Deposit paid - should car be taken off forecourt?

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Tue 7 Jul 2009 13:45
Deposit paid - should car be taken off forecourt? - Badwolf
Hello all,

My fiancee signed the forms for an '08' plate Grande Punto 1.2 Active on Sunday and dropped in a £500 deposit for the car yesterday (the rest is on finance). Yet today, the car is still on the forecourt for the great unwashed (note - tongue in cheek!) to prod, poke and generally crawl all over. To be fair, though, this particular dealer only leaves the boots open and keeps the main car locked until someone asks to see inside. However, can my fiancee insist that the car is taken off the forecourt immediately?

Cheers

Edited by Pugugly on 07/07/2009 at 22:58

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Tue 7 Jul 2009 13:49
Deposit paid - should car be taken off forecourt? - audiA6tdi
no they will leave it on there, especially if they have not got another car to fill the gap with.
Also the car has been there for X amount of days before you brought it and hasnt come to any harm so I doubt it would now. They normally open the boots but lock the doors. If there is any damage on collection then notify them at once but I doubt there would be.
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Tue 7 Jul 2009 13:52
Deposit paid - should car be taken off forecourt? - Chas{P}
She could insist on that as long as she took the car she is trading in off the road as well.

As long as the car she is buying is still in the condition it was in when she she signed and no significant miles are added then what's the problem?
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Tue 7 Jul 2009 13:56
Deposit paid - should car be taken off forecourt? - Badwolf
She could insist on that as long as she took the car she is trading
in off the road as well.


That's an entirely fair point and one that we hadn't even considered. She can hardly insist that her new car is taken off the forecourt when she's still toddling around in the car that she's selling to the dealer, can she?

I look forward to telling her this later...

Cheers
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Tue 7 Jul 2009 13:54
Deposit paid - should car be taken off forecourt? - niceguyeddy
When we sell a car it immediately gets removed from the display.

Yes you can insist it is removed from the display area.
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Tue 7 Jul 2009 14:07
Deposit paid - should car be taken off forecourt? - oldnotbold
When it's 100% yours you can do what you like with it, but right now it's not paid for!
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Tue 7 Jul 2009 19:36
Deposit paid - should car be taken off forecourt? - bell boy
i always remove cars that are provisionally sold
its only fair
if you put a sold sign in, it attracts everyone to it to maul it too, like they think they missed a bargain
OP insist its taken and put round the back
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Tue 7 Jul 2009 20:52
Deposit paid - should car be taken off forecourt? - Badwolf
Well, she's no need to worry now as the car is off the forecourt. I guess the finance must have come through and the dealer's got his cash. She's very excited about picking it up now!
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Tue 7 Jul 2009 22:33
Deposit paid - should car be taken off forecourt? - bbroomlea{P}
Hope you enjoy your new car! My wife has had her 08 Grande Punto for 8 months now and has just covered 9,000 miles with no problems at all. It was pre-registered with 4 miles on the clock when she took delivery.

Its a great car around town and also surprisingly well at home on long distances for a 1.2 as well as returning good mpg. Over the last 6 months the car is now averaging 48mpg on a daily mixed driving cycle which I think is pretty impressive!

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