aujang

Hi all,
Have a noob ordering question for you. Looking to buy my first new car. Planning on ordering a 2011 V6 Premium auto in Sterling Grey with MCA package and 3.31 limited slip. The dealer has said that it will take 6-8 weeks between ordering and delivery. Did you have to place a deposit when you placed your orders? And if so how much was the deposit? Thanks in advance.

HokieCodeMonkey

I wrote a $200 check that my dealer never cashed. Deposits seem pretty standard on pre-orders and I've seen people put down up to 1k. They are usually refundable unless your dealer is a *****.

aujang

Many thanks for the quick response.

desertMustang

$500. Refundable if I decide I don't want the car after delivery. They verbally assured me I was under no obligation, but I had them add it in writing. I ordered back in Feb before I had ever seen a 2011 in person.

HokieCodeMonkey

+1 for ordering early, I ordered in Feb and I had only ever seen the 2011's at the car show. I hadn't even seen the reviews and I knew I wanted this car. Hell, I didn't even know how to drive stick!

csledd

I've noticed it's different at different dealers. The first dealer I went to wanted $1000, the one I ordered from took $500.

wolfy63

Is this what you are looking for ??....

objoe

No deposit on my order.

Of course, I don't have a car either yet. Hm-m-m-m-m-m

RandyW

It seems like $500 is the average. That's what my dealer asked for.

David Young

I had to put down $1,000 but it went toward the price of the car when it came in. I made sure it just didn't disappear somewhere in the paperwork.

Old Shadow

No deposit on my order. Just signed the order form and off it went.

Gene K

I gave them a check for $500 which they did cash. I actually prefer that as uncashed checks have a nasty habit of disappearing.

I took 0% on 36 months so I just got a check for $17,500 back ($17,000 Trade + $500 Deposit) when I took delivery. I used the $1250 in rebates as the down payment.

aujang

Yup! That's it!

aujang

Just spoke to my dealer. He wants a $1000 refundable deposit. I'll talk to him tomorrow.

tmclaugh

$1000 seems a bit much. Most comments I've seen have been in the $200-$500 range. Many people including myself placed no deposit. Your order doesn't look like if you walked away that they would have a hard time selling it.

Think of this, should there be a problem between you and your dealer how much of a hassle would it be to get your deposit back? They have to give it back to you but some dealers will give you a hard time and make you wait. That's $1000 you may have to wait for before you can go to another dealer to put it towards your down payment.

Curious here, how much are you paying for it? I fully believe if you order a car you shouldn't be paying much more than dealer invoice + holdback.

Huskernation

I did not have to put anything down either

coffeejolts

I gave $100 at order time.

aujang

The deposit is going towards the price of the car. I got it for $200 over dealer invoice + holdback.

cimag

$500 here, had the car delivered in 6 weeks.

stangfoeva

Wrote a $500 check that the dealer never cashed. Where did you order from?