How to buy a used car from a dealer in NSW

theBlake · 06-11-2015, 06:05 PM

I am not from NSW, thats why I am asking if there is any nuances in NSW I might have missed. I have read the guidelines from NSW Fair trading, and I gather there is no cooling off period for a straight cash sale, if I read it correctly.

Whats the norm for a deposit in NSW?
(In Qld the standard contract is $100 deposit)

If I do a contract subject to a satisfactory independant mechanical inspection and the result is that it is a complete dog, do I get my deposit back if I cancel the contract?

In NSW is the pink slip or roadworthy or whatever its called, is it required to be provided by the seller when they advertise it for sale. I am wondering if a dealler would try not to get one done if they know it will be registered interstate.

What I am intending is to do a deal on the car, get an independant inspection done, and then fly down to settle and drive the car away. A Ford of course.
One of the reasons I am looking at NSW is they have annual inspections, so its a bit harder to keep a dog on the road there.