FRS Deposit, pre-order, or down payment yet?

[Rabble]

^^^^it depends on what your preorder contract says and what you've agreed to at the dealership.

Originally Posted by kablammo

Apprentely there is going to be a black list, posted on the internet, for Scion dealers that charge above MSRP. Pure Price is their marketing term after all and I'm sure corportate will not like rogue dealers.

k

Keep in mind that there are different distributors for Toyota cars, and that their destination fee will probably be different. However, there's nothing preventing a scion dealer from charging over MSRP as long as it is their advertised price. If they put one price on their website and then try to jack you in the store, a strongly worded letter to scion corporate would get them in trouble big time.

I wouldn't buy over MSRP anyway, any more than what scion is already asking is getting into Subaru BRZ territory.

[tripjammer]

Originally Posted by Rabble

^^^^it depends on what your preorder contract says and what you've agreed to at the dealership.



Keep in mind that there are different distributors for Toyota cars, and that their destination fee will probably be different. However, there's nothing preventing a scion dealer from charging over MSRP as long as it is their advertised price. If they put one price on their website and then try to jack you in the store, a strongly worded letter to scion corporate would get them in trouble big time.

I wouldn't buy over MSRP anyway, any more than what scion is already asking is getting into Subaru BRZ territory.

If they are over MSRP they will get black listed just like the Subaru dealers who got black listed for selling over MSRP.

That is what they get...hehe!

[Jayp]

Originally Posted by jcutner

Your "deposit" counts as a down payment, right? My local Scion dealership wants $1000 refundable to get on the list, but I assume that's $1000 off the final purchase price, right? It's not $1000 on top of whatever it is

My Scion dealership in particular said that my deposit would go towards the price of the FRS (if I choose to) and would not be counted on top of the final price they list. I agree though, if they do try to put that $1000 on top of the final price, just refund it and go to another dealership.

[dookie11]

I'm gonna go to Longo Toyota tomorrow to check. Will report back later tomorrow nite.

[jcutner]

Originally Posted by Jayp

My Scion dealership in particular said that my deposit would go towards the price of the FRS (if I choose to) and would not be counted on top of the final price they list. I agree though, if they do try to put that $1000 on top of the final price, just refund it and go to another dealership.

Yeah, just confirmed with my dealer, it's towards the final price of the car. Deposit = down payment.

[denkigrve]

I just stopped by another Scion dealer, and they took my deposit. $1,000. Goes towards the price of the car. If I don't get it, or I do $0 down, I get my money back.

Also they had a date listed of June 1st 2012. The one guy had an FRS poster on his desk as well and in big black sharpie he had written "June 1st, 2012!!!!!" So I think he's just as excited as we are.

[Spd229]

Originally Posted by kablammo

Apprentely there is going to be a black list, posted on the internet, for Scion dealers that charge above MSRP. Pure Price is their marketing term after all and I'm sure corportate will not like rogue dealers.

k

As has been mentioned, if they tell you about it up front, they're free to do it unfortunately.

I emailed scion with a question regarding that, given that the only published price is the MSRP on the scion website. They simply replied saying that the website is nothing more than a suggestion.

since dealers don't seem privy on updating their websites anytime soon, you basically get the shaft and waste time when they want to charge a markup.

Had I not gotten to a dealership w/o markups in my area, I'd be waiting on a BRZ.

[dookie11]

Went to Toyota of Pasadena today to inquire about preordering. Read about my adventures in the California section of the forums. Thx.