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From: ljs@hou5a.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.legal,net.consumers
Subject: Re: Car Deposit Refundable
Message-ID: <589@hou5a.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 28-Aug-84 16:07:05 EDT
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Posted: Tue Aug 28 16:07:05 1984
Date-Received: Wed, 29-Aug-84 01:19:40 EDT
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Organization: AT&T Information Systems Laboratories, Holmdel, NJ
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In New York state there are fairly strong laws protecteing your interest
in such situations. They must be printed on the deposit contract.
	In my own case I used this protection to 'fight back' at the
common practise of dealer's not committing to color, options or delivery
dates. They use the excuse of demand and non-custom production. What 
this does though is allow them to stall you and bump other people past
you on the list if they pay more than you, either over or under the
table.
	What I did was to order two cars, one at each of two dealers.
Each dealer told me different 'realities' of option mix I could ecpect.
Both proved as much wrong as right(i.e. sunroofs ALWAYS come with mag 
alloy wheels, etc.).
	Anyway I got the color I wanted and most of the options (no
sunroof) from the dealer who wrote me  a better deal, and delivered 
first at that.
	I then cancelled the other order (now he had an extra car to
finagle deals with) and got back the deposit within two weeks.
It seems no less ethical than airline overbooking and, for once, it
works for the 'little guy'.
By the way, the car was a Toyota Corrolla LE, and its GREAT!
-- 
Larry Shine <ATT Information Systems, Holmdel N.J.>
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