Car finance signing the agreement.
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Graham2
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So you walked away with a car without wondering how you had actually paid for it?
Trying to return the car on a signature technicality because you've decided it isn't for you is a bit remiss in my book, unfortunately this seems to happen a lot as my family - who run a garage - often have to deal with people realising days and weeks down the line that the vehicle they bought suddenly isn't 'suitable' for them. It's amazing how many think they can just return the car after having used it a fair bit. At least you've only had it a few days, I've seen cases where it has been weeks or months.
Surely when you purchase anything that costs thousands, you fully assess it's suitability before signing up for years of finance payments?
Surely when you purchase anything that costs thousands, you fully assess it's suitability before signing up for years of finance payments?
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Bit of a low action trying to get out of the deal on a technicality because you have now decided that the car isn't suitable in my opinion. Surely if you had concerns about the signatures not being done by you personally, you would have raised this at the time with the salesperson when you read through the finance paperwork and/or when collecting the car?
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This is competing with the rusty break discs thread for peak RMS status.
Next time I would advise making sure the car is suitable before you commit to buying it
Then make sure you understand how you’ve paid for the car before you leave in it
You have found a technicality for your own buyers remorse here
The dealer did do something wrong but you’ve admitted yourself this isn’t actually the reason you don’t want the car and just happens to be giving you a get out clause for your own poor decision making
Then make sure you understand how you’ve paid for the car before you leave in it
You have found a technicality for your own buyers remorse here
The dealer did do something wrong but you’ve admitted yourself this isn’t actually the reason you don’t want the car and just happens to be giving you a get out clause for your own poor decision making
Nickyyy
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Yes you ding dong you're supposed to figure that out before you buy it. Its not a test drive ffs
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Whilst the dealer may have been in the wrong by signing the finance paperwork.
You should of made sure what you were buying and signing up to finance for was suitable for your needs. That's why you get a good test drive before buying and see that the car is what you want/need.
I have bought a car before (new Golf R) that I didn't gel with after a few months but I sold it and took the hit as I made the decision to buy it in the first place. It wasn't the dealers fault for selling me something I didn't like.
Can I ask how that is relevant to your original question on the first post?
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Surprised they don't want it back given the market currently and that you've offered some money as well. Unless it's not enough to cover their costs.
Try We Buy Any Car or another dealer? You might not lose too much on it. Plus saves going down this technicality route, which may not end up with the car going back anyway.
I'm sure we've all bought cars we instantly (or fairly quickly) regretted - I know I have lol
Try We Buy Any Car or another dealer? You might not lose too much on it. Plus saves going down this technicality route, which may not end up with the car going back anyway.
I'm sure we've all bought cars we instantly (or fairly quickly) regretted - I know I have lol
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Oh yes totally.
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Would it not have been easier for the guy to take the car back.I offered to pay any money the guy needed for the hassle but he said no.What would you do?
Take ownership of your decision & Part-Ex it for something suitable?
G N K
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Honestly I would have made sure the car was suitable for my needs before even looking at finance or figures. It didn't magically change size or the number of doors didn't alter.
Did it not seem odd at the time that you didn't physically commit to any paper work, sign or electronically sign paperwork? Or pay any deposit or give any banking details?
Its not like a pair of trousers that didn't fit you, its a car, and why should a dealer have to deal with a buy back because the car doesn't suit you? I think theres quite a lot we aren't being told or at least not told the right way of things.
The last 4 cars I've taken on finance, I've had to electronically sign documents, review documents, speak to a business manager on at least 2 separate occasions each time as well as getting email copies of all finance documents, so "finance" didn't come as a surprise.
big_pete
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The problem is that it is entirely two separate wrongs that don’t unfortunately cancel each other out.
The dealer shouldn’t have done that, huge no no, but it wasn’t with ill intention. Doesn’t make it right either so no excusing it.
The second wrong is just wanting to return a car just because you don’t like it. It isn’t a T-shirt
If you bought a house and didn’t like it you couldn’t just hand it back lol
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And why did you return the jeans?Aye a pair of jeans or something, not a car
I didn't try to return it because I didn't like it.The problem is that it is entirely two separate wrongs that don’t unfortunately cancel each other out.
The dealer shouldn’t have done that, huge no no, but it wasn’t with ill intention. Doesn’t make it right either so no excusing it.
The second wrong is just wanting to return a car just because you don’t like it. It isn’t a T-shirt
If you bought a house and didn’t like it you couldn’t just hand it back lol
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