If dealership made a mistake on my purchase, doI have to sign new paperwork afterI already have the vehicle?
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If dealership made a mistake on my purchase, doI have to sign new paperwork afterI already have the vehicle?
I just purchased a pre-owned vehicle at a franchise dealership. I traded in a car that had a 4k payoff; the dealership gave me 4k on the trade to make it even. I got financing through a company the dealership uses. After filling out all the paperwork, the dealership credited me the 4k and took that off the total sale price of the vehicle, however, they forgot to apply it back to the payoff. They called me the next day to get me to come back in to sign new paperwork. Am I obligated to do that or are they on the hook for the 4k error? Can they cancel my financing deal and repo the vehicle?
Asked on November 18, 2011 under Bankruptcy Law, Pennsylvania
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Good question. If you knew that there was a mistake concerning your purchase of the vehicle you recently bought and your trade in based upon what you have written at the time of the exchange, then the dealership is entitled to apply the amount you have written about back to the payoff after the fact.
However, if you are getting calls from the dealership wanting to re-write the purchase contract based upon something that you did not agree to before the sale and had no knowledge of, then the dealership is not entitled to have you sign a new contract.
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