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I did this. Paid $1000 at order time. waited 3 months (taking bus while waiting). car came in on a Sunday. went to get it on Monday. the dealer had sold it to s

I did this. Paid $1000 at order time. waited 3 months (taking bus while waiting). car came in on a Sunday. went to get it on Monday. the dealer had sold it to someone else. no recourse. that was bwm of hawthorne

StavrosK 9y ago
Wow, that's scummy. Over here you have bought the car and it's yours, they can't just sell it to someone else.
- brokenmachine 9y ago
  Good deal for $1k. :-)
  - StavrosK 9y ago
    I think I had prepaid around $1.5k or so actually.
jandrese 9y ago
At least you know you chose a good set of options. It just flew right off the lot. Did they at least have the decency to refund your $1000?
- gamblor956 9y ago
  Legally, they'd have to refund him for the $1000...
- greggman 9y ago
  of course they refunded the $1k. They didn't pay for the 3 months of going without a car in West Los Angeles nor the 3 more months of having to wait if I ordered again. I really wish the laws were such that I could more easily get the car directly from the factory like Tesla, no middleman. I know with BMW you can actually order a car, pick it up in Germany at the factory , drive it around Europe and they'll then ship it to the USA for you. No idea how much extra it would cost and not sure I want to drive in Europe vs taking public transit but at least I'd get my car https://www.bmwusa.com/european-delivery.html https://www.bmwusa.com/european-delivery.html
  - ProblemFactory 9y ago
    > No idea how much extra it would cost I thought the "European delivery" scheme's attraction was that it is cheaper than buying the same car in the US - because you are driving it around Europe, it's imported as an used car.
    - stephencanon 9y ago
      Correct. Also it doesn’t count against the dealer’s allocation, so the dealer is more than happy to help you order precisely what you want. We picked up our 328 wagon in Munich, great experience.
  - sbalea 9y ago
    I did exactly that. It actually costs about 5% less. And driving the German Autobahn or some twisty mountain roads in The Swiss Alps is an unique experience.
gambiting 9y ago
Did you not sign a purchase contract when you paid your deposit? I know I did when I ordered my car - it stipulated that the car will be ready for collection up to 30 days after delivery to dealership, and the dealership can't sell it in that time.

StavrosK 9y ago

Wow, that's scummy. Over here you have bought the car and it's yours, they can't just sell it to someone else.

brokenmachine 9y ago
Good deal for $1k. :-)
- StavrosK 9y ago
  I think I had prepaid around $1.5k or so actually.

jandrese 9y ago

At least you know you chose a good set of options. It just flew right off the lot. Did they at least have the decency to refund your $1000?

gamblor956 9y ago
Legally, they'd have to refund him for the $1000...
greggman 9y ago
of course they refunded the $1k. They didn't pay for the 3 months of going without a car in West Los Angeles nor the 3 more months of having to wait if I ordered again. I really wish the laws were such that I could more easily get the car directly from the factory like Tesla, no middleman. I know with BMW you can actually order a car, pick it up in Germany at the factory , drive it around Europe and they'll then ship it to the USA for you. No idea how much extra it would cost and not sure I want to drive in Europe vs taking public transit but at least I'd get my car https://www.bmwusa.com/european-delivery.html https://www.bmwusa.com/european-delivery.html
- ProblemFactory 9y ago
  > No idea how much extra it would cost I thought the "European delivery" scheme's attraction was that it is cheaper than buying the same car in the US - because you are driving it around Europe, it's imported as an used car.
  - stephencanon 9y ago
    Correct. Also it doesn’t count against the dealer’s allocation, so the dealer is more than happy to help you order precisely what you want. We picked up our 328 wagon in Munich, great experience.
- sbalea 9y ago
  I did exactly that. It actually costs about 5% less. And driving the German Autobahn or some twisty mountain roads in The Swiss Alps is an unique experience.

gambiting 9y ago

Did you not sign a purchase contract when you paid your deposit? I know I did when I ordered my car - it stipulated that the car will be ready for collection up to 30 days after delivery to dealership, and the dealership can't sell it in that time.