The car was preowned and the financing went through, except now, after 25 days of having the car I tell them that there is a transmission problem with it. They took the car back. The lady told us (while we were at a different dealership, so it is recorded) that we should just come in and they will give us our money back. We put $1,000 down. We took the car back and asked for our money. Now keep in mind the lady told us just bring the car in and we get our money back. Well, when we got in there they said they were keeping $750 of the downpayment for usage of the car, because we had it for 25 days. We didn't bring the car back because we didn't like the color or decided we wanted a different kind of car, we brought it back because there was a problem with it. Because she told me (and it is recorded) that we could bring the car in and get our money back, does this give me a case against them to get the whole downpayment back? There's a lemon law here, but don't know how it work
2006-12-09 09:26:26 · 12 answers · asked by Billys girl 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Buying & Selling
time to talk to an attorney in your state or parish
2006-12-09 09:29:02 · answer #1 · answered by tomkat1528 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no 'lemon law' on used cars. My first question would be who did your actually financing (the lender) of the vehicle, assuming it wasn't an 'on the lot' financing deal? If the dealership took back the car and didn't pay off the balance, then you will have a bigger problem when the finance company tries to collect payments from you. I know of another dealership in North Carolina that has done that to a few unfortunate people. As far as trying to get the rest or your money back, it will probably cost you more than it's worth. You could find a local attorney and ask him or her their professional advice. I hope this helps.
2006-12-09 14:45:30 · answer #2 · answered by The Auto Evaluator™ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
have you contacted the principle or general manager of the dealership? I can't imagine that they would go through all of this over $250.00. If you tell the general manager all of this he/she probably will refund the money to close the case and not let it get any further. If they still won't contact your state's better business bureau and file a complaint against the dealership. You can also contact the attorney generals office and file a complaint with them. They both have consumer complaint divisions. Also, I know car law is different state by state, to my knowledge in the states that I am familiar with, the lemon only applies to new vehicles.
2006-12-09 10:19:26 · answer #3 · answered by skittle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have all the paperwork and everything being said is correct then tell the dealership owner the problem and that you will have to get a lawyer to take care of the problem. If the owner of the car lot does not offer to solve the problem there I would talk to a lawyer that does cases by settlement upon winning the case or a lawyer that will charge all of his or her expense to the dealership. I hope this helps and I dislike the use of lawyers but I can't stand a dishonest dealership and hope they go broke, of coarse after you get your money back. GOOD LUCK!!!
2006-12-09 09:35:27 · answer #4 · answered by messed up car 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The way I understand things, the lady is a representative of the dealership and if she told you that you would get your money back, that should stand up in court in spite of any paperwork you might have singed earlier. I would verify that this is true in your local area and then let them know this (if it is valid in your area they already do know, but they are hoping you don't). Also, in my area there are several TV stations that have a consumer advocate as part of their nightly news programs, people who expose fraud in the area. If you have something similar in your area, talk to them. Even if what the lady said isn't legally binding, they will likely give all of your money back to avoid getting bad publicity. Good luck, and I'd buy the next car from a different dealership.
2006-12-09 09:40:28 · answer #5 · answered by Jonathan R 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lemon law does not apply to used cars and how many miles did you put on the car? If you put under a hundred, they should refund everything but if you put a couple thousand miles, you should pay for some of that. Think of it as you driving a car for free for a month. Nothing in life is free. Take what you can get and take your business elsewhere.
2006-12-09 10:52:06 · answer #6 · answered by typhon1991 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You do have a case!!!!! And the lemon law is that you hace 30 days to bring back the car for a full refund.
2006-12-09 09:29:27 · answer #7 · answered by chelci2003 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is not any state interior the U.S. the place it relatively is legal for the dealership to maintain your down charge. in the event that they can't supply financing for then you they might desire to refund your downpayment. in case you signed a Bailment contract then you truly might desire to get a reproduction of it. as a be counted of reality why no longer get a reproduction of all your workplace work when you consider that they're being jerks. interior the Bailment you're starting to be agreed to pay for use or mileage interior the progression of a credit decline yet it relatively is a value in line with mile no longer your finished down charge.
2016-10-14 08:47:43 · answer #8 · answered by scafuri 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will probably get your money back if you just ask a lawyer to send them a letter requesting the money, based upon faulty merchandise. Especially if your state has any laws about dealer inspection and warranty.
Good luck.
2006-12-09 09:30:12 · answer #9 · answered by auntiegrav 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're out of luck....they can charge you for using the car. It's one of the papers you signed. The lemon law is for new cars only.
2006-12-09 09:29:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Contact a local newspaper or tv news consumer advocate. It would be free. One contact from the media and they will beg you to take your money back!
2006-12-09 09:33:13 · answer #11 · answered by MisterRE 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋