Re: Dealer unable to fix our trade in and wants his vehicle
Posted by Tony T. Liu, Esq. on 12/10/03
Hi Mary,
Look all the paper works you and your husband signed and see
if the dealer has the right to do so (asking for
reimbursement if they can't fix the problem). Otherwise, I
believe a deal is a deal. They just have to eat the loss.
Tony T. Liu, Esq.
Attorney at Law
(714)390-1666
On 12/10/03, Mary wrote:
> My husband and I leased a new vehicle two days ago.
> We traded in our 1999 minivan which I had advised the
> salesman had transmission problems and an oil. He asked
if
> we would be able to drive it to the dealership and I told
> him that I thought we could which we did.
> When we were test driving the new car their mechanic
looked
> over our van and the salesman was happy to report that
they
> would give us $5,000 for it, which we accepted and used as
> our downpayment for the lease. We signed all the papers
> contacted our insurance company and took the car home that
> night. I just received a call from the salesman saying
> that the van is unfixable and they want their car back or
> they want us to pay them $1,500. Please let us know what
> you think. Thank you.