So if you leave a deposit because you intend to buy the car, and then you went and found of different one a few days later you liked better, you would expect that other dealer to give you a refund, because nothing took place? Really?

Listen people. When you are out to buy a car, and tell the dealership you ARE INDEED going to purchase that vehicle, most will require a deposit. There are VERY FEW reasons why a dealer should give this deposit back. One would be, if the customer was unable to secure a bank loan. the other would be if the dealer misrepresents something regarding the car or the sale. THAT IS ALL. If you tell the dealer you are buying that vehicle but you need them to wait a week or two or whatever until you do whatever, and then change your mind, you are out of luck. You have to understand that a dealer may have been able to sell that car 3 or 4 times and lost the opportunity because they were holding it for you as you committed to buy but did not. They also could have used that money from the car sale, which they missed holding it for you, to buy other cars, and sell them as well, all in the time frame of holding the car for you. To say it’s unfair, or get a lawyer because you changed your mind and want your deposit back is asinine. Often times, as mentioned in this post, people will leave a deposit, and then go shop around until they were supposed to buy your car, and then come back after they bought something else and want their money back. In what world is this either fair, or ethical by the customer? There isn’t one. Bottom line, if you have the funds to buy a car, and commit to buying the car, and change your mind, after a deposit was made, don’t expect to get your money back, and if you have the gonads to request it, good luck, but for the sake of ethics, I hope they don’t give it to you