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Can I return a car on finance within 14 days?

Can I return a car on finance within 14 days?

Can I cancel my car finance deal within 14 days? The Consumer Credit Act gives you 14 days to withdraw from a credit agreement. This applies to all forms of car finance, and stands whether you applied online, on phone or in person. A 14-day cooling off period begins when you agree to the contract and sign it.

Can a used car be returned to the dealership?

When it comes to new cars, the answers are “no” and “maybe.” (If you’re a used-car buyer, you might have better luck returning the car, but it all depends on the state in which you live and the individual dealership’s policies.)

Which is better to buy a new car or an used car?

First you must choose between buying a new car and buying a used car. A new car may cost more but will come with a longer warranty and no history of abuse or neglect. However, new cars depreciate (lose value) almost immediately when they leave the new car lot, which means that if you can find a well-cared-for used car, it might be a good bargain.

What happens if something goes wrong with the car you just bought?

The federal “cooling-off rule” does not apply to car buying, as stated by this sign in a dealership sales office. If something is wrong with the car you just bought, work with the dealership to get it repaired rather than trying to force the dealer to take the car back.

Can you return a car you bought with buyer’s remorse?

In cases of buyer’s remorse — perhaps if a person bought too much car for his budget — Eleazer said that the dealer might be willing to place him in a vehicle with a lower purchase price. But dealers are “under no obligation to do so either legally or morally.”

When it comes to new cars, the answers are “no” and “maybe.” (If you’re a used-car buyer, you might have better luck returning the car, but it all depends on the state in which you live and the individual dealership’s policies.)

Can you buy a car that has been repaired?

In this case you did not buy a “wrecked car”, you bought a “repaired car”. Since the Nissan dealer you took it to had to remove body panels to discover that it had been repaired, so there isn’t even any reason to believe the seller should have been aware of it.

Who was the rental company that sold the car to US?

CarFax shows that the car was owned by a rental company in CA and then sold at auction a year later to Okla Nissan dealership. I think that the OK dealership would have noticed this when they inspected it prior to selling it to us. We certainly wouldn’t have knowingly bought a wrecked car, plus we paid for a used car, not a used wrecked car!

The federal “cooling-off rule” does not apply to car buying, as stated by this sign in a dealership sales office. If something is wrong with the car you just bought, work with the dealership to get it repaired rather than trying to force the dealer to take the car back.

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Ruth Doyle