Reg
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The amount of down payment and amount when it goes into production depends on the dealer and how good of relationship you have with them. If a bunch of people cancelled their orders due to covid/economy, I wouldn't be surprised if they were asking for larger payments now. I have seen small amounts of $4k to 10% when the order status is "locked" (usually right before production") It makes no sense for them to get that down payment any sooner than that since they are not on the hook for the car.I just paid my $2500 for a slot at my local dealer in Minnesota, USA. The slot is for a 2021 that will go into production in December and arrive here in February (most likely). It sounds like the dealer wants 10 to 15% down when it goes into production. Though there was some confusing talk over the phone about getting the down payment sooner. What did others do?
In my case I would like to be able to change to a Sport Turismo if it is announced before December and I like the way it looks.
Also, IIRC, once the order is locked, the dealer is on the hook for it, so for them to switch you to a Turismo at that point, still means they need to find someone to buy that car from them.
Of course, the dealer can always argue with corporate and so on, but they will do that based on whether they want to have that fight or save that for another customer 's issue.
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