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    Default Dealer Wants to Back Out of a Trade-In

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

    I traded a car in, papers signed, loan established and I go home with the car.

    They come back a week later saying they have discovered that the frame of the car has been tampered with.

    My car that was traded in was previously modified with air suspension, they new about that. They inspected the car, appraised it and that was it. They didn't ask me anything about the car, even if they did, I didnt know. I sent the car to a shop to get the air suspension installed.

    They found something in the post sale inspection so now they want to back out of the trade.


    Can they legally do that?

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    Default Re: Dealer Wants to Back Out of a Trade in

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

    I traded a car in, papers signed, loan established and I go home with the car.

    They come back a week later saying they have discovered that the frame of the car has been tampered with.

    My car that was traded in was previously modified with air suspension, they new about that. They inspected the car, appraised it and that was it. They didn't ask me anything about the car, even if they did, I didnt know. I sent the car to a shop to get the air suspension installed.

    They found something in the post sale inspection so now they want to back out of the trade.


    Can they legally do that?
    Read over your contract and see if there is anything in the fine print that allows that.

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    Default Re: Dealer Wants to Back Out of a Trade in

    I don't have a copy of it

    They were going to send it to me after.

    Is that something that is usually included in a sales/trade in contract?

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    Default Re: Dealer Wants to Back Out of a Trade in

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    I don't have a copy of it

    They were going to send it to me after.

    Is that something that is usually included in a sales/trade in contract?
    You signed all of the paperwork and went home with the car, but you do not have a copy of anything that you signed?

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    Default Re: Dealer Wants to Back Out of a Trade in

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    You signed all of the paperwork and went home with the car, but you do not have a copy of anything that you signed?


    That is exactly why this forum exists. So many people do this all day long and seek answers here, answers we don't have and that could be found in the contract that they signed and failed to get a copy of...

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    Default Re: Dealer Wants to Back Out of a Trade in

    I got a copy, showed it to a lawyer and he pointed this out.

    "I further certify that the said title is not for a recondition, salvaged or mileage unknown vehicle"

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    Default Re: Dealer Wants to Back Out of a Trade-In

    I bet that would be considered a recondition.

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    Default Re: Dealer Wants to Back Out of a Trade-In

    who decides if the car is reconditioned or salvaged? the insurance company?

    car has a clean title.

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