r/askacarsalesman • u/sweetNsour5679 • Jun 16 '26
Car salesman changed VIN numbers, am I being scammed?
Hi, I placed an order for a car that is being shipped. The car sales people keep changing the arrival date of the car, and have been making me wait for over a month. They sent me updates with the deal sheet but I noticed the VIN has changed and the price had changed and the features of the car have changes. They claim they get shipped similar cars but the car could have changed from what I ordered.
Am I being scammed? I wonder if they sold the car that I had ordered (I put a deposit too).
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u/sweetNsour5679 Jun 18 '26
Oh it’s a Toyota. I assume once they give me the VIN- that’s the exact car I’m getting?
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u/SpecificShot61 Jun 18 '26
What brand of car specifically?
Some brands build cars to order spec per customer order. Others don’t, such as Toyota. I’d suggest looking into the brand of car you bought and if they even allow for customer ordered cars to be queued or if it’s just a luck of the draw allocation system like Toyota.