Dealer Not Refunding Deposits

[abose78]

My question involves a consumer law issue in the State of: TX

Hi

I have given a deposit of $400 to an used car dealer before buying an used car. Agreed verbally to pay the remaining on the delivery. Got an paper signed agreeing the same and given a cheque for the money.

They communicated their inability to deliver due to xxxxx reason. I have send them an email stating my status as ready to pay and awaiting their confirmation for the delivery. (This was done purposely) But they never replied. Over the phone they are stretching by showing 100 reasons.

Now is there any way I can go for it legally.

Thanks Bose

[aaron]

Are you stating that after you gave them the deposit they were unable to deliver the vehicle, but have refused to refund your deposit? Were there any special circumstances to the order? What's the reason for the delay, if you know? The delay has been how long? By "go for it" you mean get the car? Get a refund? The paper you signed says what?

[abose78]

I am looking for the refund but again the thing is that they have not yet stated that they would not refund the deposit. But as I can understand they are unnecessarily providing reasons like the owner not present, the sales person with whom I had dealt with is absent for the day, etc.

As for the vehicle also initially they said to me to give the cheque and take away the vehicle. I had negotiated the total cost and finally they agreed to a lower value. I had also collected the copy of the car title from them and it looked ok then. But at that time I did not had the full money. So I provided them a deposit. Against the deposit they provided me a deposit slip. But later, after 2 days, when I told them that I am ready with the money, they said that they now have some problem with the title. This continued for sometime and verbally told me to get the deposit refunded. And it was like long back more than a month and here I am now.

So you see although they showed that the title is clean and ready to hand over the car, but later they turned there back. Being a dealer and doing that job for so long would I have to belief that they did not knew that there was problem in the car title. And also the copy of the car title, being in my possession now, which they showed to me did not had anything like that. I would not really have mind and would have appreciated if they would have committed to some later dates. But nothing like that and just providing foolish reasons.

just to add -

i had signed the deposit slip as on 8-jan-2011.