Signed disclaimer? Any advise to protect our orders?!?!

[Liberty1]

With so many dealers, lately, screwing people over on their pre-orders by jacking up the price or reselling to a broker or not offering discounts I was wondering if I should go to my sales rep this week and have him sign some statement that roughly reads:

You will not sell the car over MSRP....

You will not resell to a broker...

You will accept GMS or Supplier discount if applicable...

You will accept any other incentives/offers given by your dealership and/or Chevy including buy not limited to financing, cash back, etc....


Anyway, does anyone else think this is a good idea or would this be a bad stigma between my rep and I?

And if this is a good idea, can anyone with legal knowledge present a form or give me some advice as to how I should go about doing this... basically to protect myself from any bs and fraud and without looking like a total asshole at the same time.

[Camarino]

i would do it
but i spoke with camaro scotty about this very issue (unfortunately i deleted the PM, so hopefully he will chime in here)
but even that may not protect you i don;t remeber exactly what he said though

[Ry4nVan]

I'm thinking of doing the same thing. I put $500 dollars down and they told me they'll allow GM discounts. They just recently told me one week out from TPW that they are no longer accepting discounts. I never had anything in writing, but in my opinion-- a handshake is rock solid. I guess I was wrong, so now I'm thinking about going in and getting everything in writing just to at least save my order.

What a sad new business world we live in. Morals and ethics in some cases are GONE.

[snsdiver72]

In most states they have what is called the Hand Shake Agreement or the gold law or rule. It is still acceptable to have a handshake agreement, but it is a civil issue, and therefore you would need to goto civil court which inadvertently costs you more money. If you did not put much money down and are not willing to get screwed over anymore than you already fill that you have, then just cut your loss and goto a different dealer in your area and replace your order but this time in writing. Most business can give you an estimate sheet or a promissory note. If it was only $500 I would go somewhere else. I ordered my IOM 2SS w/RS manual w/Sunroof on the first of November. Maybe this info will help you, and if not I tried.

[RPO_Z28]

The only disclaimer you will get in writing from the dealer is your buyer's order that both of you should have signed when you originally ordered the car.

All the fine print is on the front and the back to protect both parties.

If you agreed to order a Camaro at MSRP, why should the dealer now accept a supplier/credit union/college grad, etc. discount and cost him money? If you had a deal at GM Supplier (in writing) and then the dealer asked you to sign another document saying you would pay MSRP, what would you tell him? I think the reaction would be the same as his if you ask him to sign something else.

[CamaroScotty]

Best protection is:

Buy from a dealer you can trust. Period.

[Chevyrocker]

You really should have had a buyers order signed at the beginning...it may be too late now. In reality, we should all be thankful that we are paying MSRP. It really didn't have to go that way.

The other thing is, there won't be any discounts other then GMS/supplier/military. There will not be any rebates or 0%. Putting incentives like that out there COSTS GM MONEY, and trust me, with the amount they spent getting this vehicle to us, they won't just throw more money at it.

[DDustiNN]

Originally Posted by CamaroScotty

Best protection is:

Buy from a dealer you can trust. Period.