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More of the exception to the rule (no deposit). When did you get on the list and what was your dealership's waiting list like? |
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12-31-2023, 05:38 PM | #25 |
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No clue how long the list was, I was the first one on it though. Didn't matter, deposits are just dumb and I wouldn't place one anyway as they're going to sell these cars regardless.
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12-31-2023, 05:59 PM | #26 | |
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I guess we can agree to disagree. Not all dealerships are the same or run the same. Some do a high volume of sales and dont care if you walk away due to asking a reasonable deposit, they will sell their allocations/cars to the next buyer. They run a business to make money, not to get accolades. |
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12-31-2023, 06:05 PM | #27 | |
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Again, not all are the same. Receiving an allocation two qeeks after getting on a list (submitting your order), you sure got lucky. By Jan 2023, my dealership had a list over 25 people and they received 2-4 allocations each month once they started dropping. |
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12-31-2023, 06:45 PM | #28 | |
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The dealer I worked with took a 2k refundable deposit, but only once the allocation was available and I was submitting my build.
With limited allocations it seems like a good way to weed out the non serious folks... I would be upset if some with an allocation before me speed something I didn't like then skipped out. That could have been my car! |
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12-31-2023, 08:37 PM | #30 |
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5k is WAY too much for an M2 deposit
Ferrari asks for 10k on a new 400k 296 GTB My deposit for m2 was 1000$ |
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A $2k refundable deposit sounds much more inline with what an M car that's worth what the G87 M2 is. $5k does sound a touch on the aggressive side & is a bit much to ask most people upfront.
My X3 M Competition pretty well equipped was around $82k MSRP & I ordered it "per my desired specs" without pitting a single cent down beforehand. They did however run a full credit check before the allocation was fulfilled. I would definitely deal with a less greedy & money hungry dealership. Some of them think it's okay to play with these pre order semantics because they've done it to a few others before & gotten away with it. Give the dealerships that are much more willing to do a reasonable pre-purchase deal with you the business of a possible sale. A dealership that seams to value your business before they dig deep into your pockets.
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The only vehicle order I've given a deposit for in the last 20+ years was my wife's '23 Grand Cherokee Summit. It was $1k once our order was accepted and a VIN was provided. It was required because our order was at 4% below invoice. I was fine with that. I've ordered many vehicles over the years and prior to the GC, the last deposit I gave was in 1999.
If you're willing to expand your search, these vehicles can be found and/or ordered without a deposit.
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2 dealerships a bit farther away state $2500 and $1000 for any ordered car. Excellent.
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Sounds like someone offered a bit more to take your allocation. I have heard of that happening unfortunately.
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Local dealer wanted $3k non-refundable deposit to order our M2. I felt it was high, but they had an available allocation while others with refundables would have been waitlist.
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I've always wondered why some dealership require a non-refundable deposit. Are they worried that G87 M2 might take too long to move off the lot... ? They sure do some interesting & creative things when it comes to M cars huh.
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might be that they don't want someone to walk in and take one of their few build slots to make a terrible build then abandon it before delivery so the dealer is stuck with a uggo car on the lot. Less of a potential issue with the M2 currently though because there's so few options but you can make some nasty color/option combinations with M3/M3/M5 builds lol
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