Dealer is advertising my custom order?

I was looking at the COTUS tonight and recently found that the days to delivery and arrival date had disappeared. I decided to google the VIN for giggles and found that the dealer is advertising my car, same VIN etc, as "coming soon" and "in transit"

Is this normal for them to be advertising the car?

Not normal, I'd call them up and demand an explanation.

svt93style said:

I was looking at the COTUS tonight and recently found that the days to delivery and arrival date had disappeared. I decided to google the VIN for giggles and found that the dealer is advertising my car, same VIN etc, as "coming soon" and "in transit"

Is this normal for them to be advertising the car?

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Even my EDD and arrival date has vanished.

svt93style said:

I was looking at the COTUS tonight and recently found that the days to delivery and arrival date had disappeared. I decided to google the VIN for giggles and found that the dealer is advertising my car, same VIN etc, as "coming soon" and "in transit"

Is this normal for them to be advertising the car?

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I think it is they auto list cars even if they are sold

firestarter2 said:

I think it is they auto list cars even if they are sold

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Yeah, I've seen dealer sites do this. The system automatically generates a listing.

Lots of dealers have an automatic advertisement of their incoming inventory, I would not be too worried about this.. but I would call them just in case and make sure all is well.

When I was looking for an R, some of these dealers would have their R's pop up in their "for sale" webpage, and the prices were usually advertised at MSRP.. Every time I called a dealer, they said the car was "sold" or that the ad was a mistake that was automatically placed.

Most likely the ad was auto placed and can still remain on the website for a few days even after you pay for the car (as was in my case). Just confirm to double check as others stated.

Mine was advertised on the website as in transit. You have your paperwork in order, yes?

My GT350 was not custom order but I put a deposit on it 2 months before it arrived. The dealer kept it on their website even after I took delivery. Assume they do it to generate interest.

Mine did the same but they're super johnny on the spot about stuff and hid the listing. But this dealership is literally one of the best in customer service in the nation. Just call and politely inquire. No biggie.

svt93style said:

...found that the dealer is advertising my car, ... as "coming soon" and "in transit"

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My dealer also did that. I asked about it when I saw it and they said they are NOT trying to sell it, just using the advert to try to bring in some traffic to their lot to look at other 350s they had. I was OK with that. FWIW

^^^ And THAT is false advertising. They're advertising something for sale that they don't have.

Krogen said:

^^^ And THAT is false advertising. They're advertising something for sale that they don't have.

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...or just another day on the wonderful internet...

96cobra said:

Lots of dealers have an automatic advertisement of their incoming inventory, I would not be too worried about this.. but I would call them just in case and make sure all is well.

When I was looking for an R, some of these dealers would have their R's pop up in their "for sale" webpage, and the prices were usually advertised at MSRP.. Every time I called a dealer, they said the car was "sold" or that the ad was a mistake that was automatically placed.

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^^^This. I was calling around looking for a 991.2 GT3 and found the same thing. Every time a car would pop up, I'd call and the dealer would say the car was allocated, there is a line of people waiting, and the listing is an error.

Thanks for the input.
It’s ridiculous how much emotion is involved in this purchase.
When I saw the car posted it reminded me of being 16 and catching someone checking out my girl because she was hot hot hot. So absurd.

Talked to my dealer, he’s calling his rep to check the status of the build because my days to completion disappeared. Mentioned the add and they seem auto generated. To be honest the dealer should let others know the car is coming even though it’s spoken for because I’m sure people back out all the time. Just smart business on their end.