It's possible, I know I've pissed off a few dealers along the way.

 

Really? How many??

 

I think I might be in deep do-do.

My local guy just emailed and said $200 over invoice for the car on his lot. It's AB, prem, nav, spoiler, graphite, splash guards.

Just when I thought it was over, he goes ahead and does this.

I was actually in the process of planning my trip to the out-of-state dealership too!

Thoughts?

 

Any doc fee?

 

Of course!

 

Get that offer in writing! He could just be saying that so you cancel your order with the other dealer. I had a dealer do that to me.

 

I'm negotiating by email, so this is "writing". I can have him confirm the pricing and all fees up front. And if either backs down, no big deal for me. I can go for something else and they won't get my business.

 

Got the final email from the local guy today...so:

Dealer 1: In the Boston area and got a great deal right off the bat. Close to invoice or invoice, depending on which number is being used to adjust the figure form last year. Obviously, I have to travel a bit (2 hrs) and make it a two-day affair with my baby boy and wife. Car has no nav. Doc fee is $298.

Dealer 2: Local, we actually live around the corner. $200 over invoice, doc fee is $349. Car has nav, guards. Obviously no traveling.

Car at Dealer 2 will be about $22 more per month in leasing, and taxes built into the payment, whereas car from dealer 1 I will have to pay taxes up front, and go register the car myself. Acquisition fee is $595, standard for Infiniti leases.

So now all I have to do is decide.

Help?

 

Time is money... lol

Can you post what, in your opinion, your pos. and negs are of the 2?
Then we can look and add our .02cents.

 

Sure, here we go!
See the attached excel file.
edit - removed excel file

 

Wow you went all out!
Well If it was me Id go with the local one. Time is money IMO. buying locally will create a relationship for local service ...maybe that is...

IMO- 22 bucks a month aint that bad... And the car is going to have more options and "technically" nicer... I said Technically . I know your opinion on Navi...

But when It boils down to it in my eyes... Traveling sucks... and you dont wanna drive your G back... take a chance of not breaking it in right or running it at the same speed for miles on miles...

For you.. .When it comes down to your choice... if your happy thats all that matters...

 

I see two things going on here. Your local dealer started off unwilling to strike a deal. You are now in a position to screw over the dealer who actually gave you a good deal and ordered the vehicle, not charging you a deposit in good faith (Which actually, was pretty stupid on the dealer's part).

You can be slimy and go with the local slimy dealer, or you can do by something of your word and buy it from deal you already made, especially if these two deals end up being about the same (I didn't bother to look at the .zip).

Of course, what do I know ...

 

The thing is, I went to that area and I'm really mixed about traveling. While I know I'm okay with traveling, just traveling to that area isn't too pleasant. I went there this past week and the traffic was horrendous. So I'm not sure if I want to put my family through that. Then again, being the weekend, I can see us going there for a two day trip and going to see some of the sights too.

As for breaking in the car, I've done this before and I don't think this would ruin the car at all. The highway is probably much better than the city. I probably won't drive it in Boston.

 

You're right in that I would feel bad about the order, but feelings aside, I'm sure Dealer 1 can find another buyer. As for the deposit, I saw the sheet and it looks like they put an "authorization" on the CC, not an actual payment.

As for being "slimy", you can make up anything about it, and that's your perspective, just like I can make up anything about it. I appreciate your perspective however, and it has been in the back of my mind. The good thing is that things change over time and the best deal might be local, but the right thing to do might be with Dealer 1, hence the dilemma.

 

Just so you know, an authorization means they reserved the funds from your credit card, and can charge it anytime. (Don't you do any online shopping? They do this all the time, and charge you when the item ships).

I would re-read your initial sales agreement. If you do decide to cancel your order, I'm almost positive your going to lose some if not all of your deposit. Thats what deposits are for.