Help!! Need Advice on Dealership

[lochnessmonster]

The other real question is where are all of these lawyers who said that you could work it out with this dealership before? Remember them? I seem to remember tons of accusations saying that taking a hard line with the dealership was foolish. I seem to recall only one person saying to take a hard line. Wonder who that could have been?

I commented before that this dealership was unethical and that you should not be treated this way because you "had money". You paid good money for a car and it was significantly damaged. You were a good guy about it. Now, this dealership is going to make their money back on you, one way or another. Again, unethical, while you were willing to let the issue slide and move on.

As for the resolution........look, you most likely signed something about purchasing the car. Read it. They may be trying to change the terms on you. If they are trying to change the terms, hold them to the contract if you can. Otherwise you are going to have to be more nasty with them. They do not treat you as a valued customer.

Even if you had a new car delivered, who knows what they will do to it. Hope you get out of this set of problems.

Where are the other lawyers you ask? Practicing law. I was in Court all day Monday, and all day Yesterday. In fact, I'm in Court both days, every week. I don't read every thread on this site every day. I have work to do. Now, with respect to your comments, the "facts" of this situation have clearly changed. "Taking the hard line" and suing the dealership for "loss of use" and "emotional distress" was foolish, given the facts provided. Period. This issue is entirely different. If you can't see the difference, I'm not surprised.

I have no idea what the purchase contract says. Only the OP and his lawyer know that. Trying to provide legal advise without important documents in front of you is ridiculous. From what I can gather, the OP has cancelled the order as a result of the dealership requiring an additional $14,000 to continue the build. The contract may very well contain a clause that indicates that the"terms are subject to change at any time without prior notification on behalf of the seller". Have you ever read this before???? Duh. Only one of the most common terms in contract law. If this term is in the contract, and the OP has signed the contract, then he is legally bound to continue on with the performance of the contract. If the contract indicates that the deposit is non-refundable, he is in big trouble. Playing "hardball" has its time and place. It is impossible to know when that is without all the facts. Anyone who professes any different isn't, IMHO, providing good advise, whether it's legal or otherwise. Period.