re: Are Louisiana car dealers just bunch of scammers?

mother in law got a good deal on a used car. I was with her. We negotiated the price, checked the credit and did all the crap. Dealer comes back and there is this $1200 cleaning and safety fee. I ask them to remove it and they say they can't. I ask them to break the fee down for me and they explain that is the cost to check the car and ensure it's safety and such. The cost to pay the guys to work on it.

I pull out a piece of paper and work out a value showing that is pretty much the labor cost to pull an engine or rebuild a transmission.
I tell mother in law "let's go" she decides she really wants car and over rules me. I mean why even have me along to make sure you don't get screwed when you overrule me?

Anyway. She got car. Paid $1200 for a car wash for it too.