cb1111
Newbie
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- Virginia, USA
Horsemanure. A deposit means nothing to the dealership. It doesn't stop them from selling the car to somebody else.Like vj123 mentioned, if you find one long distance you really want, put a deposit on it. They ARE refundable. (There's no way dealers could get away with charging $500 deposits and then just keeping them if deal didn't work out) I've run into the same thing buying long distance. Had a holiday special on a 2017 Civic Si not long that was being blown out for $20,600 with less than 20 miles on it. It had been on the lot for nearly 300 days. Ouch. The sale came and went and it was still there and dealer said they would honor holiday price. I figured I should have no problem driving up in 5 days if was on the lot that long. Low and behold it sold before I could get up there. Doh! Lesson learned.
A dealer will say whatever they can to get a sale. A person inside the dealership is WAY more important than a long distance buyer. Unless you have a deposit on a vehicle.
Have you given up on Sheehy VW?
The ONLY time a deposit is appropriate if you've made an agreement, signed the paperwork and the dealer needs to get a car from a distant dealer IF that particular car is a slow seller - i.e Mary Kay pink.