I've bought a used car about ten days ago which I thought was perfect, until I found out it doesn't have half the safety equipment I thought it had, because it's a south pacific version.
There's no mistake by the dealer, I just hadn't done my homework properly.
Now I want to take this car back to the dealer and give him a chance to make money on me again for his trouble by having him obtain another car for me, from another dealer, because he doesn't have the model I want.
How will that work out, what do you reckon?
What should I do to make this possible?
I've got to have a super-safe car, where I live is just not safe.
2007-07-02 04:03:05 · 7 answers · asked by Tahini Classic 7 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Buying & Selling
Obviously, my plan is to bring the car back, tell him "I'm prepared to lose money on this, just take it back, please, and by the way, can you get me a more expensive, different car which I've found on the internet at a dealership in another city, I'll obviously pay the difference".
How dumb does that sound, man, do I feel silly.
Do car dealers swop and trade cars among each other so that this kind of thing is possible?
2007-07-02 04:06:43 · update #1
Your biggest problem would probably be how much you can get the dealer to give you for the car you don't want. In my area dealers swap cars back and forth to each other regularly (one of my friends used to work at a dealership and one of his jobs was transporting the cars that were swapped). The problem with the car you already got is that as soon as you drive it off the dealer's lot it becomes a used car and depreciates rather significantly. As you said, you will lose money. The other thing is that the dealer may want to charge you transportation fees, depending on where they can get the car from. If the source is fairly local, there probably won't be fees, but if the car is some distance away, expect another financial hit.
There may be a second option available. Cars are made so that any option that is available can generally be installed on any car of that model and year. This being said, it might actually be cheaper to have the safety equipment you want installed in the car you already purchased. I'm not sure what all you want that your current car doesn't have, but this is another option you could ask the dealer about to save yourself some money.
Good luck!
2007-07-02 04:19:22 · answer #1 · answered by Jonathan R 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unless your sales contract specifies a return policy of some sort (some dealers give a 15 or 30-day return/exchange type thing), the dealer is under no obligation to accept the car back. If you borrowed money to buy the car, the dealer no longer owns it, the bank does, and to give it back is a voluntary repossession and will damage your credit. If you live in the US, you might have a loophole if this car lacks federally required safety equipment, but that might be a longshot.
Next time, do your research before you buy.
2007-07-02 04:12:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
If this is a reputable dealer he should work with you. If he has the car that you really want he'll probably work out a trade. But used car dealers do not "swap" cars with each other.
I don't know why where you live would matter, the safety features on a car have nothing to do with where you live, it's how you drive.
2007-07-02 04:19:28 · answer #3 · answered by mccoyblues 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, Car Dealerships want their customers to be happy. They will get you the other car, for a price. I have a friend that works part time for a dealership doing exactly what you are wanting. He drives with someone to the new dealership and returns with the car that the customer wants. Don't feel dumb or silly. Mistakes happen all of the time and I am sure the dealership that you bought this car from will work with you to get the other one. Good Luck
2007-07-02 04:16:43 · answer #4 · answered by mpm955 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think you should just go yourself to the dealer that has the car you want. Trade in the car you don't and buy the car you want. There's no need to go back to the lot that sold you the car that you don't want.
2007-07-02 04:09:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Poor Tahini, another storm in the tea cup.
Drive up to the lot and give the closer this question.
Why not let him enjoy it too.... and play it by ear
Easy enough? I hope so...
mfG ein Dich trotdem Bewundernder..*lol
2007-07-02 04:42:31 · answer #6 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If this is in the United States, you may have some recourse. There are laws governing the sales of out of market vehicles. Check it out.
2007-07-02 04:20:35 · answer #7 · answered by Jay P 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋