Prices & fees
One price, and exactly what's added
Every car shows one price, online and on the window, and anyone can buy it for that price. There’s no “internet price”, no dealer prep or reconditioning fee, and nothing pre-installed that you didn’t ask for. At signing, only these are added:
Motor vehicle sales taxSet by the state or county
Texas state tax on the price, minus the value of any trade-in. We collect it for the state.
6.25%
Title feeSet by the state or county
Set by the county that issues your title. We file the paperwork for you.
$28 to $33
Registration and license platesSet by the state or county
The state's base fee for a car or light truck, plus local fees set by your county.
$50.75 + county fees
Inspection program replacement feeSet by the state or county
Texas ended yearly safety inspections in 2025 and collects this fee with registration instead.
$7.50
Documentary feeOur fee
For preparing the title, registration and sale documents. Below the $225 Texas presumes reasonable.
$150
Documentary fee notice
A documentary fee is not an official fee. A documentary fee is not required by law, but may be charged to buyers for handling documents relating to the sale. This notice is required by law.
Ours is $150, the same on every car. Texas presumes a documentary fee of up to $225 reasonable.
An $18,000 car, all in
- Price on the window
- $18,000
- Sales tax, 6.25%
- $1,125
- Documentary fee
- $150
- Title, registration and inspection fee (Dallas County estimate)
- about $120
- Out the door
- about $19,395
A trade-in lowers the sales tax: in Texas you pay tax on the price minus your trade’s value.
Optional extras, and what’s included
- Service contract or GAP coverage: offered after you’ve agreed on the car, priced separately in writing, and never a condition of the price or of financing.
- No add-ons on the car: no window etching, nitrogen tires or paint protection added to the price.
- The Dallas County emissions test: required before registration, done by us before the car goes on the lot, and part of the price.
Fee amounts as of November 2026; title and local registration fees depend on your county. Payment examples on this site always show the down payment, number of payments and APR. See Financing explained.