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I need advice
So I bought my fit today, Stupid me I didn't check the odometer reading.Here's what happend. I signed my papers and the business manager said there are 12 miles on the car. It says so in the contract as well.
After I signed my papers and everything the sales woman walks out and says "Your car is at 102 miles and will be 103 after I get gas for it." I said "didn't the contract say 12 miles?" The sales woman then says "yeah, I put 12 but it's actually 102."
I'm gonna get the car either way but does anyone know if I should complain or anything? Is this illegal?
Btw I have only signed contracts I have not paid for the car yet.
Update: I called the sales woman and told her I wasn't happy. I asked her for an addtional $300 off or the contract is void. We'll see what she says.
Udate #2: OK so the saleswoman called me back and said they'll just rip up the contract. She says someone is willing to pay MSRP for a car with 150 miles on it. Oh well back to shopping for me.
If anyone wants to know which dealer was this, this is Stevens Creek Honda in San Jose.
The car was a black Sport with automatic transmission.
After I signed my papers and everything the sales woman walks out and says "Your car is at 102 miles and will be 103 after I get gas for it." I said "didn't the contract say 12 miles?" The sales woman then says "yeah, I put 12 but it's actually 102."
I'm gonna get the car either way but does anyone know if I should complain or anything? Is this illegal?
Btw I have only signed contracts I have not paid for the car yet.
Update: I called the sales woman and told her I wasn't happy. I asked her for an addtional $300 off or the contract is void. We'll see what she says.
Udate #2: OK so the saleswoman called me back and said they'll just rip up the contract. She says someone is willing to pay MSRP for a car with 150 miles on it. Oh well back to shopping for me.
If anyone wants to know which dealer was this, this is Stevens Creek Honda in San Jose.
The car was a black Sport with automatic transmission.
Last edited by nerdgrl416; Apr 24, 2006 at 11:21 PM.
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Did they let you out of your contract or give you a hard time saying that they will hold you to it?
By the way I encourage you to get the reference numbers for all of the banks they ran your credit at. That way when you go to a new dealer they can just switch the financing over.
By the way I encourage you to get the reference numbers for all of the banks they ran your credit at. That way when you go to a new dealer they can just switch the financing over.
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Originally Posted by KenClunk
Did they let you out of your contract or give you a hard time saying that they will hold you to it?
By the way I encourage you to get the reference numbers for all of the banks they ran your credit at. That way when you go to a new dealer they can just switch the financing over.
By the way I encourage you to get the reference numbers for all of the banks they ran your credit at. That way when you go to a new dealer they can just switch the financing over.
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Originally Posted by tywen
I think you need to make sure they write on your copy of the contract
with words NULL AND VOID, dated and signed by the same person
who signed it originally (or same power of attorney). Ask a contract lawyer.
I don't think earing up a contract doesn't mean anything, especially there are
so many copies. I always thought Verbal contract in California is binding....
did you put a deposit down, shake hands, well you signed something...
They might not want to hold you to your contract because of the fraud (mileage
error) but that comes under Errors and Omissions law. But still you have signed
a contract.
with words NULL AND VOID, dated and signed by the same person
who signed it originally (or same power of attorney). Ask a contract lawyer.
I don't think earing up a contract doesn't mean anything, especially there are
so many copies. I always thought Verbal contract in California is binding....
did you put a deposit down, shake hands, well you signed something...
They might not want to hold you to your contract because of the fraud (mileage
error) but that comes under Errors and Omissions law. But still you have signed
a contract.
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