It's not so black and white, I'm sure his lawyers will argue that the specific clause isn't legal.
Ford sues John Cena for reselling recently purchased Ford GT(Update: Settled, money goes to charity)
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It's not so black and white, I'm sure his lawyers will argue that the specific clause isn't legal.
Agreed, that's why you don't sign a agreement like this if you want that freedom. Otherwise abide by the terms or prepared to be sued for breaching the contract.
I don't think ford has a case here. Once it's his property, it's his property.
A contract is unlikely to hold up if it says that the manufacturer has any say in what you do with a car once it becomes your property. If they want this level of control over cars they manufacture, they should just lease them instead of selling them.
A contract is unlikely to hold up if it says that the manufacturer has any say in what you do with a car once it becomes your property. If they want this level of control over cars they manufacture, they should just lease them instead of selling them.
Yup. This isn't just a normal sale, it's effectively a paid promotional advertisement implicit in the deal.
Ferrari has been doing this for years, but Im not sure if they ever sued somebody for it. I think they just remove you from being eligible for any other future exclusive car.
I'm not arguing whether or not it's legal. I'm arguing whether or not it should be legal. Companies shouldn't be able to charge full price for something and then tell buyers they can't sell the thing they spent money on.
I would be more sympathetic towards Ford if they had given him the car for free. But it sounds like he paid full price for the car.
Just because it's expensive doesn't mean there's quality in them. Ford is not known for their craftsmanship in luxury super cars. They're not known for their craftsmanship generally.
This is absolutely legal and the contract will hold up. If Cena didn't want to play by these terms, he should have renegotiated or opted not to purchase.
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He fucking flipped it less than a month later... Sorry but at this point we're talking rich dude and rich company... He's the dick here. He applied, sod them on his ability to get the word out on their car and be good PR for their brand which is what got him invited to purchase and then flipped it less than a month after buying it well aware of what he had agreed to.
Nah, it's that cheap-ass Ford ornament on the hood. It needs a redesign desperately. Looks tacky as hell simply because a Ford logo doesn't belong on a supercar of that design. It's a real jarring comparison.
Damn, that in yellow or white would be sexy as all hell and remove the hood decalAnd worth every penny
Ford messed up. This won't hold up in court, see Ford V Cena 2017.
Source: IANAL
A contract doesn't have to be worded wrong to be nullified.
Source: IANAL
A contract doesn't have to be worded wrong to be nullified.
Well, we've already seen these types of fights in a slightly different arena with software licenses. But the truth is that lots of different things can be contracted. If you're the buyer, you don't have to accept the terms of the contract. But if you do accept the terms, you can't act innocent.
It sounds here like Cena even acknowledged the wrongdoing, he just isn't willing to compensate Ford enough, at least in their eyes.
The car is to be powered by a newly designed 3.5 liter twin-turbocharged EcoBoost V6 engine making 647 hp (482 kW; 656 PS) and 550 lb. ft (746 N. m) of torque.
It's an incredibly limited production supercar...
I don't know where people are getting the idea that Fords are junky cars, they have a pretty good lineup of quality cars and have for at least a decade. This isn't the 80s anymore, they aren't out there selling Fairmonts and Tempos.
The entire GT program is an overreach for the Ford brand, even with the heritage they're trying to sell. They're trying to act like Ferrari for no real reason.
I don't blame him, why keep a $450k gas binger when you can just ditch it, wait a couple of years and save $200k by buying the much more superior Tesla Roadster?
Yeah, my 2013 focus is quite good actually. I just wish I could upgrade the stereo to the new Android auto variant.
Crowd chants of "You screwed Ford!" or "Ford's gonna sueee youuuu!" the next time he's on Smackdown.
Tell that to Ford, every single one is sold already.
Top selling trucks for 40 years running.. and we don't get them used until they have 100k miles.
Even then, they still command a LOT of money.
Top selling brand as well (at least in the US). 1.8 Million sold at the end of September.
Ford has definitely improved over the years and I highly doubt this car is rolling down the same assembly line as the F-150's or is being assembled by the same people. This car is also getting great praise and reviews in the auto world.
So if the contract said they could chop off his arms if he sold the car, that would stand up in court because it was in the contract?
Simply putting something in a contract does not mean it can't be disputed within the law.
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Because the ones you don't agree with, you don't sign. Cena agreed to it.
It literally is an overreach and ARE acting like Ferrari. The original GT40 was designed specifically to beat Ferrari. This car was designed to be a European sports car through and through
Well it's a 450 thousand dollar car. Are you arguing that might not be how much it costs to make?
If Ford wanted Cena to market their fancy new car, they should have given it to him for free.
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So was this one, Ford wanted to beat Ferrari at Le Mans in the same manner the original did.
Then don't buy the car if you don't like their terms? We're talking about a luxury product, a super car; not an essential everyday commodity ..
Why not? We're talking abot a 500 cars limited supercar, worth 450.000$, with hand picked customers.