Dealer Dragging Heels

[Cynic-Al]

I shook hands on a year old beemer with a main dealer just over 2 weeks ago, and it's now looking like early next week before I get it. Getting worried that there's something wrong with the car, and that i should pull out of the deal.

The dealer's excuses have been due to 'admin issues' getting the car transferred from one branch's stock to another, then there was the salesman's holiday, then a scuff on one of the wheels being repaired. I've had 3 versions of the finance agreement to sign because of errors, and because they've dicked about with this it'll now be Monday before BMW can complete the payout.

Getting very wary, and thinking that there's something up.

 

[AiiR]

Are you getting a killer deal?

If not I'd walk away and go to a different dealership. If you show them the deal you have right now, tell them if they beat it you'll shake on it there and then. They will likely bite your arm off for the business.

 

[Cynic-Al]

The deal is ok, but not really seeing any other cars closer than 300+ miles away that are ticking all the boxes for me.

 

[AiiR]

The deal is ok, but not really seeing any other cars closer than 300+ miles away that are ticking all the boxes for me.

See what you can get brand new? Show them the spec and what you're willing to pay. They can only say no.

 

[iamdjdz]

Dealers can be slow anyway I wouldn't worry too much about it, from my experience they'd tell you if something was wrong with the car and it would just add more delay. Salesmen are notorious for not passing things on to colleagues properly either hence the paperwork.

 

[BallisticGT3]

I've just put a deposit down on a one year old beemer and everything is going full steam ahead as the dealer wants completion and the car gone by the end of the month.

 

[Rroff]

Not really unusual for a main dealer unfortunately - I've lost count of the number of times things have gone slow once they have your money :| but quick enough when trying to get it. And the endless promises of call backs that never happen.

 

[Burned_Alive]

If it's a main dealer and only 1 year old, then it's all covered under warranty anyway. Transferring stock between dealers isn't as straight forward as you might think.

 

[keylion]

I wouldn't worry. As mentioned above, once the deal is done things can tend to slow down dramatically. They're also probably very busy with the 1st September new registrations coming up.