Dealer refusing to honour agreed price

Bantex_2

VicCain wrote: »

I think you've got it in one. breach of contract? You have both signed and agreed to that price so I certainly wouldn't let the matter lie or meet the dealer half way. Pursue it further .. 7k is a lot of money.

But if it went to court, what is the actual loss that OP could sue for?

Pablosammy

Bantex wrote: »

But if it went to court, what is the actual loss that OP could sue for?

Loss of Bargain. It's a legitimate measure of damages.

Pablosammy

bigjl wrote: »

If i was Jaguar i would have no interest in what discount you could get on a Z4

I do want one, the only reason I reference the Z4 deal was it made the Jaguar deal seem realistic. I didn't think he'd made a mistake at the time, hence my disappointment yesterday!

Herzlos wrote: »

Can you get them to throw in stuff to bring the value up to the £46k, like a few years of servicing, some additional warranty, more extras, valetting?

You know, stuff that doesn't cost them as much as it'd cost you

I've thought of that, so yes, it's an option! I'm waiting on a reply from the guy this morning.

harveybobbles

An order form isnt a contract. Even if the Queen signed it.

Pablosammy

harveybobbles wrote: »

An order form isnt a contract. Even if the Queen signed it.

Sorry, but I disagree. The Vehicle Order is THE binding contract when purchasing a car. It comprises of, and explicitly puts down in writing...

An offer
An acceptance
Consideration

Surely this is the very definition of a legally binding contract? I know if I pulled out of the deal they'd keep my deposit.

neilmcl

harveybobbles wrote: »

An order form isnt a contract. Even if the Queen signed it.

Wrong. A New Vehicle order form is a contract.

Hintza

Pablosammy wrote: »

Sorry, but I disagree.

The only way to find out is to buy elsewhere and then take the dealer to court for the difference (loss of bargain).

Tilt

harveybobbles wrote: »

An order form isnt a contract. Even if the Queen signed it.

If money changes hands and is accepted by the vendor, it becomes a contract.

It happened to me once. I placed an order/paid a deposit for a brand new car while working at the dealership. As an employee and along with a manufacturer's voucher, I got a significant discount off the retail price.

Between order and delivery, I was (unfairly) dismissed and the dealership consequently attempted to cancel the order due to the discount. In fact they allocated "my" car to someone else, even to the point of issuing a different VRM to the one I had been given!

But after a few words with my solicitor and a letter to them, they extremely reluctantly completed the sale on the grounds that they DELIVERED the car to my home rather than them allowing me to collect it. At one point, I was even threatened with violence!

Within about 6 months of this happening, they mysteriously lost the franchise...

My advice to the OP is to pursue the sale via your solicitor if necessary.

anotherbaldrick

Why would you want to purchase a new car from a dealer you were unhappy with and you consider dishonest ?

neilmcl

anotherbaldrick wrote: »

Why would you want to purchase a new car from a dealer you were unhappy with and you consider dishonest ?

Why wouldn't he want a new car from a dealer for the price agreed!