Corgidog1

Is your buddy out 6k?

alex2364

Sounds like a scammer got ahold of Kerbeck’s deposit list.

BKNIMKR

Probably Kerbeck Chevrolet of Lagos.

curvesman

he says no , Kerbeck says they got it!

Tennis & Golf Nut

If true, then why request a Deposit at all?

50MileSmile

That’s why you should use a secure Internet connection for sending money, instead of the one at Dunkin‘ Donuts while you’re chompin’ a glazed.

Somebody’s captured his info...

NASTYC7

Kerbeck is wanting 6k down payments? Hell think of the interest @1100 allocations X 6K.... Sitting in a bank or paying off some loans early.... For 5+ months.. Yee HAwwwww…

NoOne

More likely is the dealership had a compromise.

Nm2far

Ordered a 911 GTS built to order on $2K down, nothing else until delivery. I personally think it’s a scam dealers taking anything nonrefundable as any undelivered C8 can be sold at a big mark up on a dealer lot for those that have to have one without the wait.

Tennis & Golf Nut

My Porsche dealer wanted $10k down to HOLD the allocation.

Then another $10k when ordered, total of $20k.

Both Non-Refundable.

I asked why no refund?

The dealer said most people choose their Own Options and others may not like what I chose if I canceled the order.

Then the dealer told me the car was super Hot. I said "if it's really that hot you should be able to resell it in one day."

Skid Row Joe

That doesn't sound right. Do you have it in writing from Kerbeck Chev. Co. to post here??

Maxie2U

GM does NOT require full payment in advance nor does a dealer. I doubt dealers have changed much since I ordered my C7. At that time, I gave MacMulkin Chevrolet a $2000 deposit which was not refundable once GM accepted the order. I did not pay the balance to MacMulkin Chevrolet until AFTER the car arrived at my local dealer and only after I inspected it.

NEVER EVER PAY FOR A CAR UNTIL YOU CAN DRIVE IT OFF THE LOT!

BEAR-AvHistory

But if there was an issue with the car & you did not want it you are out the non-refundable deposit. Have not paid a deposit on any car to be built in years.

Michael A

I agree. I would not put down a non-refundable deposit, in case the car comes in damaged.

However, you are not likely to be able to purchase a C8 the first year, without at least a refundable deposit.

Maxie2U

Clearly you have not factory ordered a C7 if you had you would have to pony up the deposit. The only reason I would not have taken the car is if it had sustained damage during transportation which the dealer would have to deal with not me and I would not have lost my deposit.

Rinaldo Catria

The part about your wife hand delivering the check to him at 3AM in a Denny’s should have been a dead giveaway.

sblvro

It's all refundable. Look st the fine print from GM website.

Nm2far

I guess the market where you are will pay for that kind of nonsense. I could have ordered a 992 from the same dealer $2K down refundable and had discussed the same before I started looking at the C8. The dealer said every dealer spec'd 992 allocation he ordered was sold before they ever arrived. Imagine it will be the same with the C8. Its going to be a while before any are sitting around unsold on dealer lots.

I'd expect to put more down on something like a 911 GT3 RS or RS2. Part of the appeal the Vette is it's a world class attainable sports car, yet unscrupulous dealers are preying on the dreams of the gullible.

direct007

The balance isn't paid for until the car is ready for delivery. Most people will finance through the dealership at that point. Anybody gullible to fall for a scam like this shouldn't be buying a corvette. Most likely, the OP's friend's email account was compromised.

rrsperry

I gave Mike Furman, $1000.. He'll get the balance when I get my car... NO dealer will lose ANY money in the first year on a C8... If the guy that orders it bails, it will get sold very quickly.. Hell, the dealer doesn't even pay for the car until they get it.. (and not even then usually, they get it from GM on credit)