"District Advertising Fee" added to the price of a car

[mugs]

My friend requested a quote on a Camry from a dealer, and they offered it to him for invoice + a ~$300 "district advertising fee." Is that a normal thing to add to the price of a car, or are they just using it to say they're offering it to him for the invoice price when they're really not?

And a related question - what's a good price for an '05 Camry right now?

 

[Kalbi]

carsdirect.com

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

want some pintstriping too?

 

[UNCjigga]

Make sure they get the rust-proof coating!

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: UNCjigga
Make sure they get the rust-proof coating!

Yeah, that's what I was thinking...

 

[flot]

My GF just bought a honda, and they had $800 of "extras" listed.

The extras?

Pin Stripe: $400 (Actual cost, $3)
Body colored molding and edge guard: $400 (Actual cost, $4)

The amazing thing was, the "body colored molding" was actually peeling off all over the place. I let her keep the door guards, but that other nonsense came off as soon as she got home.

Needless to say, it did not factor into the price negotiations at all. We let the dealer have their $277 "dealer fee" and that was it.

 

[mchammer187]

for BMW's there is a MACO fee that is legit

and that accounts for advertising which varies which region you are in

no idea on toyotas though

 

[czech09]

My friends parents bought an '05 Camry with everything pretty much besides leather. It came out to $17k w/taxes etc included. That's here in FL but I'm pretty sure you can find one where you live for about the same price.