@BenKohnen in your post, you state as follows;
It is not a tax collected by the State, it is a fee regulated by the State - I have told the dealership, if it isn't a tax, I am not paying it" - I don't care if the State regulates it, they can set the fee lower or include in their cost of doing business. Put in general, I will always negotiate every aspect of the sale including the ridiculous fees they want to charge for doing business with them. They will claim, "Bu..bu..but, we have to send someone to the DMV....blah, blah, blah" I tell them that I can go there just as easy for a helluva lot less than their stated "fee"...then I after that is taken care of...time to go and negotiate with the F&I guy over the interest rates, undercoat and paint protection packages, etc....I will ALWAYS negotiate and never just limply accept them as "a cost of doing business"...you want my business? Earn it!!