These Are the Worst Dealership Markups on Markups.org

Aside from the weirdly specific markup amount, this one surprised the hell out of me. It was one of the lowest markups on the entire site on one of the hottest vehicles to come to market in the last few years. The Hyundai Palisade and its Kia Telluride cousin were selling like hotcakes, often with stupid high markups. Yet this one is one of the smallest I’ve seen. It’s no wonder it sold quickly from Johnson Hyundai of Cary North Carolina.

Another surprise from Markups.org was the number of F-150 Lightnings that had small markups. This one is listed for sale at Jim Click Ford in Tuscon, Arizona, and it isn’t a markup per se. Rather the dealer uses this as an advertising opportunity so they can yell “No ADM!” while they hit you with a $2,000 dealer add-on package you won’t ever need.

The ‘23 Honda HR-V is just hitting dealers as it’s all-new, and dealer shenanigans have already begun. A local Honda dealer here in SoCal, Buena Park Honda, is hitting an HR-V with a $2,500 markup. While it’s not much, markups on what are supposed to be basic, affordable, and obtainable means of transportation are the worst examples of greed.

Another sick example of being greedy over a basic mode of transportation, this is a markup on a mid-level Corolla Cross LE. Toyota of Selma in Selma, California threw a $4,000 markup on a compact crossover that starts at $24,795.

Me laughing as I’m leaving when South Austin Nissan tells me they have a $5,000 markup on a Rogue.

The gif on the previous slide applies here too. Seriously, what the hell is happening? Someone posted that Kia of LaGrange, Georiga is asking $6,140 on top of the Kia Rio S’s MSRP of $18,390. A Rio.

Priority Mazda Tysons in Vienna, Virginia is sneaky. In the markup posted on Markups.org, it details how Priority Mazda is hitting every single one of their 3 Premium Hatchbacks with a markup. At $7,500, each one is non-negotiable, and you only learn of it when they start the paperwork.

The Integra hasn’t made it to all Acura dealers yet, but that hasn’t stopped the markups from coming for the ones that have them. Take Findlay Acura in Henderson, Nevada. Being right outside of Vegas hasn’t stopped them from thinking people want to take a gamble by financing an $8,329 markup on top of the Integra’s MSRP.

The newest plug-in hybrid in the Lexus lineup, the NX is revamped for 2023. And the plug-in is not cheap. It starts at $57,225; add another $1,250 if you want it to look as good as the F Sport does in the picture. Len Stoler Lexus in Owings Mills, Maryland thinks that isn’t enough. NX450h+’s on its lot have $10,000 markups, turning the NX into a $70,000+ nope.

Got a hankering for a Civic Si and live in in Southern California’s Inland Empire? Well, then don’t go to Diamond Valley Honda in Hemet. They dropped $12,000 markups on their Civic Sis. The worst part of all this is someone actually bought the Si with the markup, as it’s gone from their inventory.

Damn, markups hitting cargo/work vans too? One user posted on Markups.org that Mercedes in Loveland, Colorado hits every one of its Sprinter 2500 and 3500 vans with a $15,000 markup. Total price for the van they were looking at? A luxury SUV-like price of $84,680.

Imagine asking F-150 money for mid-level Ranger. That’s what Santa Monica Ford in Santa Monica, California did when they hit a ranger XLT with an $18,000 markup. The total asking price was $58,600. And someone paid it.

If you’re in the market for a Kia EV6 and live in the Orlando, Florida area, you might want to avoid Greenway Kia West. A Markup.org post says that every single EV6 in the dealer’s inventory is wearing a $20,000 markup.

Jerry’s Toyota in Baltimore, Maryland is pleading for you to accept their markup. In a dig to people calling them out over the $30,000 markup they’re sticking on their Tundras, a Facebook post by the dealer reads: “This will be sold over sticker. I know there are dealer haters out there. Please let the serious buyers make a decision if they want to own this.”

Arrigo Sawgrass Jeep in Tamarac, Florida must think the Jeep Grand Wagoneer should be playing in the ultra-luxury SUV class. It’s the only way they could justify the nearly $50,000 markup. What’s worse is that on top of the $39,995 markup, there’s some stupid package the dealer has the gall to call the “Arrigo Family Advantage” for another $2,995. Oh yeah, they throw in tint for $399. All in, you’re looking at nearly $155,000 Jeep.

While this markup is a doozy, the dealer that’s doing it is just as great. According to the poster (and you can see for yourself) on Markups.org, Pierre Ford in Seattle, Washington markups every pickup on their lot. It doesn’t even have to be an F-150 Lightning or Raptor. If it’s an F-150, it’s getting a markup. Nearly every F-150 Lariat on their lot is over $90,000.

The award for the worst dealer markup shouldn’t be too surprising. The Hummer EV is one of the hottest vehicles out right now, especially for greedy people like dealers and flippers trying to make a quick buck. Seth Wadley GMC in Pauls Valley, Oaklahoma wanted $339,999 for their GMC Hummer EV. It gets worse when you learn that someone possibly paid that for the Hummer, as the dealer has no more Hummer EVs in its inventory as of this posting.