Random Purchase Question

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Pretty sure the answer to this is going to be no but what the hell.

Say you traded in your car (which was on PCP and was valued at higher than the settlement figure) and taking a replacement on PCP but after a few days realise you actually preferred the old car, is there any way in hell to can the PCP, hand the car back and take your traded in car back and basically reset everything back to before you set foot in the dealership?
 
Don't you have a 14 day "cooling off" period? You might be able to get out of the new PCP, but getting your old car back might be tricky.
 
Havana_UK said:
Don't you have a 14 day "cooling off" period? You might be able to get out of the new PCP, but getting your old car back might be tricky.
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Yeah this is the issue usually, usually they go straight to BCA or similar. Plus they'll probably not just give you your car back for what they bought it for.
 
Your old car belongs to the dealership. They have cleared your old finance. You may be able to get out of the new one and just pay the days you have had it for depending on terms of the deal.

To get the old car back you will need to buy it from the dealer if they haven’t already shipped it off to BCA. I’m sure they can offer it on a PCP or HP deal but it won’t be on the original terms or numbers.
 
For what its worth. The finance has the 14 day cooling off period but it (interestly) specifically says it doesn't give you the right to just return the car. So basically you can exercise the right to cancel the finance but you still need to pay them.

Also the old car is actually up for sale by the dealer so doesn't look to be straight off to auction.

Old was Octavia vRS, new is a Corolla Hybrid.
 
Yeah, no.

As others have said, your easiest way out is to have a discussion with the dealer and see if they'll cut you a deal. Second best option is to clear/cancel the finance and sell the car.

It won't be cheap to do the second option. Best get your best gooey eyes on and go and explain to the dealer what the situation is.
 
Also, the 14-day cooling off period begins on the day you sign/agree to the contract, not from when the car was delivered.
 
Did test drive although not for that long. It's not like its a terrible car its just a few minor things adding up to annoying me and making me miss the old one.
Agreement signed and delivery was the same day.
Ironically the small print includes a section that if the purchase was done without any face to face interaction with a dealer at their premises then I'd have 14 days to change my mind (probably the car version of distance selling act).
So test driving it and signing the finance docs in person probably lost me some rights....oh well
 
3 years and quite possibly I will. Think this is the first time I've changed cars and ended up depressed about it after a few days....
 
Toyota cars like this are popular for their combination of quality and value, but this is only realised if you keep the car for a long time.
 
SDK^ said:
Toyota cars like this are popular for their combination of quality and value, but this is only realised if you keep the car for a long time.
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Yeah this really, i got a Toyota Avensis estate 6 years ago and i didn't gel with the car to start with. Hated the electronic handbrake and the rubbish throttle response but it's been a fantastic family car. Taken us everywhere we needed in quiet and comfort and been fantastically reliable for the 60k we've put on it (50k to 110k), only needed regular servicing and 2 sets of tyres, i can't think of a cheaper way of motoring in relative comfort, that's what Toyotas are for.
 
Well, I spoke to the dealer and have arranged a deal to get my Skoda back. Ultimately I'm no worse off.
 
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