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Old 01-03-2009, 05:13 PM   #158
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Originally Posted by garagelogic View Post
Document fees are 100% dealer profit and you should be able to get out of them altogether if you will just hold your ground in the finance department. Most dealers wait to spring this on you right before you sign for the car knowing full well 99.9% of buyers will not walk out on the deal for a few hundred dollars. I've walked away from at least 3 deals, in the finance office, due to "doc fees". In each case, the dealer agreed not to charge me the fee. You have to remember, the dealer has time and money tied up in the deal too, and they don't want to walk away from a sure sale either.

All the other drivel aside, why do so many people quote the base price (employee base price, at that) of a 2SS Camaro [$30,738.45] and then use the fully loaded MSRP for the GT500 when making comparisons?

Here is the reality, based on MSRP of a fully-optioned car from each camp (using Edmunds.com):

A fully optioned GT500 has an MSRP of $51,575


A fully optioned 2SS has an MSRP of $39,595


That is not a $19K difference, it's $11,980. Yes, that is still a pretty big gap in price, nobody can argue that, but please, let's dispense with the idea that the MSRP on a 2SS is going to be $31K.
You do understand that the 1SS starts at 31k right? Thats what i'm talking about. If you find a GT500 at MSRP, i would be really suprised. That is what i'm saying, a car that is 31k vs. a car that is 45-50k after markup. That is a lot of mods, and dollar for dollar, the camaro can be the better car.
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