David Maus Toyota, Sanford, FL So called "Dealer Fee's" Sanford FL

 Steve, I've been saying it for YEARS! The use of BOGUS, ADD-ON, PHONEY FEES has been a mainstay in that SLEAZY BUSINESS also for years. The ONLY reason they continue to get away with this OBVIOUS CON-GAME is because most consumers are too stupid to figure it out!

The CON-GAME works like this: The slimeballs who run the dealership price the car with a FAKE PRICE and then make up the difference with an official sounding BOGUS FEE exactly as you stated. These people just can't figure that out! Most people who go into a dealership haven't any clue as to what they are doing!

They thing a $800 BOGUS FEE is normal because some slimeball gave it an official sounding name. Some of these slimeballs are even going one step further by making it some unusual amount like $801.59 to FURTHER CON the public into thinking this must be some type of government fee!

Another CON-GAME is the ENTIRELY BOGUS paperwork PHONEY FEE. It DOES NOT take hundreds and hundreds of dollars to register a car. There is certainly some type of county fee but that's all there is! When you question one of the slimeball con-artists about this, their standard alibi is "we make full disclosure". Well guess what Steve, if you're in the 711 and some guy walks in wearing a mask, he just just made "full disclosure" of the dishonesty he intends to commit.

There's even more, Steve and let me advise you ahead of time to get out the puke bucket! Many of these slimeball, car dealer con-artists BUY a membership in the BBB. The average person thinks the BBB is part of the government or has some type of law enforcement powers.

REALITY is despite the BBB's OBVIOUS ON-GOING DECEPTION such as referring to themselves as "the bureau", just like a REAL law enforcement agency would, THE BBB has absolutely ZERO enforcement powers and they are absolutely, positively NOT part of ANY government or law enforcement agency.

The BBB and all their BS has ONE objective in mind...to SELL their PHONEY "accreditations" and their PHONEY "ratings" to ANY business which wants to buy them. The BBB-BS phoney "mediation" process is the consumer going up against one of the BBB-BS customers who bought their PHONEY "accreditation" in a meeting where the so-called "mediator" is a BBB-BS employee who is NOT going to rule against someone who is providing money to the BBB-BS.

Many of the Sleazy car dealers will BUY a BBB-BS membership and then hide behind that when you question their very obvious lack of integrity and honesty. Wow Steve...I am so, so glad you have seen this con-game for what it is. I urge you to continue to SPREAD THE WORD about these BOGUS FEES This is a good place to do it! I applaud your intelligence for seeing thru this very common CON-GAME in the Sleazy American Car Business!