[ezatnova]

Originally Posted by Enkur

When I ordered my car the dealer asked for $1K deposit on the CC but then when it came time to do the actual paperwork I realized that he never actually charged the credit card. I ended up paying by check for the down payment but in any case there is no real reason why they couldnt take your card for deposit.

Back on topic... I think that's what is happening to me too. Strange that they ask for the CC and say they are putting the $1k deposit down, then they never do it!

[John 070]

Originally Posted by theroyalwe

yeah we have a limit of 2500 I think... no idea why.

It has to do with the ease with which you can dispute a charge on the credit card--imagine if someone claimed his USB cable was missing and decided to dispute a 52k charge on the AMEX. We've seen on this forum that people are ready and able to throw a tantrum over little things like that--imagine the headaches as a finance mgr. if these folks stop-pay on a full credit card charge.

[ezatnova]

Originally Posted by John 070

We've seen on this forum that people are ready and able to throw a tantrum over little things like that

It's true! Granted, my car isn't here quite yet, but I can't imagine throwing one of the fits I've seen around here regarding a stupid cable that has nothing to do with what the car was actually built for anyway, which is driving experience. That said, I will throw a SMALL fit if my cable isn't in the car.

[TSM330i]

ezatnova

We're in the same neck of the woods! I got my 325xi from Otto's.

Back to the subject.

Check out this website for some tips:
http://www.creditcardtipsetc.com/cla...edit_card.html

It does cost the dealership extra money to let you use your credit card, hence the additional fee the website above mentions. I put a $500 deposit down when I ordered the 325xi on a credit card.