Ok, my grandfather took his Lincoln town car to our local ford dealership the other day, and he and i went to go pick it up this afternoon. He got the bill, and there was a $15 "Miscellaneous Charge" on there. The woman said it paid for paper towels, caulking, etc. Has anyone else heard of this? I just thought that it was kind of strange. Lets just say that he wasn't to pleased about it. Have yall run in to this "charge" at your dealerships? Thanks

 

Depending on the service done, I have seen charges like this, but not in a long time. Used to be where I lived in CA, you would get charged for consumables, hazardous waste disposal (oil, coolant, etc.) ond tire disposal. Mostly these charges are all not specificaly stated anymore, but they are built into prices you pay for service. Basicaly you are paying for it weather they tell you or not.
Jeff

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1999 F-150 Lariat 4X2
Reg cab Short box Styleside
5.4L 3.55ls
Deep Wedgwood Blue/Silver
Lund Interceptor hood shield
VentVisors
Class III hitch
Ford molded mud guards
Soft tonneau cover
Factory CD with changer (thanks Dusty)
Tinted windows
Factory fog light kit

http://www.fortunecity.com/silversto...ton54home.html

 

I have also not seen this in recent memory. Like JA_Stang86 said..these items are figured into the regular service price most of the time. That sure was a bunch of paper towels they used

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2000 F-150 XLT, 4x2, 5.4L Supercab, Superchip, Styleside, Black with silver two-tone, 3.55 rear, class III towing package with heavy duty cooling package, Heavy duty shocks, 4 wheel disk ABS, overhead console, sliding rear window, keyless entry, dark graphite interior, in dash CD, factory leather wrapped steering wheel, Pendaliner bedliner, K&N air filter, rubberized undercoating, cabin filtration system, Bugflector II, 5W-30 Mobil 1, engine build 10/4/99

 

Ask for all these items that they used. Do you know how many freaking paper towels you could buy at Sam's for $15.00. Supply them with 2 shop towels and 1 roll cheap paper towels and maybe they'll drop the additional dealer profit charge.

 

Hunter4x4,

"Miscellaneous Charge" is charged by every dealership in The Netherlands.But is a small amount,certainly not 15 US$ like yours.
We call it here 'klein materiaal'
Check out my f150 maintenance bill here and you will find it.I didn't know you called it Miscellaneous Charge,that's why I translated it to 'Minor Things'.
https://www.f150online.com/f150board...ML/000919.html

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99 F150 XLT V8 5.4 L Automatic
Regular Cab,Styleside,ShortBed
Bright Red,5 spoke Lariat Rims
Single CD-player,Class 3 Hitch
Pace Edwards Roll Top Cover
Dual exhaust at the back
Stainless Steel Gibson Tips 2.5"-3"
F150online WindowSticker
Tailgate XLT Triton V8 Badge

Worst MPG 9.8
Best MPG 15.6

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