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i have not read the whole thread (yet) - I am not an attorney, you are. I agree with the offer and acceptance. the dealer prepared the price sheet to induce you to convert your reservation to an order with them (instead of another dealer) and took a deposit from your signing that sheet. We as consumers rely on dealers to be the expert of guiding us to an agreement and don't know we should get a sales agreement signed by both parties.Contracts work like this: offer + acceptance. The offer is the order summary where all the specific items and costs associated with my custom bronco order are detailed and provided by the dealership. Acceptance is my signature and date. WHile minor fees and tax may not be included in the order summary, those fees are expected and understood to be part of any transaction. $10k dealer markup is not and was not part of that deal.
moreover, they are utilizing duress to get you to pay the ADM else they will release the car and find another buyer. I've been wondering, in such a dispute, couldn't a buyer sue for injunctive relief asking a court to block the sale of the car until the dispute is resolved? I would think not only does that remove duress, it also causes the dealer to reckon with a 2 week deadline when Ford actually bills them for the car and their warehouse financing kicks in.
thankfully my dealer, Schultz of Nanuet NY, was totally on the up and up and I didn't have to go through this, but I planned ahead, shared all docs with my attorney and created a plan. Well worth 1 hr fee of his time.
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