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A lot of great advices here so I'll just supplement what's already been said:

- Don't be afraid to walk away if there are things you're not comfortable with

- Most people on here will say not to buy extended warranty or any sort of additional things but at the end of the day, it is YOUR choice. It's up to you to decide the value of extended warranty. For the 2 brand new cars I've purchased in my life, I've never had any additional stuff added in which includes extended warranty, paint protection, etc. However, I've been a Service Advisor for multiple dealer brands over the years and there are a lot of scenarios I've seen where it saved the customer some hefty bills.
- Speaking of paint protections, tints, under coating and such, I would highly advise to get this done outside of the dealership for a number of reasons. The first is, most dealers are driven by volume so what matters to them the most is how fast they can be done and not necessarily the quality of them. Even at the dealers I've worked at, I've never had their detail team touch my car LOL. Second, they're usually marked up and in most cases, it's more expensive than the dealer. You're in the Okanagan so it might not work for you geographically but I got my FRS done by Ken at Autowerkes Exclusive (they were RS sponsors for a number of years) 7 years ago and I'm having him do my 4Runner next month.

- Put it in writing that the deposit is refundable. There have been many shady stories about dealers not refunding deposits. Even with a refundable deposit, my gf had trouble getting hers back from a dealership last year and I had to keep pushing to get it back which shouldn't have happened. Glad she didn't get the car from them though.

- I would highly recommend getting replacement car insurance for brand new vehicles.