Legal Question in Consumer Law in Michigan

vehicle contract

My daughter recently went to purchase a set of wave runners. She was told she would have a payment of $69 on one and $99 on the other. They would be financed through 2 different companies. When the contract was drawn up the payment for the $69 one had been raised to $99 also. They said they had made a mistake with the financing. Now after the contracts have been signed they are saying there was another mistake and payments for that one will be $169. Can they change the payment after the contract has been signed?


Asked on 4/24/07, 1:26 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Regina Mullen Legal Data Services, PLC

Re: vehicle contract

You have a responsibility to read a contract before signing it,--once you sign, you're bound. It sounds like you went for "creative financing," but I've no idea what a "wave runner" is or whether this type of financing is common practice. Somehow, I suspect not.

From what you wrote, it seemed like the sale of 1 shoe at one price and the other shoe at a different price, when what you were really seeking to buy was 1 pair of shoes.

Attempts to enforce a contract you haven't agreed to (or to change it after the fact) means she has the right to say "no" to the entire deal.

Sometimes contracts are void because they are drafted in such a way to fool the customer or change the deal. If you can prove the deal you asked for, then it might be be provable fraud.

Usually, in price discrepancy, the merchant is stuck with the lowest price the customer expected and the customer has the right to insist on the lower price advertised, --or get her money back.

If the matter is not worked out to your satisfaction, look into filing a complaint with the department of consumer protection.

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Answered on 4/24/07, 8:51 pm


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