They have till Friday to figure it out. We even paid extra $200 for “third party” to do the paperwork so it’s actually a runner going to the DMV physically to do it. Maybe they are walking from MA to NC?
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Can someone advise if we can pull out of our deal on the c43? Been almost three weeks and no car and hasn’t been registered as I called DMV in NC. We paid firsts month as part of our DAS. Wife is really mad and just wants to go out of state to get it done. Dealer said another week to get it on the road, if not more
Another deal pull out with only one side of the story, I’d wait for dealership perspective before give any further advice.
They said the “third party” has the paperwork to the car and they are at their mercy to see when it gets done. They are hoping for this weekend but might be another week or two. They claimed they told us it will take 7-10 days after signing (which already passed).
I told them if I knew it was going to take 7-10 days, I would have NEVER signed the deal. We already gave back the rental from insurance so why would we want to wait another week or so for the car. I would have went to New Hampshire to sign for the deal to get the car same day.
I will NEVER do a deal with a Mass dealer again if it is going to be a “out of state” deal. Them not issuing temp tags at all is completely stupid.
Btw, how is the volvo insurance stuff going? Did they need to use gap to cover for cost or was the insurance paying enough to pay off the volvo loan?
Insurance paid off the car and we should be getting a overage check back for $2000-2600
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So I called DMV and car was registered but dealer charged us for full year but dmv saying tag is valid till March 31st! I’m waiting for documentation from NC DMV to verify info before I put my foot in my mouth
Sorry to the mods for opening a thread but need Legal advice.
Long story short, I totaled my wife’s car in Boston and were looking for a replacement. We settled on a Mercedes. We thought we got a good deal and signed. Since Mass doesn’t do temp tags, we cannot take the car. Dealer said within a week we should have it ready but now it is almost three weeks. Part of our DAS was the dealer to pay our taxes/registration for the ENTIRE year but they opted for a 60-day registration! I assume they are just pocketing the difference of almost $1,000. We Still haven’t heard from the dealer and it’s annoying.
My question now is, since we DID NOT take delivery of the car as it is sitting on the lot. We just want to get out of this deal, go out of state and pick up the car SAME DAY. My wife has been on my ass about why we don’t have the car and dealer took first months payment and the next one is due to end of this month with no car in hand! I know I have been very annoying past month to this site but I just want to get this car and keep my wife happy. Just need legal advice from the hackers!
This isn’t the place for legal advice.
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In many places, until a car has rolled off the lot, you can rescind. However in your case they have to fund the deal and send in the DMV paperwork, so it’s almost like it has.
I think @Bostoncarconcierge is probably best poised to give you the lay of the land, but you may need a lawyer here. I suspect you don’t have any good out.
EDIT: This is not legal advice. Just practical feedback.
Thanks!
I think the DMV/Car has been funded but I will call Mercedes Benz Financial to tell them the issue on hand. I will tell them we will be getting another car from another dealer (out of state). The dealer charged us for registration/property taxes up front for the year but they didn’t. Dealer is such a scumbag. I should have went with my gut and not deal with Herb Chambers
I say this with all due respect, but several folks here have advised against doing an out of state deal in MA because of the issue of no temp tags.
The dealer is at the mercy of your state DMV and probably don’t understand the intricacies of your state registration. This doesn’t sound like their fault entirely. My guess is once everything is processed you’ll be refunded what they didn’t spend on tags. That takes time.
I completely understand but they should have told us it will take this long. All they said was “within a week” everything should be fine. They said they do Out of state deals ALLL THE TIME across the nation. Probably now im thinking it is NH or RI as out of state.
Now I am more aggravated they didn’t pay for full year registration and only 60 days. That is NOT what we discussed when we did our deal. So NC plates/registration is $36 and yearly fees in NC was about $650. So they are basically pocketing difference of the DAS from first month’s payment and plate/registration. So when we go back to NC later on this year, we will have to pay another $650+ for full year.
State laws usually prohibit dealers from pocketing DMV fees that were in excess of what was estimated. You’ll get a refund I’m sure and then can go renew your registration and use those funds.
I understand your frustration but I believe you’re not going to find relief other than waiting for things to process. I’ve never had an out of state registration take less than 20 days to process - that’s why temp tags exist in many states. You chose to do business in a state that didn’t have them.
Yes. I guess I have to live with it but I wish dealer was more transparent about it. First it was “within a week”. Then they said 7-10 business days. I told them, if it was 7-10 business days, I WOULD NOT have bought the car from you guys. I could have gone to NH and done it. You guys mislead us from the moment we stepped into the car. I caught their sales manager in 2 lies and he retracted his statement and admitted fault that it should have been brought to light.
I guess MB financial will have last say in this.
DJ Rabbi and I had a sensational Volvo deal worked out (for NE prices) at a Mass dealer who I truly trust for out of state deals (there aren’t many). He kept telling me and the dealership owner that he was going to come in and sign, then never did…
The dealership owner even offered to take his credit app info over the phone to make it more convenient at the end of the year.
He never showed up. He never called to do the credit app after saying he would. This was hours and days of negotiation at the end of the year.
He lives in MA but wanted to save money on insurance by registering it in another state.
Sometimes the last $20/month really isn’t worth it.
Lesson for me: Collect a retainer and don’t work with people who post in 10 threads about 10 different deals and cars.
Lesson for him: Work with trusted resources
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He also said his annual registration fees are $650? Does that sound like a complete rip off and completely negates any savings from insurance? Even in NY I just paid $60 for 2 year registration.
Registration, title, and plates in MA are realllly inexpensive so that’s a hell of a point.
Insurance is definitely expensive because…you know…massholes and all 
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$650 is for excise tax as MA calls it but in NC you need to pay that up front in order to get full year registration. Which I knew cause of the Volvo lease we had.
Anyways, I truly wanted help from you all but guess it’s not going to happen. I will talk to a lawyer friend and get it done and over with.
@Bostoncarconcierge thank you for your time and efforts but I kept you updated as much as I can throughout the process. Volvo wasn’t that great of a deal to have us pull a trigger. Yes, I shouldn’t have wasted either of our times but like I said we were open to new brands.
To the mods, please close or better yet delete this thread. Thank you all again!