jameslabrie

I bought a new A4 last weekend. The car only had 12 miles on it, so there was no way for me to know that this was a demo car.

The contract has new car checked.

So 4 days after I take the car home, the dealer sends me a form to sign that is entitled Used Car Disclouse...saying that this was a demo car and my warranty is going to be shortened.

This form was never presented during the signing of the contract and he never mentioned this was a demo car.

So I was wondering what my recourse it?
Does this void the contract? Has anyone been through this before?

kuthair

But I certainly wouldn't sign anything of the sort, either.

jameslabrie

Yea...but the point is they are trying to get me to sign the Used Car Discloure after I already purchased the car.

And I lose two months off the warranty because the in service date for the car is 11/07.

None of this was disclosed during the car purchase.

kuthair

What happens if you don't sign? You can always try calling Audi of America.

Tanner

Maybe there's some sort of mistake or something but for a demo car and it having only 12 miles doesn't make sense either. Part of the PDI is that the car does need to be road tested to make sure nothing is overlooked.

If it had a hundred miles on it, maybe but for 12 miles it's considered new. Especially when I picked up my car I think it had 30 km on it.

jameslabrie

I'm not exactly sure it was a demo...
It has a In Service date of 11/07, which I think means this car was already sold...so it's actually a used car, and not even a demo.

None of this was disclosed during the purchase process.

Either way...I'm wondering if anyone has seen this before, and whether or not this voids the contract? Can I return the car?

Dealers shouldn't be able to get away with this crap.

Bob58

The warranty period starts when the car was titled.

If the dealer represented the car as "new" when it had been titled as a demo then he has a legitimate gripe and legal case.

Bob58

If the paperwork is as you say, you have a legitimate legal case to get out of the sale if you want to, but you might have to sue them to do it.

If you're happy with the price of the car then getting them to CPO it covers everybody and you'll have more than your frustrations worth of benefit out of it.

JerryS4

I agree that the car is new with 12 miles.

Bob58

Now, with 12 miles on it, it might as well be new, but the warranty period starts when the car is placed "in service". That date can not be changed. Not even by AoA.

It doesn't matter if he signs anything or not. The warranty clock is running even if that car is sitting on the dealer's lot.