Here in CA, no such fee exists. For a retail purchse (a "buy") we customarily charge a $45 "doc. fee" (document preparation fee), but nothing for a lease...FireFly said:Is it normal for a dealer to charge a title preparation fee?
If so, is this usually included or excluded in a $x over invoice price?
Example:
Dealer agree's to sell a car at $500 over invoice (not the case but I wish it were) and the bottom line has the car at $25k(invoice) + $500 + $200 for title prep +$tax.
Does this sound right? Or should the title prep fee be included in the $500 amount over invoice?
Thanks in advance.
Pinecone said:It runs around $25 - $50 for them to run the paperwork and get things done. Some dealers have the ability to issue your tags and registration immediately. They charge $100 - $200 for that.