Ok, so this is the summarized story of my friend who wanted to buy a 2003 350Z just recently...
We live in Toronto/Canada.

My friend signed the contract for a used 2003 350Z with about 41000km (Lexus dealership). I checked it out with him and made sure everything looked okay with it... and i must say this was a SEXY car!!! and everything looked great!!! No accidents, and the vin# check was good...So what happened was that the car was to be dropped off at my friend's work the following day, and after a test drive, it was pretty much his car.

The day of the drop off, the salesman called my friend with bad news and said that the general sales manager sold the car that afternoon... WHAT!!!#$%$#%

So, the situation now is, my friend has a signed contract, a deposit that was added to his credit card, BUT NO CAR! The story of the salesman was that the manager sold the car to his buddy... the story from the manager was that he didn't want to be responsible for selling a "crappy car", explaining that there were so many problems with the car that it wasn't worth selling... and to add to that, he already sold it to an auction house...

Has anybody else experienced this???? Can my friend fight this??? Anyone??? We've checked the contract and nothing on there states that once a car is bought, the dealer can cancel or sell the car blind-sided.. without the purchaser's notification...

PLEASE HELP! Thanks in advance!

 

Just get his money refunded and look elsewhere...it would be too much of a hassle and probably cost you an unreasonable amt of money to fight the dealer on this. Also, why not look at the 04.5 and up models. The 03 and the 04's had some bugs. I have an 04 and we have a "love-hate" relationship... Issues I've had:

1. Gas guage reading improperly
2. Gas tank lid not opening
3. Tires feathering
4. Nav becoming non-operational (3X)
5. Suspension click from rear and front
6. Driver side seat belt not disengaging

But, even w/all these...everytime our eyes meet...I have to sigh and tell her I love her...

 

I agree with abstrakt...an attorny's retainer on average is about $2500.00(not worth it)....get a refund and look for another Z......and if you believe in anything, then it was fate, didn't need that Z anyway.....

 

seriously they sound pretty shady anyways. Who would sell a car twice that was reputable. Your friend is better off taking his money elsewhere where the people can be more professional and actually honor contracts they have signed.