JLR demands six-month ban on me selling a new Evoque
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We've been waiting nearly a year for a new Evoque. I understand the massive supply issues the industry is having so this is not a complaint about delivery times.
I have been told by dealer JLR says that I will not be allowed to take delivery of the vehicle unless I agree to not sell it for six months,
This is unlikely to be a real-world issue But I have an objection in principle to a third party dictating what I can and can't do with my bought and paid-for private property. My instinct is to tell them to stuff it and get my £1,000 refunded.
Thoughts?
I have been told by dealer JLR says that I will not be allowed to take delivery of the vehicle unless I agree to not sell it for six months,
This is unlikely to be a real-world issue But I have an objection in principle to a third party dictating what I can and can't do with my bought and paid-for private property. My instinct is to tell them to stuff it and get my £1,000 refunded.
Thoughts?
audidoody said:
We've been waiting nearly a year for a new Evoque. I understand the massive supply issues the industry is having so this is not a complaint about delivery times.
I have been told by dealer JLR says that I will not be allowed to take delivery of the vehicle unless I agree to not sell it for six months,
This is unlikely to be a real-world issue But I have an objection in principle to a third party dictating what I can and can't do with my bought and paid-for private property. My instinct is to tell them to stuff it and get my £1,000 refunded.
Thoughts?
You would be well within your rights to do so....but I expect JLR will then sell said vehicle for a lovely 'beat the wait' premium to the next person in line, so it's win / win from their point of view....I appreciate your principle, but after such a long wait for said vehicle, do you actually expect to need to sell it within 6 months? I have been told by dealer JLR says that I will not be allowed to take delivery of the vehicle unless I agree to not sell it for six months,
This is unlikely to be a real-world issue But I have an objection in principle to a third party dictating what I can and can't do with my bought and paid-for private property. My instinct is to tell them to stuff it and get my £1,000 refunded.
Thoughts?
It would piss me off on principle, but in practical terms wouldn't cause an issue.
So if I really wanted the car I'd agree.
Once I've got the car, who knows.
Certainly my attitude would be something along the lines of "you haven't managed to sell me the car in 12 months, so don't concern yourself with me selling it in 6"
So if I really wanted the car I'd agree.
Once I've got the car, who knows.
Certainly my attitude would be something along the lines of "you haven't managed to sell me the car in 12 months, so don't concern yourself with me selling it in 6"
Jonny TVR said:
How are they going to police that and would they actually sue you .. a customer.
I guess they could find out come service time if the owner has changed but is that likely to be within 6 months anyway.
It's JLR - they'll expect you to be back long before 6 months for some sort of warranty repair I guess they could find out come service time if the owner has changed but is that likely to be within 6 months anyway.
blindspot said:
For an alternate viewpoint, good on 'em for at least trying to make sure their cars go to customers who want to use them, rather than flippers and parasites.
I'm not a flipper. But if I was how is it going to me selling the car for a premium when there are delivery dates in excess of a year.? Want my car? Fine We'll agree a price, Give me £100 deposit and you can have it in six months (for example).blindspot said:
For an alternate viewpoint, good on 'em for at least trying to make sure their cars go to customers who want to use them, rather than flippers and parasites.
It’s naive though I get the point, but it won’t stop flippers as they will just hold onto the registration for a few months. In the case of the RRS I had to use a dealer within a 30 mike radius of home and agree not to sell for three months. audidoody said:
I'm not a flipper. But if I was how is it going to me selling the car for a premium when there are delivery dates in excess of a year.? Want my car? Fine We'll agree a price, Give me £100 deposit and you can have it in six months (for example).
I'm not arguing that they are going to stop flippers by asking you to commit to keeping it for 6 months, or meaning to suggest you're a flipper. There's obviously no perfect solution to ensuring that cars go into the hands of people who want them, as opposed to people who want the overs. Not least because s
t happens, circumstances change, and chaps who desperately wanted a car might HAVE to sell shortly after delivery.But. Any friction they can introduce, any disincentive or inconvenience - sell in less than a year and go on my s
tlist so you can't have that Defender 110 or the GT4 RS - will reduce the number of flippers at least a little, and can only be good for those who do want the car rather than some easy money.paddy1970 said:
Just sign the paper ... it is not enforceable...
They might not be able to stop you selling it, but they can stop you buying another one.https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
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