Dodgy Dealer or could I be wrong?

[Skippy]

he was asking for advice and lets face it, we are all rooks at buying cars at some stage. advice can be given without calling him stupid.

what more do you want us to say...?

We gave him info on whether his car is a MY07 or MY06, so check box there...

Then the rest of his post and comments are about sueing the Dealership for selling him a dodgy, and claiming the car is younger then it is... When in reality, Ms.DroppedOutAt16 working in the RTA, DoT, w/e you wanna call it (no offense to her btw, she does a good service) has entered 7 instead of 6... And what advice are we going to give about going to court, most of us are uni students, and the rest are bankers, metal workers, or centerlink bludgers (also might be uni students, what up myself!) who couldn't give a rats ass about lawyer-y stuff and rather see a 10second evo build, not debate on what Joe-Bob should do since he didn't do the basic checklist associated with buying a car.

/2c

 

[EVL20T]

If your gonna buy a car, its your responsibility to look over it, make sure all numbers match, do a vin/revs check, if he did all that he would have noticed the build date on the complience plate was different than what was advertised, and then question the seller

Its not the sellers fault, its the buyers

I am pretty sure if you were sold a car under false pretences (no matter what they were) you would be looking for some form of retribution.

No actually, we wouldnt put ourselves in that position, we would get a full inspection on the vehicle, even pay a professional a few bucks to go over it

 

[Alex]

I can see where you are coming from, and I would like to point some things out:

1. There is no free registration check for WA.
2. I did get a mechanic to check over the vehicle, because I knew I was not in a position to make that call.
3. I am not *poo*ty for getting advice, I was simply pointing out that there was no need for personal insults.
4. There is a difference of at least $1000 according to redbook in a 2006/2007 trade in. While its not a whole heap of money, its still something worth looking at.
5. The onus is always on the seller to ensure that they present the goods in an accurate manner, thats the whole reason Consumer Protection is around - its not the consumers responsibility.
6. I never asked for advice about going through court

I admit that in hindsight I should have checked the compliance place, but being a first time car buyer some things obviously slipped through the cracks.

Thanks for the time to the people who wanted to help me.

 

[GhostDropKing]

If there is 'no free rego check' don't be a tight ass and pay the $30 like I did before getting my car.

 

[BI65ND]

Ok I think everyone's had their say now and this can prob be locked now. No more need to say what could or should have been done - live and learn.


Alex, all I'll add is that it sux that you found out the cars actually a year older than you thought it was, but you're probably going to struggle with going the legal route. You would have to prove that the dealer deliberately mislead you. It may have been an honest mistake for all we know. And the cost youll pay in legal fees will likely be more than the difference in trade in youll get. At the end of the day you either have a 2L or 2.4L CH lancer, it's the model and engine that are more important factors than the year. Also factors like kms, body condition, mechanical condition and your ability to negotiate will contribute more to the trade in price you get than if it's an 06 or 07 model.

 

[Ryan]

TL;DR – Never trust info that is given to be correct and double check the vehicle’s particulars yourself when buying a car because at the end of the day it’s going to be too expensive to follow this up through the courts.

Also perhaps consider selling privately, condition and kms of the car will play more of a part in the amount you get offered than the actual year of it...