So you want a new Kia EV6 ??

Packard V8 said:

The documentation fee was created to cover the F&I overhead if a customer paid cash or used an outside lease. Then, F&I discovered they could also double dip by charging the document fee to customers who used their in-house financing. The thievery got so bad, many states have passed statutes limiting document fees; the ranges are from $65 to $300. The above-mentioned $599 is in one of the states with an especially strong NADA lobby.

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I think you're over-complicating it.

The "Doc Fee" is just another in a long line of Dealerships "tricks" and scams that allows them to falsely advertise a price on a vehicle for sale.

That's all it is.

And although states have put a limit on these "Doc Fee" numbers, it really doesn't matter what the number is.

All that matters is ... you know what the number is beforehand, so it can be factored into the Out-The-Door price.

What you don't want to happen is to arrive at the Dealership not knowing this number, thinking you're about to sign the papers on a good deal, and then "get the bomb dropped on you" in the form of a last-minute $699 "Doc Fee"!!

... and this, of course, is exactly what the Dealerships had in mind when they concocted this scam.

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It has nothing at all to do with "filling out paperwork" ... or "prepping your new car" ... or whatever other cockamamie reason the Sales Staff tells you it's for.

It's just another Dealership scam.

SpicyBolt said:

I like full disclosure. It gives a more realistic idea of what an early adopter like you actually paid vs those of us who bought Bolts more recently. In most cases, I don't think the difference is as great as one might think from reading your posts.

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I've always been under the impression that the "early Bolt buyers" paid about $10,000 more than those who bought during the "fire sale" of the 2020 and 2021 model years. I mean ... I almost bought a 2020, and then a 2021 Bolt LT that would've only cost me ~$18k out-the-door (OTD).

$40k MSRP (Bolt LT with 3 pkgs)
-$8k GM Rebate
-$7k Dealer Discount (Donohoo Chevy, AL)
-$3k Costco Discount
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$22k Sub-Total
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-$4200 GM Card "Points"
+$200 Dealer "Fee"
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$18,000 out-the-door