I had just bought my Evo IX 2 weeks ago when my wife gets a call fron the dealership saying that we had lied about our trade-in, and that if we don;t bring back the EVO we will face legal charges. Later to find out this is the reason why is they didnt listen to us when we said that we still owed on the trade in we werent upside down on it,but whatever the case. We ended up taking the car back gave them the keys and as we were leaving when the sales person stoped us and asked if we still wanted the car. [Me being pissed off} I told him not if they are just going to take it back, he looked at me with a confused look and said to hold on. We ended up leaving without the car and they said they would contact us to try and work something out. This was on wendsday.

 

ouch that really sux bro. so what r u gunna do?

 

BS, if you already signed the contract you're done. This is a typical tactic by the dealerships to get more money out of you. The only thing they need to work out is how much legal trouble they're in.

It's their responsibility to check over the trade-in when you sell it to them. Just like it's yours when you buy a used car from them. Best advice, go after them with a lawyer. Also, go pick up YOUR Evo IX from them, it's not their car.

 

Huh?

The dealership took your car in trade and did not check what the buyout figure was?

How can they even write a contract without that information?

Even so, they screw up, and call you back and tell you they are going to take legal action against you because of their screw up?

Did you have a signed contract?

Why did you return the car?

My head hurts.....

 

Go to another dealership, don't give up because of those a-holes. I've bought 4 Mitsubishi's in my life from Mitsubishi dealers and 3 out of the 4 have been very bad experiences. One car they sold me, my first 3000GT VR4, I bought used and it was a complete piece of sh*t. I found out the car had very long and troubled history . So I didn't give up, I eventually got rid of the car and bought another VR4

 

I would have never returned the car.... they screwed up let them deal with it.

 

Yeah basically what everyone already said. Its NOT your fault. They can NOT do any legal actions against you after the lines have been signed. It is their sole responsibility to check the trade in out. Yo basically ended up letting yourself get screwed.

You should have consulted us prior. I feel sorry for you man.

 

screw that. id take a lawyer and let him have his day at the dealership. once the signature is on the paper, the car is yours. bring your copy back to them and demand your car back.

 

Too bad for the @#$% dealer! I feel no pity for them. Lawyer time!

 

I had a similar issue when I bought a Galant from Mitsubishi Fresno. Two things happend:
1. they said they miscaluated the TAX or forgot to put in something in the document and they wanted me to resign. He said they'd make it out to be .01 cheaper a month even. I told them i'll pay the extra .01 instead of taking time out of my life...and work. They said no, come in now...so i did. They wanted to shuffle some things around (tax, registration, etc) because from what I can tell, they made some sort of accounting error somewhere. I refused to sign, I would take my tradin back and give them the car back with 200 miles on it. They went through this whole new speech about LTV (Loan to Value), which had nothing to do with what they were going to be changing, except bring the price down .01 a month, not sure what that amounts to over the whole dollar amount. Anyways, the manager comes in and says, you won't sign? I say nope, and hand him the keys, he hands the keys back and throws the contract in the garbage. Just to be a co**sucker, I advised him I wanted the "new" contract I wouldn't sign shredded in my presence.
2. A few months later they send me a notice saying my registration fees are do on my new purchase. I called accounting over there and asked why, they advised they "forgot to put it on the agreement". I asked how that was my fault and how was I liable, and they replied, "You just are". I never paid...

Stick it to them...they're gunna play hardball, they hate taking cars back...they lose too much....

 

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What to know: If you signed purchase documents and registration applications and if you obtained insurance for the vehicle, had a new license plate put on the car and/or had your old plate transferred, the car belongs to you.
Spot Delivery happens to unsuspecting consumers throughout the United States. It is very popular with dealers in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. If you find yourself in this situation, the chances are good that you have legal remedies available to right this wrong.
Remember that if you have signed papers, you own the car, regardless of whether the vehicle has been financed.

Your credit was good or the dealer would not have delivered the car to you at the price you agreed to pay

A finance document showing payments, deposit, interest rate and other financial items is a binding contract, giving you specific legal rights.

You own the car subject to making payments only. The dealer cannot change that once you take possession.

Keep all copies of your paperwork and anything else associated with the sale (including calendars, photographs, advertisements). If the finance manager asks for your papers at any time for any reason, refuse! Keep these documents in a safe place, not the car.

If you are called back to the dealership to sign additional papers, either do not go or do so in a different car than the one you bought.

Have a friend or spouse drive you and witness whatever is being told to you. This will prevent the dealer from taking your car as hostage, an all too common happening.

If a dispute arises with the dealer over the contract and the dealer demands the car is returned, park it in a garage or remote location until the matter is resolved, to prevent it from being taken against your wishes.

Put together a complete timeline of everything that happened from the time you thought of purchasing the car until the car was taken away. Try to remember specific names of dealership personnel and any statements that were made to you during conversations with the sales and finance staff.

Keep track of all monies you had invested into the purchase, including registration, insurance, down payment and trade. Never pay cash and always get a receipt!

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You shoulda laughed in their faces and said "looks like I got the upper hand now", and walked out. It was their mistake not yours and it is funny how they make it out to be your fault. Making you feel lower than human, ie: car salesman, just because you wanted a particular car. You may have actually been able to screw the dealer over for once, not the other way around. I hate stealerships, they will tell you anything to sell a car, my '05 has an intercooler sprayer according to my salesman, peace. Fight, fight, fight if you really want it.

 

OMG please say you have the original documents you signed. You have a golden opportunity to take these bastards to the cleaners. What they did was illegal and wrong and shouldn't be allowed to get away with it. This is a chance for all of us who have been screwed by dealers, with lemons, voided warranties, etc etc to get revenge vicariously through you

 

Which dealership was this?

 

You should have posted this before giving the keys back...