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Can garages do this
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BILLNORFOLK wrote: »If its returning the deposit,perhaps you need to go back a few posts,as stated on the reciept no deposits refunable.Thats why i thought it was aimed at me but perhaps you missed it.
The terms and conditions may very well say that, but I am referring to what they allowed to do in law. Just because a contract has a condition therein, does not necessaryily make it enforceable.The greater danger, for most of us, lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark0 -
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BILLNORFOLK wrote: »Its a 2.0 diesel 2005 58000 miles 2 previouse owners full history .very clean 12 months tax 6 month mot Thanks
Would you be kind enough to look up the Xtrail as well for me please.
2003 2.2 tdi 47000 very clean ,will give me a better chance to se his reason then.Thanks Bill0 -
What is the model, age, engine, milage of the Picasso and i will check the price. Also what condition?BILLNORFOLK wrote: »Its a 2.0 diesel 2005 58000 miles 2 previouse owners full history .very clean 12 months tax 6 month mot Thanks
If it were me, I wouldn't stand it in at more than £3,000 (I might be pushed to £3,200, but it would have to be exceptional). But we have no idea what they thought it was, before they discovered their mistake, or what over-allowance has been included in the deal.The greater danger, for most of us, lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark0 -
BILLNORFOLK wrote: »Would you be kind enough to look up the Xtrail as well for me please.
2003 2.2 tdi 47000 very clean ,will give me a better chance to se his reason then.Thanks Bill
What variant of X-Trail?The greater danger, for most of us, lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark0 -
If it were me, I wouldn't stand it in at more than £3,000 (I might be pushed to £3,200, but it would have to be exceptional). But we have no idea what they thought it was, before they discovered their mistake, or what over-allowance has been included in the deal.
Pity it wasnt you running the garage wouldnt have been asking this question,still probly wouldnt have had any cars to sell anyway.0 -
Citroen Xsara Picasso Desire 2
2.0TD Diesel 5-door MPV
5 Speed Manual Front Wheel Drive
Year: 2005 55
Mileage: 58,000
Part-exchange Price:
Excellent condition:
£3140
Average condition:
£2820
Below average condition:
£2450
That is the trade in price0 -
BILLNORFOLK wrote: »Pity it wasnt you running the garage wouldnt have been asking this question,still probly wouldnt have had any cars to sell anyway.
Why not?
...The greater danger, for most of us, lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark0 -
Whatever you do, OP, don't do what the dealer wants you to do which is to offer to meet him half-way. They're pulling a fast one and any professional garage would absorb their mistake.
You could see this as an opportunity to be honest. Take your deposit back, sell the Picasso privately, go back to the dealer and kick him in the nuts with a low offer (the car will most likely still be there). Or indeed find a different one, you don't want to be dealing with someone like this.
I'd also say that you might get used to the Picasso. Give it a chance -- I loathed my Focus with a passion for the first month, then got used to it. (It damn-near crippled me with a dodgy clutch pedal that went all the way down, forcing me to pull the seat forward and drive in an awkward position, which contributed to a nasty episode of sciatica that curiously went away when I got the car sorted). Now it's staying on the "fleet" until it dies, like all my other cars have.
You might decide the Picasso isn't so evil after all in a few weeks.0 -
BILLNORFOLK wrote: »it states on the reciept if i change my mind no deposits are refundable.
There you are then, the deal was done and you have proof of that in writing. It is up to you if you want to take the matter further, personally I would walk away.
At the end of the day they will have offered you a very low trade in price to make a healthy profit when they sell your car.0
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