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Originally Posted by wtwo3
Destination fee is a legitimate fee assessed for freight charges that BMW has to pay to deliver cars. The fee is a standardized average to cover all variances in shipping costs - so everyone pays the same rate nationwide regardless of where you pick the car up from. I don't consider BMW raising this fee as a means to make more money - rather it's them adjusting to account for sustained, increased logistics costs. Think of it as a variance account.
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And yet, if BMW or some other make were to eliminate the destination charge -- or more properly incorporate it into the MSRP -- it seems to me that we could avoid this game of "available at your local dealer starting at $39,995" when the vehicle actually lists for more including destination and handling. And eliminate a bit of fine print designed to trap the unwary.
