Bill N said:
Does anyone know what the deal is with getting rebates when ordering from the factory? I recently ordered my Acadia, got the best deal I could and asked about any rebates. Saleman said no rebates on factory orders. I noticed afterward I initialed the box that states all rebates are assigned to the dealer. Tonite I got an email from a dealer I was considering ordering from stating he could give me 500 bonus cash and 1,000 conquest cash. I'm calling my saleman tomorrow and cancelling if he refuses to give the rebates

. Don't like doing this but 1.500 in my pocket is better than theirs.
Bill, regardless of what the salesman says, I would probably cancel from this dealership if I were you. They cannot make promises of rebates, because those are at the time of delivery, but if they emphatically stated that you cannot get rebates on a factory order, then they were flat out lying.
The idea that factory orders cost the dealership more is also not true. Yes, it is true that the Acadia sitting on the lot is costing them money, and they would probably rather you buy that-- but if it is not right and you are not going to buy one off the lot, then ordering does one very beneficial thing for the dealer-- They get to order a car, just like they do every few days or week, but with that car, it is exactly right to sell within hours of rolling off the truck. There are no additional charges to ordering as opposed to the cars they get every week, that is BS.
I am awaiting ours, and I will tell you, I don't have the deal done. I didn't sign anything, I didn't initial anything, I didn't pay down one penny. They have my name, address and phone number. If they want to do me wrong when the car comes in, I walk, and they will have lost a sale. Go put the Acadia next to the five others on the lot and sell it in a week or two or maybe longer. Or maybe another dealer in town might just request that car because they have a customer who walked in and wants that particular one

I don't want to play games with the dealer, I just want a fair deal. I am not going to try and take all his profit, he deserves his holdback and maybe a little more, and he deserves to make a profit on selling my trade.