04/26/2008Trading in a car?
- ok so i am trading my car in on monday, the garage has valued my car at 2000 and we have agreed that for the trade in price, but when they were valuing my car all they done was look around the car and ask the milage. There is a fault with the car that when you start the car it beeps and flashes abs fault, the garage hasnt asked if there is anything mechanicaly wrong with the car or they never started the car to check for any faults, is it my responsibility to tell them of this fault or is it their responsibilty to check or ask? are the garage going to come back on me when they start to the car to move it after i have gone or once the car is sighned and sold is it then nothing to do with me?
- Best Answer:HAHA! i had they same thing happen to me when i trad4ed my car in. You have one of 2 choices be up fornt and let them know and take a chance of not getting 2000$ for it or you can keep you mouth shut and see if they ask. i kept my mouth shut once you sign over the car it is not you responsibility any more. They cant not come at after you once it is theirs. if anything they were stupid not to check it out in the first place. good luck!
- Answer:It is entirely up to the garage .If they have looked at the car and not thouroughly checked it out then that is their fault.If they asked you about faults and you said it had none or had signed a form saying the same then it would be an offence. Otherwise it is 'Sold as seen' and u r under no obligation to disclose the fact.
- Answer:It is up to them to check out the car-they did have the opportunity to do since you bought the car to them. It would be the same thing if you bought it- it then would be up to you to research and have that car checked out. You did all that was require-they should have asked or check it out.
- Answer:DEVIL'S ADVOCATE -
Gotta agree with bob-ber here. I think ideally we'd feel cheated if a dealer did the same to us. SO - put the shoe on the other foot & go figure.
If dealer didnt check its his responsibility as he'd buy "AS IS". Usually they do check - maybe he doesnt care & might also in turn auctio it off "as is" - so he just wants your business - or it might be oversight on his part - who knows???
You might need to make this decision ethically...?
- Answer:They have the responsibility to check it.
They are probably not too bothered because firstly they will have their own workshop.
Secondly, and most importantly, they will without a doubt be giving you far less than it is worth PLUS they will be overcharging you for the one you buy.
- Answer:they are effectively buying your car and so it is their responsibility to check it out. Once the deal is done, the car is no longer yours.
- Answer:Don't worry about it, it's probably already traded out to a lesser dealer, and so it goes on...
- Answer:Its down to them to check it like you check your new car
- Answer:Let me ask you all a question. How would you feel if a car dealer sold you a car that had 'issues' and didn't tell you about them? After a short period of ownership, you discover those 'issues' and feel cheated. Then you come on Y Answers and ask what you should do, and everybody whines about the dishonest car dealers who rip people off and tell you to sue them.
Now you want to turn around and do the same thing to someone else?
Does ANYBODY see the hypocrisy (and the irony) of this?
As a used car dealer who honestly attempts to practice full disclosure, I hope none of you EVER trades a car in to me.
I hate paying for the mistakes of others in my industry - and maybe the place you are dealing with is run by someone like me. Just remember karma - what goes around, comes around.
Don't you just love today's lesson on situational ethics?
- Answer:Depending in the state where you live, there might be a law against a lemon. Now your car is not a lemon i'm sure but just has a light for abs brakes coming on. Might be a sensor problem or it might be something more. When you trade a car in to a dealer, most of the time it is sold to them as is. Therefore you will not get the best money for your car but it takes a lot of work away in selling your car. Most probably it is a older model car and the dealer will send it to an auction anyways so they might not care if the car has a problem or not. I would see what i could get for the car elsewhere from someone who actually asks about the condition of the car. You might get more for the car compared to this dealer. Once the car is gone, make sure you have it in writing that they are buying the car as a trade from you AS IS. That will save your butt incase if they come after you. Good Luck. P.S. always have the car which you are going to buy checked by a trustable mechanic, especially if you are buying it from this guy. If he hasn't asked for the ocndition of your car then he may not have asked about the condition of the car you are going to buy.
- Answer:I work in the car business. No, it's not your responsibility. Keep your mouth shut. The only time a dealer will change is if you got into an accident in between trade appraisal and actually trading it in. Or it's been months since the appraisal. But, if they didn't look they don't care. at $2,000 i got to assume the car has more than 100,000 miles on it and they aren't going to recondition it before sending it to auction anyway.
If they do decide to say something about the condition of your car tell them you think you can get more somewhere else. They want your business; You'll be fine.