Is a vehicle offer and sale agreement legally binding?

[triumphnz]

hey dude I have to ask --and not being critical of ya I just need to know.---WHY diddn't you take the 14k CASH offer and run?
In your shoes I'da taken the 14k and gone in and screwed the dealer down for the best cash deal he can do. Heck even if it only matches the trade in deal money wise you are $1k -$1500 better off
If its a franchise dealer then an 11 year old car might not be all that desireable to em.

didnt want to be fucked around as had it before, guy was in another town and the ute was quick and easy and it was the day before i first saw the ute i got the offer on the car the 1k wasnt worth the hassle i work 24/7 and dont have the spare time to be fucked around bad enough dealing with the dealer, thought it would be in and out and done.

[triumphnz]

dealer accepted the deal ,ang first thing this morning by the manager. thanks to everyone for the advice.

[Hawkeye]

A good outcome on your part. And big to the dealer for honoring the deal.

[Smifffy]

Somehow I imagine that a certain salesman will be reamed for

a. Screwing up the deal
b. Screwing around the customer

[Max Preload]

YEA RIGHT.--Dude theres the airy fairy in theory world and then theres the real world.

So you reckon you know better about what I'd do than I actually do? Bullshit you do.

[FROSTY:Me]

So you reckon you know better about what I'd do than I actually do? Bullshit you do.

Do you work for the mass media by any chance? Quoting totally out of context. or should I say you have the wrong end of the stick.
I'm refering to what a dealer does/has to do in the real world. Of that I have a little bit of experience
It has no reference to what you may or may not do -How could I know what you would or wouldn't do?

[Waikato Yamaha]

Glad to hear it worked out.

But if you read the terms and conditions on the back of the VOSA you will see this.

11. ALTERATIONS IN PRICES: The Motor Vehicle Traders prices may be altered at any time and all goods, components and parts therefore, and other products are sold subject to the prices ruling at the time of delivery. In the event of the total gross cost on the date of delivery being greater than that shown on the face hereto this Order shall be construed as if the total gross cost at the date of delivery was substituted for the total gross cost shown on the face hereto. In any such event the Purchaser shall have the option within 24 hours of receiving notification of such price increase of cancelling the Order and having the cash deposit refunded and the Trade-in (if any) returned, provided that where the Trade-in has been sold or otherwise disposed of the Purchaser shall be entitled only to the amount set out on the face hereto as the allowance on the Trade-in in lieu of its return.

[Coldrider]

Glad to hear it worked out.

But if you read the terms and conditions on the back of the VOSA you will see this.

11. ALTERATIONS IN PRICES: The Motor Vehicle Traders prices may be altered at any time and all goods, components and parts therefore, and other products are sold subject to the prices ruling at the time of delivery. In the event of the total gross cost on the date of delivery being greater than that shown on the face hereto this Order shall be construed as if the total gross cost at the date of delivery was substituted for the total gross cost shown on the face hereto. In any such event the Purchaser shall have the option within 24 hours of receiving notification of such price increase of cancelling the Order and having the cash deposit refunded and the Trade-in (if any) returned, provided that where the Trade-in has been sold or otherwise disposed of the Purchaser shall be entitled only to the amount set out on the face hereto as the allowance on the Trade-in in lieu of its return.

That is a good way of preselling someones trade in with profit and then jacking up the purchase price so the deal does not go through.
Beats needing floorstock.

[Max Preload]

All I can say is --Shoe on other foot.
Would you all be saying the same thing if the mistake was the other way round?
If the OP had signed up and later realised he had stuffed up by 1k?

All? My position would be no different. But I'm sure most car dealers wouldn't allow a renegotiation...

YEA RIGHT.--Dude theres the airy fairy in theory world and then theres the real world.
In the real world you can say "hey you sighned and agreed to this deal" but if no money has yet changed hands the punter just walks away. Yea you "could" get all shitty about it and even try to enforce the agreement but what have you achieved?
A pissed off"customer" who aint ever gonna buy another car from you and most likely will tell his mates what a ripoff artist you are.
which totally fucks your head space for dealing with the next bunch of customers so you end up loosing them too.

So you reckon you know better about what I'd do than I actually do? Bullshit you do.

Do you work for the mass media by any chance? Quoting totally out of context. or should I say you have the wrong end of the stick.
I'm refering to what a dealer does/has to do in the real world. Of that I have a little bit of experience
It has no reference to what you may or may not do -How could I know what you would or wouldn't do?

Nothing's out of context. You seem to have lost yourself in your own illiteracy.

[AllanB]

Glad it came ouot OK.

Last year when I was car hunting I go so sick of bullshit trade prices - as in I test drive while they look over my trade etc. I get back and we agree on a trade price. I go home and sleep on it - next day I start talking turkey and when it comes to the trade price on paper and it is a grand short- 'oh we overinflated that and can't really give you that for it".

Consquently I walk as we are a grad apart. Lying fuckers.

Finally did a deal with a straight talking realistic dealer and I've recommended them since.

Next time around I think I'll take a voice recorder with me!