When I picked up my former 3P in NC I asked how they wanted the down payment, SA said a personal check was fine, “after all, we know where the car is at all times.” which was a bit of a reality check.Pickup is 5 hours and I still don't know how much I owe or how I'll be paying for the car. No one has reached out except via text/email (with two conflicting instructions by the way), my trade-in is messed up in the account, and no final docs/final price is visible on our end.
When we show up with a personal check since they're leaving us no time to prepare otherwise, I better not get attitude.