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Posted March 15, 2010
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Hidden Clauses at Car Dealerships
I went to this dealership (OffLeaseOnly) expecting a pleasant experience & I even had my own financing. Their method of handling simple business logistics is near crazy to chaos. Apparently the owner likes it that way as stated by a salesperson. There have a lot of nice to luxury cars on their car lots.
On the sales slip inside the car that I was interested in, it stated a warranty but that turned out to be only the manufacturer's warranty only. When I went to sign the official paperwork it was then stated "As-Is" which no mention of even the manufacturer's warranty. The car fax stated no accidents but there was apparently an accident to the car which they did state in a vague statement which I needed to sign. I did do a double take on the extend of the damage to the car but the deal breaker for me was the arbitration agreement which basically states you can not be apart of any legal activity against them for whatever reason except through this protection clause. Once I decided not to sign this clause, they kindly refused to sell me the car.
I went on the internet to find more about this arbitration clause and here below is a legal website that explans it quite well.
http://www.ohiolemonlaw.com/arbitration-clauses.html
Snippet below:
When buying your next car or truck, read your paperwork carefully. Some car dealers and financiers are inserting an “arbitration clause” in the fine print to take away legal rights if case they do something wrong to you. Currently, some Ford credit, Chrysler credit and other bank finance contracts include an arbitration clause. Likewise, many car dealers are doing it, too. Watch out!
An arbitration clause does not have to be in your contract, and an arbitration clause can take away your right to go to court without you even knowing it! Some arbitration clauses are written so “tight” that you could get mugged, robbed and beaten up on the car dealer’s lot, by their employee, and you couldn’t do much of anything about it at all!
If you already signed an arbitration agreement, don’t give up because you may still be able to get around it, but the best thing is never to sign one in the first place
Here are some other blogs for this company regarding problems with the cars after purchase.
http://www.complaintsboard.com/complaints/offleaseonly-c265793.html
http://www.measuredup.com/company/Off-Lease-Only-9211008
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