My Camaro order being showed on dealer website

R2D2520 · 02-10-2023, 04:43 PM

So my Camaro order is in transit currently, and I took a look at my dealership's website for shits and giggles, and my car was on the website.

This is concerning to me, I've heard of dealers selling cars under people, but when I went in they assured me that this would not happen. On the cars listing there is A LOT of people viewing it, and it makes me pretty nervous I'm not going to lie.

Is it normal for dealers to show people's orders on the website or are they looking for someone else to outbid me?

BowTie-Guy · 02-10-2023, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by R2D2520

So my Camaro order is in transit currently, and I took a look at my dealership's website for shits and giggles, and my car was on the website.

This is concerning to me, I've heard of dealers selling cars under people, but when I went in they assured me that this would not happen. On the cars listing there is A LOT of people viewing it, and it makes me pretty nervous I'm not going to lie.

Is it normal for dealers to show people's orders on the website or are they looking for someone else to outbid me?

This is normal. Once a car is in transit, it automatically shows up on the dealers website. Same thing happened with mine

LeonardS · 02-10-2023, 05:02 PM

Most sold vehicles only show on my Dealers website for one day. They delete sold orders from the website every morning.

db2022cs · 02-10-2023, 05:05 PM

Funny thing, I found the car I purchased on the Chevy website as it was in transit. Riverside Blue, 2023 2SS 1LE 6MT. There were 2 exact cars, both going to same dealership. I thought it was just like a mistake or a bug or something. I managed to snag it with a $1,000 deposit. It turns out they just took someone's order for the exact car and got two of the exact same spec/color everything. I do think it is a little weird that they show orders of cars that have been custom ordered by a customer. Another thing, my car got to the dealership before the one that was custom ordered as the one that the other person had a vin attached to it already.

R2D2520 · 02-10-2023, 05:19 PM

Thanks everyone! very calming for my nerves to hear this!

flobb · 02-10-2023, 07:18 PM

I'm sure people back out all the time. The car is not sold until a sales contract is signed and buyer takes possession. It makes sense for it to automatically show up in their inventory, and then they follow the process to take it down.

Caerus · 02-10-2023, 10:30 PM

Same happened to my car, as it shows up on their website. I need to ask them the pull the car off the website. Having it there probably attracts more people to the dealership. When they inquire and are disappointed it is sold, the dealership will try to sell them some thing else. Kind of bait and switch sort of. I have been on the receiving end all to many times.

vj123 · 02-11-2023, 06:50 AM

Its very common for ordered vehicles to show up in dealer inventory as they are technically not sold.

But my dealer removed the vehicle from their dealer listing as soon as i placed a deposit and it just completed production few weeks back.

arpad_m · 02-11-2023, 08:58 AM

All ordered cars show up on the ordering dealer's website as part of an automated process, mine did as well. This alone doesn't mean the dealer will sell your car to anyone else, but I will say that I got a little shaken up myself, too, back in 2018, called the dealer for confirmation and was told that the car was mine and no other customer would touch it.

GXP08jrf · 02-11-2023, 11:12 AM

It seems like there've been a lot of threads reccently where people have called dealers about "In-transit" Camaros they see on a dealer's website, but are quickly told "It's sold." If you're dealing with an ethical dealer, I don't think you have much to be concerned about. For most of 2022, my opinion may have been different...

Geese1 · 02-11-2023, 07:50 PM

Funnily enough, mine didn't show up on the dealer website. Of course, my salesman sent me a text on a Friday night saying it looked like it was being loaded on a truck that day and may be arriving the following week. Car showed up on Monday, and I picked it up the same day, so maybe it just never had a chance to even go into inventory for more than the one day it was on the lot and thus never appeared on their website?

02-10-2023, 04:43 PM	#1
R2D2520 Drives: 2023 Camaro 1LS Join Date: Dec 2022 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 11	My Camaro order being showed on dealer website So my Camaro order is in transit currently, and I took a look at my dealership's website for shits and giggles, and my car was on the website. This is concerning to me, I've heard of dealers selling cars under people, but when I went in they assured me that this would not happen. On the cars listing there is A LOT of people viewing it, and it makes me pretty nervous I'm not going to lie. Is it normal for dealers to show people's orders on the website or are they looking for someone else to outbid me? __________________ 1100: 10/15/22 2000: 12/23/22 (was a nice xmas present to find out) 3000: 1/?/22 TPW: 1/23/22 3800: 1/30/22 4200: Delivery ETA: 2/13/23 5000: 2/14/23 6000: 2/24/23

02-10-2023, 05:02 PM	#3
LeonardS Drives: 1969 Z28,1992 Z28,1994 Z28,1999 SS Join Date: Oct 2021 Location: Jamestown, ND Posts: 1,154	Most sold vehicles only show on my Dealers website for one day. They delete sold orders from the website every morning. __________________ 24 2SS 1LE, Riptide Blue, A10, PDR. Picked up 11/5/23, 560 miles. 23 ZLE Rapid Blue, M6. 6/27/22 TPW. Off assembly line on July 12th, 2022. To Dealer August 6th. Delivered August 8th. 129 miles. 99 SS Vert, Hugger Orange, A4, 806 miles 94 Z28, Black, M6, 595 miles 92 Z28, last car built at Van Nuys Plant, Red, A4, 125 miles www.last1992camaro.com 69 Z28, Dusk Blue, M4 29 Ford Business Coupe 28 Ford Pickup 24 GMC Denali 2500HD CCSB 4x4 22 Jeep Grand Cherokee 13 Ford F150 Crew Cab 4x4

02-10-2023, 05:05 PM	#4
db2022cs Drives: 2023 2SS 1LE Join Date: Dec 2022 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 114	Funny thing, I found the car I purchased on the Chevy website as it was in transit. Riverside Blue, 2023 2SS 1LE 6MT. There were 2 exact cars, both going to same dealership. I thought it was just like a mistake or a bug or something. I managed to snag it with a $1,000 deposit. It turns out they just took someone's order for the exact car and got two of the exact same spec/color everything. I do think it is a little weird that they show orders of cars that have been custom ordered by a customer. Another thing, my car got to the dealership before the one that was custom ordered as the one that the other person had a vin attached to it already. __________________ 2023 Riverside Blue Metallic 2SS 1LE Camaro 2021 Black Hyundai Veloster N -Sold- 2016 Grey Chevy Volt -Sold- 2018 Blue AWD Kia Stinger GT2 -Sold-

02-10-2023, 05:19 PM	#5
R2D2520 Drives: 2023 Camaro 1LS Join Date: Dec 2022 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 11	Thanks everyone! very calming for my nerves to hear this! __________________ 1100: 10/15/22 2000: 12/23/22 (was a nice xmas present to find out) 3000: 1/?/22 TPW: 1/23/22 3800: 1/30/22 4200: Delivery ETA: 2/13/23 5000: 2/14/23 6000: 2/24/23

02-10-2023, 10:30 PM	#7
Caerus Drives: 2023 Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Jan 2023 Location: NC Posts: 322	Same happened to my car, as it shows up on their website. I need to ask them the pull the car off the website. Having it there probably attracts more people to the dealership. When they inquire and are disappointed it is sold, the dealership will try to sell them some thing else. Kind of bait and switch sort of. I have been on the receiving end all to many times. __________________ 2023 Camaro ZL1 6MT Summit White

02-10-2023, 07:18 PM	#6
flobb Drives: 2022 2SS Join Date: Jan 2021 Location: MO Posts: 157	I'm sure people back out all the time. The car is not sold until a sales contract is signed and buyer takes possession. It makes sense for it to automatically show up in their inventory, and then they follow the process to take it down.

02-11-2023, 06:50 AM	#8
vj123 Drives: 2023 ZL1 Join Date: Sep 2022 Location: The Detroit Posts: 152	Its very common for ordered vehicles to show up in dealer inventory as they are technically not sold. But my dealer removed the vehicle from their dealer listing as soon as i placed a deposit and it just completed production few weeks back.

02-11-2023, 08:58 AM	#9
arpad_m Drives: 2018 Camaro 2SS A8 Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 11,696 View My Garage	All ordered cars show up on the ordering dealer's website as part of an automated process, mine did as well. This alone doesn't mean the dealer will sell your car to anyone else, but I will say that I got a little shaken up myself, too, back in 2018, called the dealer for confirmation and was told that the car was mine and no other customer would touch it. __________________ 2018 Camaro 2SS — G7E MX0 NPP F55 IO6 735 rwhp \| 665 rwtq Magnuson TVS 2300 80mm pulley \| Kooks 1 7/8" LT headers \| JRE smooth idle terminator cam \| LT4 FS & injectors \| TSP forged pistons & rods JMS PowerMAX \| DSX flex fuel kit \| Roto-Fab CAI \| Soler 95mm LT5 TB \| 1LE wheels \| 1LE brakes \| BMR rear cradle lockout \| JRE custom tune 1100 - 1/30/18 \| 2000 - 1/31/18 3000 - 2/06/18 TPW 2/26/18 3400 - 2/19/18 \| 3800 - 2/26/18 4300 - 2/27/18 \| 4B00 - 3/01/18 4200 - 3/05/18 \| 4800 - 3/14/18 5000 - 3/16/18 \| 6000 - 3/19/18

02-11-2023, 11:12 AM	#10
GXP08jrf Drives: 2016 1LT 'Vert Join Date: Feb 2022 Location: Midwest Posts: 172	It seems like there've been a lot of threads reccently where people have called dealers about "In-transit" Camaros they see on a dealer's website, but are quickly told "It's sold." If you're dealing with an ethical dealer, I don't think you have much to be concerned about. For most of 2022, my opinion may have been different...

02-11-2023, 07:50 PM	#11
Geese1 Drives: 2022 2SS 1LE - 2023 Mazda3 Turbo Join Date: Nov 2021 Location: Northwest PA Posts: 245	Funnily enough, mine didn't show up on the dealer website. Of course, my salesman sent me a text on a Friday night saying it looked like it was being loaded on a truck that day and may be arriving the following week. Car showed up on Monday, and I picked it up the same day, so maybe it just never had a chance to even go into inventory for more than the one day it was on the lot and thus never appeared on their website? __________________ 2022 Camaro 2SS 1LE - manual - Rapid Blue Black Wheel Lug Nuts and Locks Package Knee Pads, Black Sueded 4/15/22 - #1100 4/19/22 - #2000 4/22/22 - #3000 4/26/22 - #3000 - TPW 5/23 5/12/22 - #3400 - TPW 5/23 6/18/22 - #4300 7/25/22 - #6000 - Took delivery 5/28/23 - hit 1,500 miles - break-in officially over!

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