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OMVIC Blog: Car Buying Tips

I was planning on buying a car but...

By OMVIC Communications on Friday, August 2, 2019

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Recently, OMVIC received this question: “I was planning to buy a used car, but my financing didn’t get approved, can I get my deposit back?

Let’s assume that the person who wrote this question, signed a contract and the dealer was to arrange financing.

Car Shopping on Black Friday? Know Your Rights!

By OMVIC Communications on Wednesday, November 22, 2017
Black Friday It is commonly held that Black Friday – the day of mega-amazing colossal unbelievable can’t-be-beat blow-out sales signifying the unofficial start of the Christmas shopping season – is so named as it marks the point many retailers turn a profit for the year, going from being “in the red” to being “in the  black.” The more cynical might argue it's consumerism run amuck and a black mark on our society, and perhaps for good reason.

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