X5 35 Diesel deal

[Penguin]

> I would think MACO and training fees would be out of the dealer profit and should not be passed on to the buyer.


At the end of the day, all costs get passed along to the buyer, one just argues with the salesman about how they are going to be written down on the paper.

The dealer has a price in his mind at which he will be willing to sell the vehicle. When he figures that price, he adds the incremental/variable cost of the MACO and training fees into it. He probably only puts $50 of the doc fee into it, as that's his variable cost.

So make the best deal you can, and if you feel better having him bump the price $480 and then not charge you the MACO and Training Fees, go for it. But one way or another the dealer will include his variable costs in his bottomline acceptable price.

Now, when it comes to his fixed expenses, that's entirely different.

[Craig]

I got mine for 1000.00 over invoice. I paid the 180.00 training fee, but not MACO.
The training sends the dealers mechanics to school to work on the vehicles...

Craig

[jeep]

I got mine for 3000 below invoice and I only paid the documentation and TTL.

[chrisutley]

I just received $4800 below MSRP on a 2009 35d.

[hhhm3]

Originally Posted by chrisutley

I just received $4800 below MSRP on a 2009 35d.

Wow!!

[TI Master]

Just got my diesel 2009 35d for just over 5K below sticker (which made it match invoice), plus doc fee.

[daus318]

you must mean below msrp, there's no way a dealer would sell it to you for $5k below his cost.

[TI Master]

Originally Posted by daus318

you must mean below msrp, there's no way a dealer would sell it to you for $5k below his cost.

Yeah thats what I get for the late night post

[daus318]

nonetheless, still a great deal!