I am purchasing my TSX this week and am going with the dealer that has given me the best customer service and price. The problem is, he needs to secure the vehicle from another dealership. Not a big deal to me. However, a few things concern me that I'd like advice on.
He says that they cannot do a trade unless I sign papers. That means I have to make two trips at 100 miles each direction, 400 miles total. The upside is that I won't have to pay any money until I receive the car. So what am I actually signing in the first contract? Has anyone been in a similar situation? If it is a contract that says "I will buy said car" then I am locked in for a vehicle that never arrives. I am not implying that they wouldn't deliver the vehicle, but say something happens like they (the dealers) cannot agree to a trade. Now they have me under legal obligation with a sales contract. I am not sure why I am required to sign any documenation if the vehicle is not present.
Another is the wear and tear and mileage put on as a result of the trade. That is, the 30-60 miles (or more!) that goes on the car being driven from the other dealer. What if the driver is hard on the engine, that'd just about defeat my trying to break it in. What if the car was a test drive model? Are they allowed to pass that off as new?
I am sure someone must have been in a similar situation before. Maybe you were waiting for a color to come in and your dealer said he located one in another dealership? Please let me know how I should proceed.
Thanks.
He says that they cannot do a trade unless I sign papers. That means I have to make two trips at 100 miles each direction, 400 miles total. The upside is that I won't have to pay any money until I receive the car. So what am I actually signing in the first contract? Has anyone been in a similar situation? If it is a contract that says "I will buy said car" then I am locked in for a vehicle that never arrives. I am not implying that they wouldn't deliver the vehicle, but say something happens like they (the dealers) cannot agree to a trade. Now they have me under legal obligation with a sales contract. I am not sure why I am required to sign any documenation if the vehicle is not present.
Another is the wear and tear and mileage put on as a result of the trade. That is, the 30-60 miles (or more!) that goes on the car being driven from the other dealer. What if the driver is hard on the engine, that'd just about defeat my trying to break it in. What if the car was a test drive model? Are they allowed to pass that off as new?
I am sure someone must have been in a similar situation before. Maybe you were waiting for a color to come in and your dealer said he located one in another dealership? Please let me know how I should proceed.
Thanks.