[julio91]

Originally Posted by Mo@BMWofFairfax

Only time will tell . I can tell you we will be the first to discount

Ok I'll DM soon my lease is up in October and hopefully you could earn my business and gain a loyal customer.

[kdu3]

Originally Posted by Mo@BMWofFairfax

If anyone is interested in placing an order for the BMW M2, we are offering the M2's for MSRP. We are offering a $500 refundable deposit option and a $500 non refundable deposit option. Non-refundable deposit clients will have priority. Please contact me if you are interested via PM!

-Mo
BMW of Fairfax

Called your dealership yesterday to see what's what. Was promised a call back but never got one. Not the best way to start off a relationship! Might have to defer to BMW of Alexandria.

[The Automotive Enthusiast]

Originally Posted by kdu3

Called your dealership yesterday to see what's what. Was promised a call back but never got one. Not the best way to start off a relationship! Might have to defer to BMW of Alexandria.

My apologies, Mondays is one of our busiest days. I will PM you.

[Hankdoll]

Originally Posted by chmura

Yes I am No. 4 on my dealer that sells the most M's in the country. So they should get a few allocations off the bat.

Chmura, can you tell me what dealer are you ordering from? How long since you got on the list? Please PM if you don't want to post. Thanks!

[igom3]

Originally Posted by Mo@BMWofFairfax

I am positive we will fulfill every order. As you can imagine this car is going to be HOT. Let us work for your car quicker in your driveway.

Don't forget , we don't make money until you buy.

Non-Refundable takes priority over Refundable.

How many allocations do you have? And how many months will go by until you fulfill orders?

[The Automotive Enthusiast]

Originally Posted by igom3

How many allocations do you have? And how many months will go by until you fulfill orders?

No dealer has this answer =)

We did the same thing with the i8, took 28 deposits and sold 18.

[chambolle]

Originally Posted by Benzima

My concern would be to put a non-refundable deposit (wheter it is 500$ or 3000$) on a car you probably won't have or is not available yet (but Mo@FairFax says he is confident all customers will be satisfied).

Surely they will refund a 'nonrefundable' deposit if they cannot allocate a car to you. That's silly. Clearly the idea is if you agree to nonrefundable they will keep it IF you are offered a car and refuse it. Just a way to separate serious buyers from those just taking a flyer to hold a spot in line at multiple dealers. $500 is hardly a big commitment.

I gladly gave my dealer five grand. They know I want the car. If they can't get me a car, they damn well better give the do re mi back, and I am quite confident they will. I am a repeat customer for purchases and repairs and they would be crazy to pull a stunt like that. Believe it or not, there are ethical car dealerships in the world.

[BMWCCA1]

Originally Posted by Mo@BMWofFairfax

It would not be good business to take $500 from a client in exchange for nothing.

Also most likely not legal in the state of Virginia. I believe you can only reclaim marketing costs toward selling the ordered vehicle. Would be hard to claim a cost if the dealership wasn't able to deliver in a timely fashion. Most (good) dealers won't even bother with that.

[pruettfan]

I actually think the non-refundable option is one more dealers should consider. One of the problems is that folks are on many lists so while someone may be spot 11-12 on a list and probably half will fall off when their chance comes to get a car so it is impossible to know what the real position is. I am on 6 lists at this time. I have an order in the bank but don't have a production number yet once I have the number I will call the other dealers and pull my name. I suspect most just leave their names on the list even though they have found an allocation or decided to go with another car.