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- 95 Dodge Dakota 5.2L, 96 Geo Prizm 1.8L
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Went to the dealer this morning to order my Mav Hybrid. Looked at my build sheet with pricing everything looked good but not the sheet the dealer with the total price of everything. Trade in, rebates, taxed, doc fee. There was a $2200 or $2700 charge for valpro360. I asked them why and they said we wont sell a car with out it and they wont remove it. They also said most dealers are doing some for of upsale or just uping the MSRP. I signed the paper work because I knew the to be mostly true. Called a few dealers around my area to ask if they do it. The closest one did but the other did not do any of that. I told that dealer I am going to cancel my order with my current dealer and be on my way there.
I go to my currently dealer and inform them I am cancelling it because of the required package. They said that is fine since the order should not be in the system yet. Takes 30 min to get to the new dealer 10 min in I get a phone call from the sales rep. He tells me the manager said he will sell it with out the package because it is in the system (either makes it harder for them or makes them look bad). I inform him I keep the order only if they can add some things otherwise I would start over.
I added bed liner after I found out it would cost more to have it installed aftermarket. Roll up tonneau cover sure it cost more then after market. Mud Gaurds again more expensive then after market. This however just allows me to just not mess around with them and helps me not throw another $1500 out the windows right away. Sale tax alone and the $500 registration fee eats that up.
Anyway not in a big hurry for it so the delays are not to big of a issue.
I go to my currently dealer and inform them I am cancelling it because of the required package. They said that is fine since the order should not be in the system yet. Takes 30 min to get to the new dealer 10 min in I get a phone call from the sales rep. He tells me the manager said he will sell it with out the package because it is in the system (either makes it harder for them or makes them look bad). I inform him I keep the order only if they can add some things otherwise I would start over.
I added bed liner after I found out it would cost more to have it installed aftermarket. Roll up tonneau cover sure it cost more then after market. Mud Gaurds again more expensive then after market. This however just allows me to just not mess around with them and helps me not throw another $1500 out the windows right away. Sale tax alone and the $500 registration fee eats that up.
Anyway not in a big hurry for it so the delays are not to big of a issue.
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