Originally Posted by
shakalaka
So sounds like whatever used to happen in the States is now happening in Canada as well.
My brother ordered a new TRX several months ago at a local dealership in Calgary at which time he was told that it was already in production, or was going into production right away. It didn't have a VIN number assigned, however, there was a 'tracking number' for that allocation. He signed some paperwork and paid them a $5K deposit and even though he wanted to buy it cash, they ran a credit check on him to confirm that he'd be approved for financing. This was 3+ months ago.
Today they call him saying we got a TRX in and let us know if you're interested in bidding on it. He said no it's fine, I will wait for my order and they in turn told him that even his order will no longer be available to him and that he would need to bid on it when it becomes available and that they were going to refund his deposit.
This is absolute fucking nonsense as far as I am concerned and I am taking it personally to the point where I might look into legal action if worth it. I won't name the dealership yet, but I want to see what experience (if any) others may have had with dealerships pulling shady shit like this. I was always under the impression that Canadian dealerships couldn't pull shit like this but apparently they are.