Tips for buying a car

[Daymoe]

Hello everyone, I know I'm not everyone's favorite member but I need some advice. I just got off the phone to a car dealer and he wants me to put a deposit down on a car before he will give me a definite price, he said they'll take it off the market and let me test drive it to see if I actually like the car first and if I don't, they'll give me a full refund.

He said there was lots of interest in the car, so I should be quick. I made an offer of $16,000, its a BF XR6 Manual listed for $17,999 with 192,000km on the clock but with a full service history, he wouldn't give me a yes or no about my offer, but he hinted at yes a fair few times.

I'm wondering, should I lay down a deposit, or can they stooge me and take my money if the car happens to sell on me before I get down to test driving it/making up my mind?

Thanks guys, help is much appreciated.