ATTY great post!
I think we need to Sticky this one. Someone let the admins know.
BMW of Mountain View has a pretty decent finance department.
I did hit the Doc Prep Fee on their Purchase Orders, but it only cost $55 for them and with the below invoice price I got for my 335i, I wasn't about to nickle and dime the dealership for my car. In California, this is actually LAW.
http://www.calnurses.org/media-cente...temID=28139875
But is not a governmental fee (and it states so right on the PO).
There was also a $28 DMV Electronic Filing Fee which allows you to get your license plates in 90 days instead of 3-6 months (optional, but hey, it's only $28 and I want my plates instead of getting pulled over with fixit tickets and that stupid sticker)
The license fee was dead on at $351. If you live in California and would like an estimation on your license fee, go to
https://mv.dmv.ca.gov/FeeCalculatorWeb/index.jsp
California also has a tire fee, same fee you get when you buy new tires from any tire store. $7. Big woop.
And then for those who are FINANCING to own, i'd HIGHLY recommend you get the extended warranty, and for $1600 you get instead of 4yrs/50,000, you get 6yrs/100,000. This INCLUDES brakes and for those of you who have done brake replacements, this sucker almost pays for itself as brake replacements usually occur after 4 yrs.
Hope that helps for you future car owners.