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Rwaggers
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Post by Rwaggers »

I recently placed an order for a V2 Born.

I notice on the order form there's a 'Dealer Administration Fee' of £165.83.

When I priced up the car on Cupra's website I didn't see any mention of this so, just before I make a fool of myself at the dealers, is this a normal addition? Has anyone else been charged this administration fee for a new vehicle?
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Post by monkeyhanger »

I suspect this is a new thing since the dealerships became a place for window shopping and collection, with the car considered to be ordered direct from Cupra themselves, with a bit of dealership interaction. This wasn't the case a year ago, it's a new thing Cupra have brought in - seemingly to remove the opportunity to haggle with the dealership. If you haven't negotiated a discount and are paying full RRP, I would check that the total amount being paid matches up with the on the road RRP of the car on the website, and isn't a penny more.
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Rwaggers
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Post by Rwaggers »

monkeyhanger wrote: Wed Mar 22, 2023 12:03 pm I suspect this is a new thing since the dealerships became a place for window shopping and collection, with the car considered to be ordered direct from Cupra themselves, with a bit of dealership interaction. This wasn't the case a year ago, it's a new thing Cupra have brought in - seemingly to remove the opportunity to haggle with the dealership. If you haven't negotiated a discount and are paying full RRP, I would check that the total amount being paid matches up with the on the road RRP of the car on the website, and isn't a penny more.
Thanks for the info. I called the dealer and they removed the admin fee.
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