You won’t have to get the car trucked back to the factory on the other side of the country it’ll get fixed at the dealership in your town. But it’s the dealership that’ll do the actual fixing – as well as the wrangling. The manufacturer is legally obliged to fix whatever broke under the terms of the warranty. somewhere to get the fix done.Ī dealership is a convenient (usually) someplace as well as a place that acts as the intermediary/advocate between you – the vehicle’s owner – and the vehicle’s manufacturer. Why should there be? You aren’t paying them for that, after all.Įven if the car is squared away – undamaged and as ordered – who will you call in the event there’s a problem with it once you get home? Or maybe before you get it home?Īnd the car will need to be taken.
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These are valuable services – as anyone who has had to deal with such problems already knows.Īt the end of the assembly line, there’s no one there to help you with anything. Possibly even a loaner car to use while he waits for the damaged/not-as-ordered problem to be sorted out. He may even give you a discount or store credit for future repair/maintenance costs as compensation for your trouble. The dealer will make arrangements to get such problems fixed – or get you another new car without them. Or sit in a hotel for several days while it gets sorted out. listening to the standard radio instead of the optional premium surround sound audio system you ordered but which wasn’t installed. You may not get to drive home in your new car tonight – which is disappointing – but you won’t have to drive home tonight in a car with a paint run or ding in the door. Like an option you paid for but which wasn’t installed in your car. They roll off the truck (or the assembly line) with imperfections. It’s more than just transporting the car from A to B that you’re paying for.īrand-new cars with zero miles on them sometimes have issues. And the existence of that option would probably reduce D&D charges a little for those who prefer not to saddle up for a cross-country haul – or deal with a delivery service on their own.
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It’s hard to get a motorcycle shipped across the country for $800.īut you ought to have the option to saddle up for the hassle, if that’s your preference. Whether you could save money by having the car shipped – or picking it up yourself – is debatable. It’s generally in the vicinity of $800 (the price varies, in part, according to how far the car has to be shipped from A to B).īut it’s not an unreasonable fee – as such. A “destination and delivery” charge is added to the car’s purchase price. Have you got several days to deal with all of this?
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Neither plane tickets nor gas for a 2-3 day trip are free.Īnd in addition to money, you’re also spending time. Or you could fly to the factory and drive home in the new car.
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If you don’t pay to have it shipped to your town you’ll be driving another car to wherever the new car is being assembled and then you’ll have to make arrangements for someone else to drive the vehicle you got there in back. The factories where new cars are put together are usually neither. If it weren’t for dealers, you’d either have to go to the factory to collect your car – or make your own arrangements to have it shipped to where you are. The tragic thing is dealers – not all of whom support your being forced to do business with them if you want a new car – do provide services most people would probably freely pay for.īut what, exactly, do you get for your money at a car store?