Legal Question in Consumer Law in Florida

Automobile purchase

i bought a 2001 ford mustang on the 30th of may. i signed the contract and took the car home. in the contract it stated that i gave them $2000 as a deposit but i never gave it to them. they called me the next day to tell me the bank approved the loan and to come in and resign the contract. i did and still they never asked for the money. now a week later they realized i never gave them the money and are now asking for it. the contract states that all down paments are due at delivery. well they delivered it but never asked for the money. now, is it my legal right to tell them i gave it to them since the contract states i did or what? can they come and take the car if i do not pay? what legal right do they have as proof i did not pay the money? let me know, thank you.


Asked on 6/06/03, 12:03 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Randall Gilbert Gilbert & Caddy P.A.

Re: Automobile purchase

Pay them the $2,000.00 as agreed. It wsa just as much your fault that you did not pay, because it was your obligation to make the $2,000.00 payment.

The law will certainly not work to protect you, nor can you offer any evidence that you did make the payment by check or otherwise, unless you plan on comitting perjury and just lying about it, in which case that is a whole other felony.

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Answered on 6/06/03, 12:19 pm


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