Bought a car at one price; Dealer advertised at another

[katie37]

Purchase occurred in Virginia

I purchased a car a few days ago. Following the contract signing, once at home, I looked up the car on truecar.com. The advertisement stated that I was guaranteed savings of $2,202 on the same model and trim that I bought as well as an extra $458 ($358 off the options on the car and $100 for being a AAA member). I've read that per the Consumer Protection Act, dealerships are required to uphold advertised prices. Do I have sufficient justification to expect them to stand by the advertisement on TrueCar? I have emailed them three times, but have received no response.

 

[Zigner]

Purchase occurred in Virginia

I purchased a car a few days ago. Following the contract signing, once at home, I looked up the car on truecar.com. The advertisement stated that I was guaranteed savings of $2,202 on the same model and trim that I bought as well as an extra $458 ($358 off the options on the car and $100 for being a AAA member). I've read that per the Consumer Protection Act, dealerships are required to uphold advertised prices. Do I have sufficient justification to expect them to stand by the advertisement on TrueCar? I have emailed them three times, but have received no response.

You didn't purchase the car through truecar...

 

[OHRoadwarrior]

To bad you did not go through TrueCar and obtain the quote to take to the dealer. After the fact is too late.

 

[katie37]

I read somewhere that even if you didn't know about the ad until after the sale, this rule could apply, though I'm not a lawyer (hence the reason I'm here!)

 

[Zigner]

I read somewhere that even if you didn't know about the ad until after the sale, this rule could apply, though I'm not a lawyer (hence the reason I'm here!)

You have to purchase the vehicle through truecar.com to get that pricing.

 

[quincy]

A dealership can be held to their own advertised prices but not to the prices advertised by others - otherwise there would be no competition between businesses because they would all have to sell items at the same price.