Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Virginia

Car salesmen threatens lawsuit

I was wondering if a car salesman can sue me for money for a vehicle I didn't purchase yet? I drove it off the lot the first time (with their consent) with no financial agreement made. However, we finished the agreement drove it off the lot(once again with their consent) still with out paying for the vehicle but we were approved for a loan. We returned the truck informing them we no longer wanted to purchase the vehicle. We found a different vehicle instead. The only reason why I was going to buy the first one was becasue I was their employee and felt pressured to sign the papers. Now they want to sue us for the amount of the truck. Is this just a way to scare us into buying the truck since I'm a young buyer or is this for real. Where I am from, Texas, this would not be the case. You can still walk away if you haven't purchased the vehicle. Are the laws in Virignia different? Thank you for your time.


Asked on 8/24/06, 2:48 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

Re: Car salesmen threatens lawsuit

Once you "finished the agreement and drove it off the lot"(for the second time), you had bought yourself a truck, although, of course, you may not have realized it. And, yes, the dealer may sue you for their provable damages which are not the value of the truck itself, but likely the difference between truck's fair market before you took the truck for the second time and what it was worth after you returned it to the lot for the last time.

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Answered on 8/24/06, 3:21 pm


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