Dealerships near California

[taco2raptor]

I pulled out of the deal for now. Dealership wants me to wire money before signing any paperwork. Feels a little sketchy to me. They also don’t want a certified check the day of pick up.

 

[cfmistry]

I pulled out of the deal for now. Dealership wants me to wire money before signing any paperwork. Feels a little sketchy to me. They also don’t want a certified check the day of pick up.

You did the right thing. This sounds off.

 

[taco2raptor]

You did the right thing. This sounds off.

Now I’m a little concerned because I did apply for financing through their website. So they have all my info but it just didn’t feel right to send money without signing anything.

 

[mgordon]

Finnin Ford has MSRP in Idaho. Tindol Ford in North Carolina. It is normal to wire some type of funds in a refundable deposit. I would not have a problem, plus they are not chip reading your card. Depending on paperwork you have an eligible chargeback with your bank.

 

[mgordon]

Watsonville Ford is really helpful. I did not buy from them, but would have. They were $5K over a year ago, so imagine MSRP now.

 

[SK19]

I bought in Pennsylvania in 2019 to get MSRP (and performance blue). The 2500 mile drive was great. I varied the speed quite a bit for engine break in.

 

[taco2raptor]

Finnin Ford has MSRP in Idaho. Tindol Ford in North Carolina. It is normal to wire some type of funds in a refundable deposit. I would not have a problem, plus they are not chip reading your card. Depending on paperwork you have an eligible chargeback with your bank.

They want me to wire the entire down payment ($30k) before flying out to pick it up.

 

[grleon65]

They want me to wire the entire down payment ($30k) before flying out to pick it up.

That doesn't sound right - I put down $1k to lock in my purchase. Yes, the timing was different (summer 2020), but not that large a sum of $.

 

[SK19]

I paid nothing before flying 2500miles to get truck. I said I'm coming on monday please call me if you sell truck before I get on plane.

 

[DashDog]

Now I’m a little concerned because I did apply for financing through their website. So they have all my info but it just didn’t feel right to send money without signing anything.

I have done this a few times, then backed out of buying a vehicle/cutting the dealer off (for a Nissan SUV). If you are worried, you can log into or create a profile with the big 3 credit monitoring agencies, and put a freeze on your big 3 accounts. It really just prevents someone from being approved for any type of loan/credit card. It will stop about 90% of applications. You can unfreeze when your ready to apply for something again. It’s free to do.