Will i be sued for backing out of a contract on a used car ?

Question

My "mom"
(Happens to be a very nice elderly lady who lives 2 doors away from me on her own since I was a kid, who knows little English)
She knows absolutely nothing about cars.

She sign's a contract (I have no idea what but she said all of them) on a used car.
She tells me about it when I get back home from work and went to the dealership to check it out.

I tell her she's being ripped off, so we go into a office to see if there is any way the dealership will cancel the contract.
They gave me the run around and I said look "we don’t want the car period" they gave me the run around again, words where exchange and we left the dealership very angry.

The term was she had to put down $5000.00 I don’t know if it was verbal/written because THEY NEVER GAVE HER A COPY OF THE CONTRACT.

However theye said the paperwork was sent to the DMV (california).

I know she signed the contract but is there any way of getting out of it?

Any help would be greatly appreciate.

Answer 1

Depends on the terms stated in the contract. You need a copy of it and read it before you can even attempt to do anything, no copy, no proof. Sounds to me like a dirty dealer trying to rip people off

Answer 2

How long ago did she sign the contract? In most states you should have three days to back out of a contract for an item over $25.00. Cars and houses included.

Check your the Blue pages of your phone book. There ought to be someone you can call in CA who is a consumer advocate and could give you far more sound advice. (Unless someone else in CA reads this post.) I'm sure that the fact that they never gave her a copy of the contract is not legal.

Answer 3

it sounds like the dealership is trying to rip her off and they should have given her a copy of the contract and she can also say she wants a copy of it. it is her legal right to have a copy of the contract. if the dealership refuses i would get a lawyer and sue the dealership.