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Tricked Into New Car Purchase by Cheap Car Insurance Quote

Our thanks to Mr. Eric Lai of the Toronto Star’s Wheels section for allowing us to participate in his article regarding a reader who was tricked into buying a new car on the basis that cheap car insurance would accompany that specific brand/model of car.  The PDF version of the article is here.

Some of the options referred to in Mr. Lai’s article include:

complaint against the insurance company and their employee can be filed with FSCO (Financial Services Commission of Ontario); the buyer can ask OMVIC to investigate the dealership’s actions here as contrary to theCode of Ethics – see Sections 4, 6 and 9 – which govern dealerships, pursuant to theMotor Vehicle Dealers Act, 2002; and the buyer could have considered starting a lawsuit in the Ontario Small Claims Court.… Continue Reading

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Auto Dealer Fails to Deliver Discounted Car

Our thanks to Mr. Eric Lai of the Toronto Star’s Wheels section for allowing us to participate in his article last weekend.  The PDF version of the article is here.

Some of the legislation referred to in Mr. Lai’s article include:

Section 39 of Regulation 333/08 of the Motor Vehicle Dealers Act, 2002; Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council – www.omvic.on.ca; Ontario Small Claims Court; and Ontario’s Consumer Protection Act, 2002.  

Our thanks again to Mr. Eric Lai and the Toronto Star Wheels section.… Continue Reading

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Buying a Car > Basics of Purchase and Sale Contracts > Dealership Negotiations

Our thanks to Mr. Eric Lai and the Toronto Star Wheels section for allowing us to provide a response to one of their reader’s questions last Saturday, July 11, 2009.  The article is here and also in PDF format.

In Ontario, car buyers should review the Sale of Goods Act when dealing with new car and used car purchase and sale contractual disputes.

If the buyer here had felt that his/her case was strong, a lawsuit could have been started in Small Claims Court. … Continue Reading

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