Maryland_Driver

Anywhere other than Troy or Flood that I should price out extended waranties? At this point that's the only other thing that I could think of that the dealer could offer me that I want.

A few updates/answers: * The 5K deposit was my idea. Looking back in the light of day a smaller one would have been better. My thinking at the time was that $5K was going to be my down payment and why not put it on my credit card to get points (since I'll pay it off at the end of the month). * I heard back from the dealer today via e-mail. I've got a copy of the "Vehicle Order Confirmation" and they've ordered the car I want. I also got e-mail confirmation of the previously agreed price. Not as good as if I had a signed purchase order but better. Hearing that others also had an order without a firm signed order agreement makes me worry less. I think I got a below invoice (and x-plan) price but I'm not an expert so I could be missing something. According to the paperwork that I got from the dealer invoice on my car is 34092.78. MD tax alone makes it 36138.34 total (not counting title, doc fees,whatever). I don't care what magic they do with their own price/doc fee/whatever to make the price work at that point since I'm now below invoice (and approaching holdback I think) That's my thought. I assume that they're taking me for a ride so I'm looking at everything really suspiciously. I'm planning on getting my waranty from http://www.troy-ford-extended-warranty.com/ and I've got my credit union financing ready to go. Since I'm not looking for clearcoat, scotchguard, or pinstriping I'm not planning on paying any extra from now on (but I could be really naive in that statement) Thanks for all of the replies.

So last night I went to a dealer to purchase a Deep Impact Blue Fusion Hybrid Titanium. Apparently the set of options I was looking for were impossible to find nearby (Titanium in Deep Impact Blue, Driver assists, adaptive cruise, and nav). Eventually she found a car that had my features plus a lot more. I had previously said that I was ready to do a 5K deposit and so the manager gave me a "total purchase price" of $35,000 which worked out to my $5,000 deposit and 514.58 a month for a 72 month loan at 1.89% interest. I confirmed with the manager that $35000 was the total "out the door" price and she said yes. While talking this over with my family I thought the payment was high so I ran the numbers myself and determined that the payment was for $35,000 financed. Which meant that the price was going to be $40,000 including my deposit. When I pointed this out to manager she said that it was a mis-understanding we were using different definitions of out the door At that point I said that we were only going to talk full purchase pricing and I can deal with the financing on my own (because at this point I don’t trust them to not screw me over). The manager said that at the price point I wanted they couldn’t make the car they found work however they would be able to order me a car at that price. As this was 9:30 at night they didn’t have any more official forms for it but they would put the order in the next day. So they took an sticker from a car with the features that I was looking for (in a different color). Crossed out the color, had me initial the features I want, sign at the bottom, give a deposit and they would order it. Before I signed I wrote on it “$5K refundable deposit, for an out the door purchase price (tax, tags, title, and all fees included) of $35,000” I asked if there was any more official paperwork/purchase order to sign and was told there was nothing else to sign/do till the car comes in. So after my previous (less than honest) interactions with this manager/dealer I’m a bit nervous about this order/purchase actually happening, and if it happens having it happen at an out the door price of $35,000. For those of you who have ordered a car from the factory before did you sign/commit to a purchase order? Did it cover price and options? Is this experience normal for trying to buy/build a car?