Feb
Stating that a customer can return a car 48 to 72 hours after a purchase is completed? I'm not really doubting its existance, but I couldn't find anyone that got the benefit of a Carfax title check that turned out to be wrong. Just trying to better my education and disprove Urban Myths.
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There is NO right to return a car because you changed your mind.
There is NO right to return a car because you changed your mind.
There is NO right to return a car because you changed your mind.
I can not say this enough!!!
The 72 hours rule that everyone keeps talking about applies to in home sales. It does not apply when you go to a "normal place of business". It was designed to prevent people from being pressured into signing contracts just to get the salesman to leave their home. When you go to a place of business, you always have the option of walking out. You can not walk out of a sales situation in your own home.
When you take delivery of a vehicle, and drive it off the dealers lot, you own it!! The dealer is not required to take it back, and most likely will not. If he does, you will have to buy another vehicle from him, because he is not going to refund your money.
You may be able to get a dealer to cancel a sale if there is fraud involved, but an error on the carfax report would not be consided fraud on the part of the dealer.
Carfax reports are not always accurate, and are many times incomplete. Carfax and othe vehicle history report companies get information from public records and from insurance claims. Not all damage is reported to insurance companies, so not all damage information will be availible to
a title history company.
For example, if I were to run off the road in an ice storm, and hit a tree. I could put a claim in on my insurance or I could pay the repair cost out of pocket. If I decide I want to pay out of pocket, I have the car taken to the local body repair shop, and pay them for the repair.
The body shop does not report to any vehicle history report company, just as your local service station will not report repairs or maintenance done. A clean vehicle history report does not mean that the car has never been damaged!
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In California they have the Lemon Law… Any good mechanic will be able to prove that he has inspected it and found a number of things wrong with it. Providing you grease his greasy palm, knowwhatimsayin?
Answer:
Two states have recent laws that require the dealer to provide an OPTION for a consumer to PURCHASE cancellation contract which gives them a specified number of days to return the car.
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/…
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/brochures/fas…
Other dealers may offer such an option - but there is no national law requiring this.
I don't understand the comment on Carfax. The real value is running the Carfax report BEFORE you buy. An your best bet is always a full inspection in addition to a Carfax report.
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