★☆☆☆☆ — Extremely disappointing experience with BMW - Hhenrypham
★☆☆☆☆ — Extremely disappointing experience with BMW Autohaus.
I am sharing my experience so other buyers can understand what happened before sending a deposit or making travel arrangements with this dealership.
I agreed to purchase a 2020 Lexus RC300 AWD with 354 km. The dealership’s written quote showed a vehicle price of $40,816.37, a total of $41,592.92 including dealer charges before tax, and a final purchase price of $47,000 including HST, excluding licensing fees.
I paid a $2,500 deposit on October 10, 2026, and received a receipt from BMW Autohaus confirming payment. I was a serious buyer from Regina, Saskatchewan, ready to complete the purchase.
After accepting my deposit, the dealership changed its mind and decided not to sell me the vehicle. They told me management wanted to inspect and recondition it before making it ready for sale. I even offered to fly there, inspect the car myself, and complete the purchase in person, but they still would not proceed.
I then saw what appears to be the same vehicle advertised for $47,998. The earlier advertisement showed $41,998—a $6,000 increase in the advertised asking price. To be clear, these are advertised prices, separate from the $47,000 tax-inclusive total on my purchase quote.
Seeing the higher listing after the dealership cancelled my purchase was extremely frustrating. I cannot know management’s internal reasoning, but from my perspective, they accepted my deposit, backed out of the transaction, and then advertised the vehicle at a substantially higher price. That sequence completely undermined my trust.
The deposit situation made everything worse. After THEY cancelled the sale, I had to send numerous messages asking for my $2,500 back. Their handling of my refund request was slow, and I had to keep chasing them. The delays left me feeling that they were reluctant to return my money.
Why should a customer have to repeatedly ask for their own deposit back when it is the dealership that refuses to complete the transaction? I expected them to take responsibility and promptly arrange the refund without making me chase them.
I had also made travel arrangements based on this purchase and incurred flight cancellation costs. Buying a vehicle from another province requires planning, time, and money. Their decision affected me beyond simply losing the opportunity to buy a car.
They did not apologize to me. There was no offer to make things right or address the costs and inconvenience I experienced. After committing my money and organizing the purchase in good faith, I felt that my time and expenses were treated as though they did not matter.
For me, this experience raised serious concerns about the reliability of their commitments, their communication, and the way they handle customers’ deposits when a transaction falls apart. I expected much better professionalism and accountability from BMW Autohaus.
My advice to other buyers, especially anyone travelling from out of province, is to get the complete purchase terms and refund conditions in writing before sending money or booking travel. Ask what happens if the dealership decides to cancel after accepting your deposit. In my experience, an agreed price, a written quote, and a paid deposit did not ensure the purchase would proceed.
Based on how my purchase and refund request were handled, I cannot recommend this dealership. I was ready to buy, but I was left with disrupted plans, additional costs, repeated follow-ups for my deposit, and a complete loss of trust.
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