Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 10:49 AM
Subject: (no subject)
HI, I DONT KNOW IF YOU CAN HELP BUT I HHOPE SO .A FRIEND OF MINE BOUGHT A CAR AND PUT DOWN A 1000 DOLLARS. BUT THE CONTRACT SAID $1750.THE DEALERSHIP SAID ORALLY THEY WOULD GIVE HER TIME TO PAY THE REST. WELL 24 DAYS LATER THEY CAME AND REPOSSED THE CAR BECAUSE THEY WANTED THE REST OF THE MONEY. THEN, WHEN SHE OFFERED THEM THE MONEY THEY REFUSED; KEEPING THE CAR AND HER MONEY. WHAT RIGHTS DO WE HAVE? SHE WASN'T EVEN GIVEN 30 DAYS TO MAKE A PAYMENT AND, WHEN SHE TRIED TO GIVE THEM THE REST OF THE MONEY ACCORDING TO THE CONTRACT THEY REFUSED. HELP OR CAN YOU?
Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 10:49 AM
Subject: (no subject)
HI I DONT KNOW IF YOU CAN HELP BUT I THINK SO .A FRIEND OF MINE BOUGHT A CAR AND PUT DOWN A 1000 DOLLARS BUT THE CONTRACT SAID1750.THE DEALERSHIP SAID ORALLY THEY WOULD GIVE HER TIME TO PAY THE REST.WELL 24 DAYS LATER THEY CAME AND REPOSSES THE CARBECAUSE THEY WANTED THE REST OF THE MONEY.THEN WHEN SHE OFFERED THEM THE MONEY THEY REFUSED KEEPING THE CAR AND HER MONEY.WHAT RIGHTS DO WE HAVE.SHE WASNT EVEN GIVEN 30 DAYS TO MAKE A PAYMENT AND WHEN SHE TRIED TO GIVE THEM THE REST OF THE MONEY ACCORDING TO THE CONTRACT THEY REFUSED.HELP OR CAN YOU.
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david ingram replies weakly!
The problem is that an any oral agreement on a used car is only worth the paper it is written on.
And, every jurisdiction (state and / or province) has different sets of rules.
From your description, she does not have a leg to stand on (or a car to drive).
The only advice I can give is to go to your local Better Business Bureau and complain.;
They all have arbitration panels and if your lady friend goes in with the money and says she offered to pay "right now", she just might win in the publicity war.
However, the costs could be very high.
I would make the suggestion that she is better off taking the $750 she has and finding another car and making a better deal.
The dealer who seized the car likely has another $750 worth of Bailiff and other fees against this now and she would need $1,500 to "catch up.
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