Originally Posted by nthach
Dealer prep is paying the flat rate time to PDI a car(usually "waking" up the electrical system from transit mode, initializing the TPMS, idle learn and a trip to the gas station for $10-20 worth of gas for test drives) as well as the detail staff to peel off coatings, wash and "wax" the car.
When I worked at the dealership one of my jobs was to grab the invoice, verify VINs against the bill of lading and enter the cars into Reynolds with their stock number, VIN, model, etc. The techs would ask me for the keys to do their PDIs. "Detailing" was usually done at the time of sale when finance gave us the OK.
I miss Rey Rey. We have Dealertrack and while I am good at the system, it is not anything like Rey Rey. The people that do our new car check in stopped entering the key codes and keyless door codes into the system because "its too much work."