Use AI to cut junk fees from your car quote
VIN etching can cost $199 to $499, and paint or theft packages can hit $2,500. This gives you the AI prompt to audit a dealer quote, spot padded fees, check your state’s doc-fee cap and send a firm out-the-door counteroffer.
ChatGPT/Kim Komando
I need your help: Add Komando.com as a preferred source on Google
You found a $29,995 car. The dealer found a way to make it $32,480.
Tax, title and registration? Normal. Then come dealer prep, VIN etching, nitrogen tires, paint protection and theft packages. Suddenly, Todd is charging you $399 because the tires contain air that came from Swiss mountains.
🫱 Let AI audit the dealer’s math
Take a clear photo of the buyer’s order or paste every line item into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Grok. Blur your address, phone number and other private details.
Paste this:
Act as my car-deal auditor. Review this quote line by line.
Vehicle: [year, make, model, trim, mileage]
Location: [state and ZIP]
Quote: [paste or upload]
Comparable listings: [paste three nearby cars]
Separate required taxes and government fees from dealer fees and add-ons. Flag anything inflated, duplicated, optional or suspicious.
Then give me:
- Total junk or negotiable charges
- A strong out-the-door offer
- A fair deal
- My walkaway number
- A short counteroffer email
- One-line replies to common dealer pushback
Show the math. Ignore monthly-payment tricks. Flag anything I should verify myself.
You’re not asking AI whether the deal feels fair. You’re asking it to frisk the invoice. Send the counteroffer to three to five dealers and ask for the full buyer’s order in writing.
Taxes, title, registration and government fees are generally not negotiable. Beyond those, fees aren’t sacred, they’re almost always negotiable. The dealer is counting on you not knowing that. If a dealer says a fee is mandatory: Fine. Lower the vehicle price by the same amount.
Mandatory is a funny word once Chad learns you emailed four other Chads.
📩 Send this to someone who’s shopping for a car and thinks a car dealership is going to give you the best possible price because they like you.
