Hello,
Just purchased a new Nissan Versa SL which should be delivered in about
10 days.The question I have concerns what the salesperson added to the conversation after the deal was essentially clinched. He said: " By the way, I forgot to tell you that there is an extra $75.00 charge we add to all cars sold with alloy wheels, for the locking wheel nuts. We (the dealer) add these to all vehicles we sell with alloy wheels.. It's an automatic thing we do."
I said fine, as I did not know at the time what these would normally cost. I was in Canadian Tire yesterday and saw packages of 4 locking wheel nuts, and the required lugnut 'key' adapter, being sold for $29.95 before taxes.
Are what the Nissan dealer installs that much different than what I would purchase at an auto parts store, as to create this large a price differential?
I contacted the salesperson just before composing this message and enquired about the differences. He did not elaborate except to say that "it includes the labour cost to install them, and that they always install them on cars when they arrive with alloy wheels."
Would anyone care to provide me with some insights?
Thank you very much.