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Originally Posted by TOMIMOTO
I have an allocation question. Every dealer around here is marking GR86’s $2-5k over MSRP. My local dealer that I’ve been talking with will charge me MSRP for the car. I miss the days of getting cars at invoice but I guess those days are gone. Is anyone getting a deal on these cars or are we stuck with MSRP or higher right now?
They told me I can put in for an allocation with $500 down for the color and trim I want but I have to sign a purchase and sales agreement. Is this normal when getting an allocation for a car? I’m not new to buying cars but new to putting in an allocation order.
Signing anything scares me but they claim the $500 deposit is 100% refundable whether I decide to buy the car or not. If that’s the case, why would I have to sign a purchase agreement? Is that normal? I’m going into the dealer this Saturday to talk with a sales person. My conversation with the dealer has been through email so far.
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You can be at ease if you’re getting it at MSRP. Getting much or anything below that is exceptional right now, anywhere.
What I’ve been told regarding deposits: when you put a deposit toward an ordered car, your info associated with that payment confirms to Toyota that the order is coming from an actual customer and not just that dealership trying to get more cars allocated to them. Indeed, Toyota would most likely disregard any order without a payment that verifies it as coming from a customer. And yes, it should be refundable. I think the main point of a signed agreement is so once it comes and if you still want it, you’re stuck paying whatever price was agreed.
The bad news is that there is no guarantee your dealer with get an allocation that matches your order any time soon. Could be months.