Lawyer Question???

[johnnyhandsome]

A question for all you civil law attorneys:

I leased a Nissan Pathfinder on 2000 for 4 years which is now up. According to my lease contract my end value of the car shows $ 20,900. I then call the dealer to make an appt to come in and buy the car at which point they tell me that they have a completely different end-value on their lease contract. Theirs shows $23,900. And then they tell me they have 2 lease contracts instead of one and the first contract says indeed $20,900 but the 2nd says $23,900. Both documents were signed by me but I only have the first one and not the second.
Can I take them to court for the $3,000 difference and what are my chances of winning??

BTW I have decided to buy the car for $23,900 and then sue them in small Claims for the $3,000 difference.

 

[papasmerf]

I would seem to to once you purchased the Nissan at the inflated rate, you validated the contract.

You say they had you sign 2 contracts and only gave you a copy of one?
Sounds to me as is you have a CLAIM aginst them with NISSAN of North American as well as the STATE Attorney General or Canadian equal. It is illegal to have you sign 2 contracts without invalidating the frist one. You also are to be given a copy.

HOWEVER you may have VALIDATED the 23k by agreeing to it. I would advoid Small Clain and file with the Attorney General for full repayment of the lease.

 

[johnnyhandsome]

I dont remember signing the second copy and the only difference between the first and the second was the date, the salesmen's signature and the end-value ($23,900). None of the changes were initialed. All other data was identical on both contracts such as monthly lease amounts. and trade-in value.

I honestly dont remember signing 2 contracts.

 

[taiga]

Sign the blank document.

I remember the "I don't remember" part very well. So many of these types of documents entails the other guy across the desk asking one to sign this blank document, or there is some "carbon" paper underneath that catches my signature.
Call the Toronto News Consumer Protection Reporter.
Squeaky wheel gets the grease.

 

[johnnyhandsome]

Where's Silverman when you need him???????

"Watch it buddy"!!!!!!!!!!

 

[papasmerf]

Johnny
no question that the court of public opinion is much stronger then the legal system.

I might think about writing the news paper for advice?