Legal Question in Consumer Law in Washington

do I have any recourse?

just purchased a used vehicle on 12/11. they gave--name removed--$2K less than blue book for--name removed--trade in claiming that it was what blue book said for--name removed--vehicle, yet today 12/12 I went online on the dealers own website and brought up the numbers for--name removed--vehicle, and found they lied...they did not put down all the extra & deluxe features--name removed--vehicle had, they simple put in the year and make. do I have any recourse in forcing them to give--name removed--more money back or towards the loan, since they did not truly look up the value of--name removed--vehicle as it is with all the extras?


Asked on 12/12/06, 8:12 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Elizabeth Powell ELizabeth Powell PS Inc

Re: do I have any recourse?

Let me get this straight.

You think the dealer owes you money because your trade in vehicle is worth more than the dealer thought it was worth because they did not do their research properly?

And who should have been pointing out to them the value of your trade in? Yes. That would be you.

You understand no doubt that the dealer intends to mark up the price he paid for the trade in in order to clear a profit. But you don't think he's marking it up enough.

But he's the seller, and he has the discretion to charge what he figures he'll get for the car.

You bargained to take what you thought was a reasonable value for it as a trade in.

Um, next. Powell

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Answered on 12/12/06, 8:53 pm


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