Is this normal when putting down a deposit?

Some dealers do have you sign a "Purchase Agreement". That just says they will find the Prius/Package you want. Make sure it is in "writting" that the deposit is refundable if you A)Decide not to take the car B)Just change your mind C)Find a Prius somewhere else. As long as it is written that the deposit is refundable, you are ok.

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I'm on lists with 2 dealers - each time I completed a 'preference sheet' stating what the deposit was for with my package and color choices etc. I concur about making sure about the no-hassle refundability.

 

Please don't sign anything ever without reading all of it and making sure you understand it. If it is written in such a way that you can't understand then don't sign it. If there is something in it you don't like don't sign it. Remember the deposit only protects the dealer. The only good thing is that it is only $100 but make sure they can't use the contract to get more out of you later if you change your mind about the car.

 

Read the contract. Every dealer is free to sell his cars the way he likes. When I put down my $500 deposit all I got was a receipt for the amount. But he was the only dealer in town, I didn't want to go elsewhere, and I KNEW I wanted this car.

A dealer can make a deposit non-refundable, but I've never heard of one doing that except from Windstrings, who often has unusual things to say.

Standard advice: Read the contract. Don't let him rush you. If there's anything you don't like, you can ask for it to be changed. But the chances are it'll be fine, as long as the deposit is refundable without any conditions. And besides, if you really want this car, a $100 deposit is nothing. (Unless that was a typo.)

 

whoooo hoooo

Another Wisconsinite. Nice to see another cheezehead. hehe

I'm in Racine by the way and picking up my Barcelona Red beauty this coming Monday.

 

Yay, Wisconsin!

 

And that's all I have to say about that.

 

probably not. i paid cash for my Prius and had to listen to the sales pitch anyway... if you force the issue, they might back off but my sales team (yes they gang up on you) also used the opportunity to introduce me to the service dept manager and explain my warantee besides the other "stuff" (they are serious about this as meeting the service dept lady (in my case) is part of the CSTS (customer service transactional survey) which is what nosy busy bodies like JD Powers uses to rate the dealerships

 

hmm. i guess we did get special treatment since DH works for the dealer. we walked into the finance office to sign the loan contracts and go over the invoice, and the finance manager didn't say word one about anything else.

course, they probably wanted DH to get himself back to work! :lol:

 

sorry, he's all mine and i'm not good at sharing