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Originally Posted by jonghyun
Colorado has lots of BRZ dealerships.
Clint at heuberger told me there's a shipment of 20 coming in sometime soon.
The sales rep (Eric) told me that I'd have to put down a deposit to save a spot, and the car would be prioritized to me. He said it could take 30 days or more for it to reach my door. What can I do to make sure that the correct car I deposited for will be sent to me after it arrives to the dealership (heuberger motors). I'm trusting Heuberger with this transaction but my mom is freaking out about if its safe or not. Idk how to respond to her worrying questions. Heuberger hasn't sent me a VIN because they haven't even received the car. My mom is thinking about just goin to a state dealer and paying an extra 2 grand just for the safety of the transaction and no wait time.
any thoughts?
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To be honest? You're freaking out about nothing. So is your mom.
A few notes:
- Pay deposit via credit card. You can always do chargeback if they don't deliver as-promised
- The actual down payment of the car (or "pay in full" check) will need to be mailed back with the signed documents that they send out to you. If you are financing then the finance department will arrange all that.
- 30-days or more, that is correct. This is because dealers do not have solo transport, those will be upwards of $1000-1500 or more. My friend transports cars for a living cross country, and it's all dependent on schedule. Sometimes it can be as fast as 1-2 weeks, sometimes it can be a month. It's like missing the bus and waiting another hour to catch the next one.
- Dealers aren't going to give a VIN until they actually have the car, because there's no point in providing all that info prior to the arrival of the car. What's to say the car makes it to the dealer in one piece?
Bottom line is, if these things freak you out, don't save $2000. If you don't have a good understanding of how these types of transactions work (especially how to register the car in your state), don't buy the car this way. Not everyone is comfortable buying a car out of state, and you should always use your best judgment (and that also involves NOT trusting a bunch of guys on car forums for information... we're providing our experience and opinion, but in the end the decision is yours and yours alone to make)
Having said all that.... I bought my car from Clint @ Heuberger. And spent a total of 10 minutes at the dealer, and didn't even bother inspecting the car up close. I drove it from CO back to LA without checking any fluids, tire pressure, etc.
Best decision of my life, absolutely zero regrets.
-alex
Edit: Sort of like buying a normal car, if you are VERY specific on what you want, you have less leverage to negotiate on the price. Just a heads up... because if you put a deposit down on a specific type of car, you won't have as much leverage as, say, buying any BRZ that fits your need in general.
Or, you can just get a FR-S and call it a day.