[Hitman84]

Originally Posted by HouseStark

I've never put a deposit down and I've ordered twice in the past 3 years. The logic that 500 dollars proves someone's serious is ridiculous. You'd rather lose out on selling two 42k cars over a 500 dollar deposit on each?

Ive ordered 2 different Camaros and put down deposits both times. I believe your situation/scenario is the exception, not the rule.

[zookeeper]

I ordered my 2021 zl1 1le in shock color on Jan 14 with $5000 deposit.
And my order had accepted by GM in the first week of Feb. When I asked my order status in ealier march, I got the tentative build week of May 3rd with status code 3000. Then as you know the production halted, I had received a update to move the tenative build week to June 21st . Yesterday, I found the production has been halted again until the end Jun. I checked with my dealer today. They said car has a target build week of July 5th, and it will be still a 2021model. Should I change it to 2022 model?

[Scottyz]

Originally Posted by zookeeper

I ordered my 2021 zl1 1le in shock color on Jan 14 with $5000 deposit.
And my order had accepted by GM in the first week of Feb. When I asked my order status in ealier march, I got the tentative build week of May 3rd with status code 3000. Then as you know the production halted, I had received a update to move the tenative build week to June 21st . Yesterday, I found the production has been halted again until the end Jun. I checked with my dealer today. They said car has a target build week of July 5th, and it will be still a 2021model. Should I change it to 2022 model?

I don’t see why you would. I would think that will just be a longer wait. My opinion of course. Where did you order from?

[zookeeper]

Originally Posted by Scottyz

I don’t see why you would. I would think that will just be a longer wait. My opinion of course. Where did you order from?

I ordered from Wilson Niblett Motors Ltd. a canadian dealership in Toronto. They are (they said THEY ARE...) the largest dealership in the town, so that I just got the allocation once I put my order.

[Scottyz]

I’m familiar with Wilson Niblett. I’m just outside Hamilton. They had a Callaway for sale there. I would still stick with your order if I was in your shoes. Just my opinion. Congrats on the order. You’ll love the car.

[zookeeper]

Originally Posted by Scottyz

I’m familiar with Wilson Niblett. I’m just outside Hamilton. They had a Callaway for sale there. I would still stick with your order if I was in your shoes. Just my opinion. Congrats on the order. You’ll love the car.

Thanks

Yes, I tested drive the callaway 750 when I ordered my zl1 1le. The car is great and unique. However, it is an automatic ... and I was looking for a manual.

[BoostMeUp]

If you change your order to a 2022 you will have to pick a different color as Shock is being replaced by Rapid Blue. I'd leave it be if you're set on Shock!

[Srprobert]

Originally Posted by Gellehaiak

I ordered my Camaro with an incredibly large deposit on the market. This was new to me, but I decided to play it safe. The package was on its way to me for almost a week, and all that time, I tracked it by using china package tracking.
Before, I would have died from waiting so long, but now I feel better using this tool. I think for many of you, this will prove to be a handy tool if you are thinking of ordering yourself a Camaro with such a large deposit.
I will most likely choose a different dealer next time, so my wallet won't suffer so much HAHA

Hi! How were you able to track it using China post tracking? What information do I need to be able to do that?

Thank you in advance for your help!

[tommcd24]

Originally Posted by Gellehaiak

Hm...Guys, Is a deposit good or bad?

Neither. Most dealers will require a deposit as earnest money to place a custom build order. I gave $500, refundable. That seems pretty common. I’ve seen some people only have to put down $200, other put down $1,000.

Some dealers will say they require $1,000-$2,000 non-refundable. One dealer I talked with tried that… I stopped talking with them.

[TacticalByte]

Originally Posted by Gellehaiak

Hm...Guys, Is a deposit good or bad?

$500 deposit for an order is a good going rate, less would be even better, make sure you get in writing that its refundable under your terms, meaning you have an out if another dealer can do better in terms of allocation. Anything higher touching $1k/2K, I would question and reconsider it.

[WhiteMale]

The only time I ran into a deposit was the non-typical colors or model that they don't normally think that they can easily sell if you back out.

[JKSully]

Originally Posted by WhiteMale

The only time I ran into a deposit was the non-typical colors or model that they don't normally think that they can easily sell if you back out.

And sadly, these days, manual transmission falls into that category...

[evilstevie]

My local dealer didn't require a deposit, nor to even see my face. Their attitude is that they'll sell it to somebody if I back out. I bought one vehicle from that franchise about 5 years ago, so it's not like I'm their #1 customer or anything.

[GoDsSoN770]

My dealer asked for a $500 deposit for my order. I ordered a 2022 LT1 in a Manual. The deposit was refundable or could be put towards the car as a down-payment. In the past, I put down a deposit on an in transit vehicle to ensure I'd have first dibs on it when it came in. I'd definitely say it's worth it, especially if it's only $500.