Yep, I walked away - any smart person would do the same. You take enough of a hit by buying a new vehicle instead of used, no need to add more to the loss by buying at a premium. I know Infiniti dealers tried this with the G35's introduction, it too, did not last long. As I side, if it's a limited production run, and you know that -- it's a different story.
I posted a long time ago about the Sky and Solstice introduction -- and the head of Saturn (Jill L) even came out and publicly lambasted their dealer network saying price gouging was not going to be tolerated. Since I wasn't at all following the Sky/Solstice, I have no real idea of what happened beyond that public pronouncement -- whether her declaration did any good and whether they actually knocked a few dealers' heads in the process.
It's one thing to do this when you're "king of the world" and quite another to do it when you're trying to climb back up the hill -- which is how I view GM and certainly Buick at this point. GM killed the Oldsmobile brand and they had far more sales/units sold when they were given the death sentence than Buick has had in the past year or so. The point is, really, why let the dealer network alienate a whole group of folks who may never, ever would have bought a GM product? Makes little sense to me -- and the 2 are tied together -- it's not only the product that you get from GM/Buick, but the dealer treatment as well.
My order is in -- has been since 7/27 -- but it is in limbo. As many have suggested, I am still trying to find one already built and delivered to a dealer that I can buy, which is why I keep looking. My order went in under Supplier pricing. I didn't have to twist the dealer's arm to do this. However, it now appears he is playing games with the order, having downgraded the priority and not using an allocation to get it accepted by GM. This is all part of the "GAME" that is being played out there -- along with dealers requiring Non-Refundable deposits on a "HOT" car. Like they wouldn't sell it if you walked away? This is ALL a part of the customer experience and this exactly, is my beef with what's going on.