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Originally Posted by Paper1
Why I originally asked is I paid $730 for registration and title on a new vehicle. As I understand it you cannot go to Sumter County office as I did with my car I brought from Maine, you must have dealer register and title it. The dealer of course gets a fee but I think they can charge what they want for their troubles. I suspect this is used as a profit center for dealers and is allowed by the state. If I'm off base here please someone let me know. There is no way I could come up with any where near $730 of State fees even with the $225 one time charge.
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Assuming that you did not already have a car registered in Florida, then the registration and title would have cost $310.75 ($225 + $85.75). So, in my opinion, the dealer cheated you out of about $420. The dealer can charge a fee for anything they want, but that doesn't mean you have to accept it. I bought a car last year and I didn't pay the dealer anything, except the State fees. Also, I didn't pay the dealer a "document fee", which is another way dealers like to increase their profit by as much as $600. These are bogus fees. Whether or not you go to the Sumter County office yourself or the dealer transfers the title and registration for you is irrelevant. The dealer should not have charged you.