Dan,
I fully understand "Deposit." But every contract is up to negotiation. The dealer was a third party it seems in this case, and should have funded any progress payments to the manufacturer beyond the deposit. Haven't you ever heard these guys say "I want to earn your business" ? Hell, let the Dealer EARN his comission.
I'm sure you don't get payment in full for any surgery BEFORE you do it, and in many cases have to wait for final payment from the insurance company. I know I never got payment in full for a set of architectual plans before they were completed, or for that matter, started. And, I sure as hell had to pay for all my consultants fees before I ever received the final payment. We are professional people who understand contracts, and making a deal work even if we have to modify the contract in some ways. csx7oo? implies he paid all the money up front; so, I stand by my statement that he fell off the vegetable truck.
On another note; a CSX, a SFP, a 930, what else you got in the stable. Me thinks you, the Toy Collector, and myself (all that I know of so far) need to see a Dr. (the Shrink kind). Maybe we can work out a contract for a group rate.
See you at VIR? Next question: CSX or SPF?
TL
