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>>I had to show my Price Club card to a particular individual at the
>>dealership, who handles fleet sales. He told me they love Price Club
>>people, who account for 20% of their sales.

I bet.  See below. 

>The fleet sales guy showed me the dealer invoice price, subtracted
>dealer kickback, and then added 3%.  

So far, so good.  You did *very* well so far.

>I also got discounted prices for interior and exterior treatments and
>my car alarm.

Lets see.  These items are the traditional money makers.  Here is what
it would cost if you bought it yourself:

	Fabric protector (aka. Scotch Guard) 	$ 6.95/can  <1 can needed
	Undercoating (black rubberized)		$19.95/can  <1 can needed 
	Alarm (current/motion/radio arming)	$79.95
	gloss-coat				$ 9.95/bottle

Out of curiosity what did they hit you for?

>The Price Club deal was better than I was able to get through a broker
>(I priced several of them).

Most brokers seem to want ~$400 profit + the 3% holdback. One can do
much better (eg. ~200 + 3% holdback) by just bargaining.

-wolfgang
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