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Like many people, it's likely I end up paying a "market premium" dealer profit in addition to the MSRP for the car and options.
Has anyone explored the idea of paying this fee separately from the car sales contract? That is. "Here's a check for $2500. Now sell me the car for MSRP."
The reason I ask is that CA annual 'registration' includes a tax that is a percentage of the sales price of the car. This markup will actually increase my registration for the life the car -- and I intend to have it for a while.
Further, the sale of the car is taxable, of course. Maybe a separate "service fee" would not be a taxable event? Perhaps a very expensive "dealer prep service" visit or something creative..
If possible, I'd like to keep the car MSRP while still paying the dealership the profit they require. Any ideas? Any disadvantage to persuing this?
Has anyone explored the idea of paying this fee separately from the car sales contract? That is. "Here's a check for $2500. Now sell me the car for MSRP."
The reason I ask is that CA annual 'registration' includes a tax that is a percentage of the sales price of the car. This markup will actually increase my registration for the life the car -- and I intend to have it for a while.
Further, the sale of the car is taxable, of course. Maybe a separate "service fee" would not be a taxable event? Perhaps a very expensive "dealer prep service" visit or something creative..
If possible, I'd like to keep the car MSRP while still paying the dealership the profit they require. Any ideas? Any disadvantage to persuing this?