Legal Question in Consumer Law in California
Used car contract altered without consent
I accepted an offer for a used vehicle based on the information given to me by the finance manager. We aggreed 271. a month 3000 down and I signed the contract under this assumption. Next day my wife is needed to sign the contracT co-borrower, and they have changed the contract adding 1500 to the initial price of the vehicle and 2800 from the pay off on the trade in. they told my wife that i had already signed agreeing to these additional fees. And she had no choice and couldn't recend my acceptance. She walked out signing nothing. am i only accountable to the terms on the original contract. I figured out they screwed up on the math benefiting me. Can they be bound by this? And what about their untrue statements to my wife?
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Used car contract altered without consent
They are bound by the original contract.
Re: Used car contract altered without consent
The question is, was it a contract based on your signature alone, or was it conditional on your wifes signature for the loan, as well? That is what they will argue.
You are not bound to purchase the car at the adjusted price, and they may be guilty of attempted fraud for telling your wife that you had already agreed to the new terms, and trying to force her to sign.
You may not be successful in getting the car at the original price, but you may tell them that you plan to file a complaint with the district attorney about their attemted fraud.
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