ingram4868

My local dealer wants $1,000. to accept a courtesy delivery. What is involved that he needs to charge so much?

dashotgun

oh that is a incredible rip off I paid 150 which is reasonable. They do the pre sale prep Wash car( and add some nice swirls while doing it) remove the plastic and install any and all pieces that are not installed by the factory. Supposed to gas it up( mine did not) show you how things work( mine did not but that is okay I new already) and check fluids . I suspect they are trying to punish you for not buying form them at there crappy local prices. check another dealer and contact the fleet guy and ask him I bet you can get a better price

talon90

He will need to receive the car and take responsibility for it until you pick it up. Anything that he misses (wrong) about the car that you find he will have to handle the admistration of the reparation. With that said, $1,000 is an absolute attempt at robbery. He is trying to make up for profit (holdback) that he didn't get because you bought the car from someone else. He still needs to complete the PDI on the car that he would have had he sold it to you. It seems that most pay between $250-$500. If he will not negotiate on this price you might consider a different dealer. You could buy from a forum dealer and likely have it shipped to you for less money. I've attached a copy of the PDI form that they used last year.

ingram4868

That quote was from the Fleet Manager.

eboggs_jkvl

$150 was what I paid. $1,000? You should at least get a kiss 'cause yer gettin screwed.


Elmer

rakuhn

NO question he is trying to make an extra (lots) of bucks off you.

07c6vette

Paid $1500 here in Hawaii

2LT-Z51

mine was $1500 also.... some dealers are now charging $2000 here....

jimmie jam

i paid $500 to have my car shipped in an enclosed trailer from jasper, fl (at the GA line) to my driveway in fort lauderdale. still in the wrappers with 1.4 miles on it. just the way i left it at the factory 3 days before.

Sven

Thief.

Purdue

I paid $200.

jabez

Just three years ago I was checking the fees on Courtesy Deliveries. The dealerships that quoted me 500.00 I thought were rip off artist.

How things have changes in 3 years.

Jimspeed

It all depends the area you live in and the manager at the time.

If there is a special car, We get paid $300 from GM directly, on top of the 1 labor hour for PDI. We even get reimbursed for gas and all that good stuff.

I don't accept fleet courtesy's anymore because they are more hassle than anything and not worth the $200-$250 bucks they offer, but I will do them on special ocasion for customers.

0corvetteconti @ EVS

Total BS....$250-$350 should be the norm. CALF usually runs $300-$500

I may be able to help..let us know if you need assistance with the order, I have allocation and flexibility as well as where you are, I may know someone!

Thanks for the consideration

jabajet

I paid $250 here in NC - seemed pretty reasonable.

VET4LES

I think between $300 and $500 is normal. Some members don't let the receiving dealer remove all the plastic. The museum removed mine and gave it to me and I have it stored in the attic. My wife thinks I'm pretty strange. When I sold my 70 the buyer loved those kind of things.

FortMorganAl

$1K!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! You're biggest problem now is where you will get service because it sure shouldn't be that clown. When you order from one of the forum dealers just get Museum Delivery and pocket the extra $500 to really enjoy the trip home.

A dealer who understood that service is a profit center would pay YOU to do the delivery just to get you in there to show you how good they treat you. Most would rather take a few hundred up front knowing they have you captive because you don't know any better. Unfortunately for them, hopefully you do now.

john351

I paid $500, and felt I was kinda getting ripped off - but I'm in Ca and they seem to charge more here(?) No one in my large town (San Diego)seemed to want to do the C.D.

The guy who delivered it was clueless - a car salesman for 30+ years - that explains it!

Never let me see the "check over" list until everything was done, signed, sealed and delivered. Then he said "here's some other papers" which had the "Check over" list in it. I'm a math teacher and I'm almost positive he calculated the $ owed to him (for taxes etc) incorrectly!

He did not go over a single feature on the car with me.

He did note one scratch I found on the car on the paperwork w/ the #'s on it, but not on the check off sheet. I fixed it myself, but now have found a funny "swirl/smudge" mark that won't come out, on one of the rear fenders! Don't know what to do - don't think I want this dealer touching my car! PM me re: who the dealer is if interested

Any San Diego members have any recommendations?

Final thoughts = My dealer MacMulkin - awesome
= My "Courtesy" (big irony here) delivery - sucked

robl45

Museum will probably give you a better PDI and for 490 plus a flight you are there, Even with gas on the way home, you will likely come out under 1000. I understand around here in south florida, you can get the courtesy delivery done for about 350. So I figured for the 500 or so total extra dollars with flight and gas that I might as well do the Museum delivery.

ingram4868

I will not take the car to this stealer for service. I visited the place twice and will never go back. He is the only Chevy dealer for 50 miles. All his Corvettes had at least a $10,000 markup except for the Z06 which were $95,000.

My search is expanding to neighboring towns that usually only deal with trucks and a few cars.