Charging for a PDI??
We completely missed this in our negotiations, but our customer quote worksheet lists these "options" Clean for delivery $0 PDI $1300 New owner school $0 I expect expect them to clean for deli...
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fla-gypsy wrote:
All that ever matters in any purchase is the bottom line cost. How the seller breaks down that agreed upon price is totally irrelevant.
KilroyGuy wrote:
Too much anger! Anyone who thinks that they are not paying for labor for dealers to prepare a rig and demonstrate it to the customer just doesn't understand business. You are going to pay for all the services you receive. Whether it is RVs or cars or candy bars, prices are established as a total of all costs plus a profit. It isn't complicated or worth getting upset over. Now, what is inappropriate is when charges start getting added on to a price you were already given --- that's a great time to walk!
I agree with both of the above. Negotiate a price and then that's it. The dealership has to make money and pay people - I don't care if they write:
"Camper cost: $50,000"
or write:
"Camper cost: $40,000"
"PDI: $9,000"
"Customer walk-thru: $1,000"
At the end of the day, $50,000 is the price. Even if you don't see the fee listed- you're paying for it. Almost never is a business going to sell a big ticket item a loss. They have costs that they incur and are going to recoup it one way or another.
It all came down to negotiating an "out the door" price. There is literally no wiggle room for me once we agree on that price. Be it car, truck, camper or other.
