and make a profit.
Think about this for a minute ...
The OP's quote has the following:
"Doc" fee $358 (documents)
"CVR" fee $35 ("computerized vehicle registration"; just another way to rip the customer off)
https://www.cvrconnect.com/ilconnect
The title and reg fees are set by the State of Illinois; these can't be changed
So, what is it that "document" fee covers anyway? Should not the CRV fee cover any filing cost?
For goodness sake, the title and registration are both done at the same time at the same place; the license branch.
And, if they are doing all this work by computer filing (the CVR), why does it cost more to document the documents?
It's incredulous to me to charge $358, with another $35 on top of that, for some person to sit at a computer for a few minutes of work. Think about it for a minute ... when you "close" the deal in the finance office, the F&I guy puts ALL the information into the system (to print the sales contract and loan paperwork, if applicable). So in reality, nearly ALL of the information is already in a databank at the dealership. All they have to do is export that data to the "CVR" 3rd party for DMV filing. And they charge you not only the $35 for the CVR, but another $358 to "process" the "documents". WHAT A RIP OFF.
I would not be willing to pay that $358; not one penny over $50 for a doc fee.
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True story here:
When I bought my Lexus this past year, the quote included "doc" fees which were $699. I promptly stood up and told the salesman that Hades would freeze over before I paid them such a crazy price. I had already got $2500 off MSRP, but I wasn't going to let them get some of it back in these stupid fees. Back and forth we went. I told them I that I would personally be willing to go to the license branch and file the paperwork, so there was no need for any "doc" fees or 3rd party filing group. Ultimately we agreed to $150 of total fees for them to file the papers; I didn't like it, but I could live with that total added cost. Then, a few days later, they contacted me and said that because I was filing the car in my personal Revocable Trust name, and because I live out of state, I would have to file the paperwork myself (which I had already said I'd be willing to do in the first place). So they sent me a refund check for $100. My TOTAL final "doc" fee was $50.
Also, for reference, when a Ford/Lincoln employee or retiree buys a car, the dealer is only allowed to charge a total of $75 for a doc fee. If they attempt to charge any more than that, then the "overage" is taken out of their distribution reimbursement from Ford. It used to be $25, but several years ago they bumped it up to $75. Ford realizes that dealers are scamming customers with these Doc fees and penalizes the dealer if they overcharge. I actually threw this fact out to the three dealers I shopped when I bought my F250. They seemed amazed that I actually knew the rules; oddly enough it states the rules right on the employee portal website; the doc fee is a fixed value at $75.