Dealer-to-dealer transfer

[ipoh]

Hi all...I wonder if any of you guys know...

My local dealer apparently run out of its allocation for a certain car this year and to get the next allocation would mean a 3-4 months wait. Now, the dealer suggested that they could "purchase" a car from another dealer and ship the car over for a few hundred dollars. Is that possible? I.e. "paying" a few hundred dollars to "jump the queue"?

[inco]

They buy a car from a dealer nearby and charge you for the delivery fee. Done all the time. Sometimes they swap cars and no money changes hands. Either way it's done all the time.

[ovr50]

Agree w Inco - done all the time. You usually are asked to pay part or all of the "delivery fee". No problems.

[ipoh]

Thanks guys...I guess I could "save" on this extra delivery fee if I have the patience and just wait for the next allocation in a few months' time.

Thanks again for the info...

[articsteve]

It's called a dealer trade and it's done frequently.  However, the costs of transporting "traded" vehicles is an internal matter.  They are just slamming you for extra cash. 

Your position should be that how they acquire a vehicle is not your concern.  You offer them X amount regardless of where it comes from.  They will either say yes or no.  Don't get trapped in having to contribute specifically to their operating costs.

[PJungnitsch]

A friend was looking for a pickup a few months ago and his local Dodge dealer refused to sell to him. They had gambled on Dodge's recovery and bought up lots of stock while the other dealers were playing it safe. They told him they were making way more now on transfers to other dealers than they they would make on private sales.