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Originally Posted by CincyJohn
He's actually, right, though as to Toyotas isn't he? For Toyotas, dealers take deposits in hopes that they get an allocation that matches your request which they can then sell to you.
For BRZ's, they take your deposit and the dealer orders a car then and there (if they can) after which you have a car assigned to you and which matches up with your deposit.
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Some dealerships take deposits, some do not. The dealership I am working with doesn't take deposits on cars they don't have allocated so no deposit for me right now. They just write down what people are looking for and if they can get an allocation for it by submitting their preference request then they take a deposit once that comes through.
The dealerships taking deposits can't promise you a car. There's nothing inherently more guaranteed about your deposit at one dealership than your conversation with another. Now if you are less picky about which spec/color you want then you're far more likely to get a car from the dealership you're working with.
I want exactly one spec, one color and rather than put my name in at 100 different dealerships and leave it up to chance whether I end up at a price gouging one or an MSRP one I'm just sticking the dealership I trust and being patient. But holy crap it's a lot of patience. I never thought they'd be this hard to get and it's painful to watch people buy the spec I want and then resell it 1,000 miles later because they don't like the car or want a different color.