hey ok i was looking at buying a used car and i finally found one but the dealer said they can't hold used cars only new cars. i talked to them and told them i was serious about buying but could only come up this weekend.
the price and pictures and condition/description of the vehicle all seem good and i have the money to purchase the car so after asking permission he told me that i could fax him a copy of a cashier's check from my account which would show i was serious about buying and then they would hold it til this weekend.
does that sound ok? he said to fax a copy of the check for the total price plus processing fee and i said well i don't want to have that much out of my account for a week how about i do half and just fax a copy of an even number about half the amount and he reluctantly said ok.
can this burn me in any way? i understand that the dealer would sell the car to the person who comes in and offers the price they want and they wouldn't give allegiance to me b/c if i was a casual looker that means it'd sit on the lot an extra week. however, i personally know that i AM a serious buyer and will buy the car on saturday unless there is something grossly wrong with it or the condition is not as stated.
the thing i'm worried about is faxing the cashier's check copy and then them being like well this is the price you faxed us so you can't go less plus there is this fee and that fee and it quickly goes out of hand - that's why i thought me doing an even 40-50 percent of the amount solved that since hey if they sell the car to me for half price great. he told me that if i came up here i could rip up the check if not happy and its not binding blah blah but i was posting on here to make sure this is a good idea. i don't want to send a fax, get up there and find out there are huge problems with the car, and then them say well its either pay us or lose half the value of the car b/c we will cash this copy/take it to court. what do you think about this whole situation?
also, since i'm out of state, they told me that they could register the car for me in NC (where i live) and i'd just pay them the dmv fees and then could drive it here with the temp tags but then i asked him if i could register and he was like um yeah i guess you can buy it from us and we'll give u a temp tag plate and then you can register it yourself and pay the necessary taxes and fees in NC (but i'm not sure if that's legal or would be a problem)
how does all this sound to you? am i missing something or walking into a nightmare or what? for instance, is there a catch like i need to pay that state's taxes too or that i would need paperwork from my state NC before i go up or that i can't go up on Saturday b/c some government office I'd need to go to is closed on Saturday? What are the problems w/ the cashier's check thing and what should I say when I fax it to them or what should I have them fax back?
I was going to say on the cover sheet that this was a sum to show my intent on purchasing the vehicle given good condition and working parts, etc. but i wasn't going to say the price or anything like that - anything else i should add or anything to cover my butt?
Ok after faxing that i was going to call them and have them fax me a sheet confirming that they will hold the car til saturday - what should I have them say on it - should they say odometer reading or price or that they will hold it til saturday but its not contractually binding or what?
i'm not a lawyer and this is my first car purchase, let alone an out of state purchase! so any advice is GREATLY appreciated!!!!!
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