Can I Get out of Dealer Add-Ons after Saying Yes?

LKevinBradey on 22/12/2024 - 21:21
Last edited 22/12/2024 - 23:55 by 1 other user

Hey team, I bought a car yesterday and am very happy with the purchase. After, signing the initial contract, another rep came and tried selling me the dashboard camera ($1395) and tinting ($500).

I thought about it for a day and then emailed yes today as family members were saying this is a great price. I just got home now and after 5 minutes of googling I can see the dashcam install is very pricey for what I am getting. Feeling like such an idiot because I didn’t even try negotiating.

Can I get out of this?

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  askbargain on 22/12/2024 - 21:21

  how much was the deposit?

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    KevinBradey on 22/12/2024 - 21:23

    $500 for the car, which I still definitely want. Just want to get out of the add-ons.

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      askbargain on 22/12/2024 - 21:29

      +1

      You should be fine if you already signed the initial contract

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        KevinBradey on 22/12/2024 - 21:37

        Cheers mate. I’ll go in-person tomorrow to try sort it out, at least negotiate.

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          askbargain on 22/12/2024 - 22:00

          @KevinBradey: If you need an excuse, just say the dash cam doesn’t meet your requirements.

          • want it to record when parked
          • facing interior for uber
          • 5g connection
          • voice control
          • app support

          I highly doubt it can do all of these

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            serpserpserp on 22/12/2024 - 22:29

            +3

            @askbargain: Imagine the comedy as he goes through this list one by one, with the assistant strangely an expert in dash cams and goes through in great detail on how it ticks all the boxes.

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              Daabido on 23/12/2024 - 01:31

              +2

              @serpserpserp: That's when you get to the last dot point;

              • My wallet doesn't want to feel violated any more
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            WoodYouLikeSomeCash on 23/12/2024 - 01:57

            +1

            @askbargain: Don’t say the Uber one. That’ll impact your warranty.

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  Christown on 22/12/2024 - 21:29

  +7

  The Ming Moll strikes again.

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  JIMB0 on 22/12/2024 - 21:30

  +5

  Call them back to cancel it. If they ask why just tell them you don't have the money. They won't install it if they think you can't pay.

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  KevinBradey on 22/12/2024 - 21:38

  Cheers guys. I’ll ask them tomorrow in person.

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  Euphemistic on 22/12/2024 - 21:39

  +1

  Unless theyve literally installed these in the hkurs since you left, you should be able to cancel them.

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  Protractor on 22/12/2024 - 22:54

  +1

  No

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  Bruceflix on 22/12/2024 - 23:52

  +3

  It will probably be a fairly average camera so maybe $1000 markup. Window tinting you could shop around to get cheaper but not by that much. Just cancel the dashcam.

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    geekcohen on 23/12/2024 - 05:39

    +1

    This, $500 for tinting probably is pretty good. Tint A Car is pretty much the same (depending on what Tint you go for). I know my local Ford/Hyundai/Honda dealer send their cars to the local Tint A Car for all their tinting.

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  Dollar General on 23/12/2024 - 05:42

  +2

  Dealers read the forum section so they know you will cancel today. Tell ‘em ozbargain made you cancel

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  MS Paint on 23/12/2024 - 07:57

  +1

  family members were saying this is a great price.

  Need new family