Can a dealership hold a car for you?
Lastly, a dealer may ask for a deposit to hold a vehicle for you after a Purchase & Sale Agreement has been signed. They want to make sure you’re serious about buying the car before they will agree to hold it for you. This only happens if you need time to gather payment for the vehicle or take out a loan.
Can a car dealership keep your down payment?
If you believe the dealer is unfairly keeping your down payment, you may have recourse to get it back. Because many dealers are regulated by a state’s motor vehicle office, you can call to put in a complaint. If your complaint is valid, the dealership is called and asked to explain why the money was kept.
Can I go to a car dealership and just look around?
Originally Answered: Can you go to a car dealership just to look? of course you can, dress up nice and smart and pretend you are interested in buying a car but don’t let them know you you are rubbing them up, ask for a few brochures as well.
Can I sue a dealership for lying?
If you are asking yourself “can I sue a car dealership for lying?” the most likely answer is yes. Car buyers have a claim against a car dealership when the true condition of the car purchased was not revealed during the transaction. Car buyers have the right to know the truth about the vehicle that they purchase.
What happens when you go to a car dealership?
It happens all the time. JT went to a car dealer and found a late model used vehicle he liked. His credit was okay – not stellar – but good enough to allow him to finance the car without getting a co-signer.
Do you have to take your car in for service at the dealer?
If you’ve ever felt you got a raw deal taking your car in for service at the dealer, our anonymous service manager says that may well be true. But he also cites a number of reasons to take your car to the dealer for work anyway—and tells how not to get the short end of the stick when you do.
How often are car dealership service managers wrong?
They might be right 10 to 20 percent of the time, close 20 percent of the time, and dead wrong 60 percent of the time. I had a customer go through six oxygen sensors when all it was was a shorted wire. What’s the smartest thing you can buy from the dealer? A brand-name extended service contract. So if you’re buying a Ford, get a Ford contract.
What did JT do at the car dealership?
As closing time at the dealer approached, they put some papers in front of him and said they had worked everything out. He signed and gave them the $1,000. He got in his new (but gently used) car and drove home. A few days later, the salesman called him and told him there was a “problem” with the paperwork. Could JT come back to the dealership?