Legal Question in Business Law in California

Car dealership in Banning, CA advertised it would pay Blue Book price for trade in. It didn't. Blue Book indicated my Mercedes value was worth between $25,500-$27,500. Dealer would offer $24K - tops. Same dealer said I would need $6,000 to lease a particular vehicle I liked. Didn't have that amount of cash so wound up buying it. Two wks. later my sister-in-law asked a salesman at the same dealer how much it would cost to lease the same kind of car I just bought. He gave her a number between $350-$400/mo. with NO MONEY DOWN! Do I have a case??


Asked on 8/28/23, 5:21 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Probably not. "Blue Book" is variable based on actual condition of each car, and whether you are talking private sale, trade in, or used car dealer price. They almost certainly have a calculation that supports their lowball offer from the Kelly site.

As for the difference in deals, no one gets the same deal. Credit rating is the number one reason one person would need to put down more money than another, but hardly the only reason.

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Answered on 8/29/23, 3:31 pm


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