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Dealer preparation fee: do you have to pay it?
Found "Dealer preparation fee" on your car quote? Here is what it is, whether you have to pay it, and what to say to the dealer. Check your whole quote free: it stays on your phone.
Check my quote freeWhat it is
A fee for getting the car ready for delivery: cleaning, inspection, removing the shipping covers.
Do you have to pay it?
Getting a car ready to sell is part of the dealer's normal costs, and so of the price. Ask to remove it.
What to say to the dealer
"Getting the car ready is part of your price. Please remove the prep fee."
Before you sign
Ask for the out-the-door price in writing, with every line itemized. Compare it with other dealers, and don't sign until the buyer's order matches what you agreed.