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2,585 710 May 14, 2013 at 12:28 PM in Chat
So I went to a car dealership to look at a Mitsubishi Eclipse I'm interested in. I took it for a test drive and was convinced to put down a deposit for the price they were giving it to me for. I asked if I could get a refund if it falls through (they don't offer financing, full cash only). They said yes and go back and forth telling me "congrats on your car!". "I'm like dafuq?" I signed a purchase contract that stated a deposit is non-refundable yet the dealer told me I could if worse comes to worse. Even the manager came up to me and said if need be, we can refund it. Bad situation. Am I SOL? Sadwalk
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Squilly
05-15-2013 at 09:28 AM.
05-15-2013 at 09:28 AM.
Quote from TigerStar :
Well shit, why didn't you mention you had his business card at first.

That changes everything!
Doesn't really matter.
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larrymoencurly
05-15-2013 at 01:17 PM.
05-15-2013 at 01:17 PM.
Quote from Justawannabe :
Say you changed your mind and want your money back. That is the only way you will find out if you will get it back.
I'd probably say the high cost of insurance on a sports car makes the car unaffordable.

Also whenever a dealer asks for a deposit and just won't deal without one, write on the check, "For fully refundable deposit."
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05-15-2013 at 07:48 PM.
05-15-2013 at 07:48 PM.
Quote from larrymoencurly :
I'd probably say the high cost of insurance on a sports car makes the car unaffordable.

Also whenever a dealer asks for a deposit and just won't deal without one, write on the check, "For fully refundable deposit."
I doubt insurance would be that bad.
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johnlawwhiskey
05-15-2013 at 09:15 PM.
05-15-2013 at 09:15 PM.
Quote from Squilly :
So I went to a car dealership to look at a Mitsubishi Eclipse I'm interested in. I took it for a test drive and was convinced to put down a deposit for the price they were giving it to me for. I asked if I could get a refund if it falls through (they don't offer financing, full cash only). They said yes and go back and forth telling me "congrats on your car!". "I'm like dafuq?" I signed a purchase contract that stated a deposit is non-refundable yet the dealer told me I could if worse comes to worse. Even the manager came up to me and said if need be, we can refund it. Bad situation. Am I SOL? Sadwalk
You signed the contract saying that the deposit was non refundable. You are up a creek without a paddle. If you were able to get them to claim that the deposit was refundable, you should have gotten them to edit the paperwork before you signed it. Unfortunately, now it's your word against theirs, and the paperwork is on their side.
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llskankzll
05-15-2013 at 09:44 PM.
05-15-2013 at 09:44 PM.
Quote from Squilly :
So I went to a car dealership to look at a Mitsubishi Eclipse I'm interested in. I took it for a test drive and was convinced to put down a deposit for the price they were giving it to me for. I asked if I could get a refund if it falls through (they don't offer financing, full cash only). They said yes and go back and forth telling me "congrats on your car!". "I'm like dafuq?" I signed a purchase contract that stated a deposit is non-refundable yet the dealer told me I could if worse comes to worse. Even the manager came up to me and said if need be, we can refund it. Bad situation. Am I SOL? Sadwalk
Same thing happen to my parent back in 1998. Even though they signed the paper (to lock in the price), they were able to get the full amount back ($500) . Just get ready to argue for a long time laugh out loud

The reason they pulled out of the deal because the police founded our minivan after 2 months laugh out loud .
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James Bond 007
05-16-2013 at 05:22 AM.
05-16-2013 at 05:22 AM.
Quote from llskankzll :
Same thing happen to my parent back in 1998. Even though they signed the paper (to lock in the price), they were able to get the full amount back ($500) . Just get ready to argue for a long time laugh out loud

The reason they pulled out of the deal because the police founded our minivan after 2 months laugh out loud .
I'm glad the police founded it. One time, I founded a $5 bill, but my wife always foundeds my keys.
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05-16-2013 at 08:02 AM.
05-16-2013 at 08:02 AM.
Quote from johnlawwhiskey :
You signed the contract saying that the deposit was non refundable. You are up a creek without a paddle. If you were able to get them to claim that the deposit was refundable, you should have gotten them to edit the paperwork before you signed it. Unfortunately, now it's your word against theirs, and the paperwork is on their side.
The manager even came over to say that it was refundable. Now why would he want to risk his reputation over that? It's a deal over money, the funds at which I don't have, that was part of the agreement. I had to sell my car to get the funds to make the deal happen. Didn't sell it, no money.
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Frogstar
05-16-2013 at 08:26 AM.
05-16-2013 at 08:26 AM.
Quote from Squilly :
I doubt insurance would be that bad.
For an 18 year old male on any car?
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FeedMeAlmonds
05-16-2013 at 08:28 AM.
05-16-2013 at 08:28 AM.
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For an 18 year old male on any car?
Squilly is male?
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Frogstar
05-16-2013 at 08:36 AM.
05-16-2013 at 08:36 AM.
Quote from FeedMeAlmonds :
Squilly is male?
That's the impression I'm under.
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zzyzzx
05-16-2013 at 08:36 AM.
05-16-2013 at 08:36 AM.
Quote from Iaaaiws :
It's a Mitsubishi Eclipse so you are really SOL if you end up stuck with it.

Iagree

OP is screwed either way!
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TigerStar
05-16-2013 at 09:17 AM.
05-16-2013 at 09:17 AM.
Quote from Squilly :
The manager even came over to say that it was refundable. Now why would he want to risk his reputation over that? It's a deal over money, the funds at which I don't have, that was part of the agreement. I had to sell my car to get the funds to make the deal happen. Didn't sell it, no money.
Dude, you are so naive.
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05-16-2013 at 09:24 AM.
05-16-2013 at 09:24 AM.
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Dude, you are so naive.
That's more nicely than I phrased it.
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05-16-2013 at 09:30 AM.
05-16-2013 at 09:30 AM.
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That's more nicely than I phrased it.
I'm trying not to be mean. We were all young and stupid at one point. Some of us even outgrew it.
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Majide
05-16-2013 at 09:39 AM.
05-16-2013 at 09:39 AM.
Quote from TigerStar :
Quote from Squilly :
The manager even came over to say that it was refundable. Now why would he want to risk his reputation over that? It's a deal over money, the funds at which I don't have, that was part of the agreement. I had to sell my car to get the funds to make the deal happen. Didn't sell it, no money.
Dude, you are so naive.
Iagree

Risk his reputation? I thought all car salesmen and car lots had bad reputations anyway. Smilie

They want money. You give them money.

So anyway, how old are you, OP? You really do sound naive, but you are buying your own car... I don't know... I'll go with 18 (but I want to guess younger than that).
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