Legal Question in Consumer Law in Texas

bait and switch at an auto dealership

If you go online and find a car advertised at 4,995. And while you are standing in the dealership they get the car and you take it for a test-drive. You start talking about the car and the salesman says this car is not 4,995. This is the right stock number. So we finish the test-drive. The salesman goes to his boss and his boss tells him that is the wrong price. After we drove almost 2 hours to get there. As we are standing there the salesman comes and tells us that the car is 14,995. Well needless to say I had a print out of the internet ad. But I left it at home. But I really do have it. When we got home the car was listed as 15,995. How is that a TYPE-O? Anyway can the dealership be forced to sell me the car at the advertised price? And this was after 2 phone calls from the dealership earlier in the day to make sure we brought the right materials with us for the financing.


Asked on 10/15/05, 5:29 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
TC Langford Langford Law Office

Re: bait and switch at an auto dealership

In Texas, bait-and-switch is governed by the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act (DTPA). Under certain circumstances a consumer is entitled to treble damages and attorney fees. You can access the DTPA through the website of the Attorney General. TCL

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Answered on 10/16/05, 1:00 am


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