Originally Posted by houstondan
well, there are provisions in most state contracting laws that prevent someone from taking advantage of someone elses honest mistake. sometimes the word "unconscionable" is used. like if the deal was supposed to be $30,000.00 but somehow got written as $3.00. i doubt a court would let the dealer void this one tho.
best for you to tell the dealer to put it in writing and you'll respond in writing. probably, they'll just pass.
dan
That's right, you're saying the same thing I was. I have another real life example from my '88 Beretta. I get the clutch fixed, fully expecting to pay since I didn't think it was covered by my service contract. I go to pick it up, the cashier charges me the deductible and sends me on my way. I just figured I didn't read it right. Anyway, several months later I get a letter from the dealer saying they made a mistake, it wasn't covered and they wanted their cash (several hundred). Just for grins I called an attorney friend of mine, he said go ahead an pay it since it was clearly a mistake. I would lose in court.
Now on this deal, I don't how they would prove mistake. I'll be interested to see how it develops. However, I gotta believe if he relied on the info in the deal to agree to the deal, he could rescind it if the dealer prevails. It's crazy to think that someone can get a court to change the terms of a deal that I agreed to and not let me walk from it.