Dealer contradicting what AoA told me regarding price increase...
02-02-2005, 12:57 PM
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Dealer contradicting what AoA told me regarding price increase...
I posted this in a thread below but haven't gotten a response.
My dealer told me today that I was price protected because my A6 is on the boat being delivered now. The boat will reach port on feb 14th - which means I won't take delivery before the 15th. I specifically asked him, more than once, if I was going to be subject to the price increase and he assured me that I was locked in to the deal we had established and that he already had my credit application approved. Is this misinformation?
My dealer told me today that I was price protected because my A6 is on the boat being delivered now. The boat will reach port on feb 14th - which means I won't take delivery before the 15th. I specifically asked him, more than once, if I was going to be subject to the price increase and he assured me that I was locked in to the deal we had established and that he already had my credit application approved. Is this misinformation?
02-02-2005, 02:51 PM
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Re: Dealer contradicting what AoA told me regarding price increase...
What's the deal you've established? If it's got a set price, you pay that set price. If it's formulaic (e.g., $1500 over invoice), then you may have a fight on your hands trying to get the dealer to honor the verbal commitment from your salesman. I'm with southwind...let us know how it turns out.
02-02-2005, 04:38 PM
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Just to clarify...
I didn't mean he said I was locked in and if the price increase comes through I would be required to pay it. He said that we were locked into a lease deal and my agreement (money down + monthly payment) wouldn't change. Basically he's telling me I'll be ok, which is contradictory to everything I've read so far.
The only thing I'm worried about is that the car he found me isn't optioned exactly like the one we originally configured. The car he found has the advanced key and 18" rims - which is already $1000 over the car we had priced and that we have the lease agreement for. He said not to worry about it and he would be able to do that car for the same lease figures we had already agreed upon.
Nonetheless I'm still wondering if I should trust them and hope I don't get hit with the price increase, or start looking at other dealers that may have a car on the lot.
The only thing I'm worried about is that the car he found me isn't optioned exactly like the one we originally configured. The car he found has the advanced key and 18" rims - which is already $1000 over the car we had priced and that we have the lease agreement for. He said not to worry about it and he would be able to do that car for the same lease figures we had already agreed upon.
Nonetheless I'm still wondering if I should trust them and hope I don't get hit with the price increase, or start looking at other dealers that may have a car on the lot.
02-02-2005, 05:11 PM
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Correct. And if leasing, so long as down payment/monthly payment/and term length/miles stay the same
don't sweat it. Does anything else matter? If you were buying, I'd be looking at the potential loopholes.
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02-02-2005, 08:15 PM
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The way it actually works
It is all dependent when the car is invioced. It only matters if the car is invoiced before the cutoff date. If it is in the port now you should be ok if it is still on the boat it could go either way. Does your dealer have an eta yet? That may give you an idea of when it will get there.