The dealer is going to get paid for doing whatever he has to do when he delivers it to you. He is either going to get paid in the base price or he is going to get paid by charging a "dealer prep". He can't stay in business by doing something for nothing. So if he provides some type of service that costs him time and money, he will need to cover that cost. The bottom line is, he either covers that cost by charging more for the unit up front, or he covers that cost by charging a dealer prep fee on the back end and sells you the unit for less up front. The third rail is he does nothing and charges nothing - hence the "deliver it to me dirty I walked". So the long and short of it, you should only be concerned about the bottom line price. Take that price and comparison shop. Nothing else matters, just the bottom line. Go with the most bang for the buck. I paid a dealer prep fee, I also got an awesome deal.
