VIC New car contract without a specified delivery date

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shaggy_au

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15 June 2020
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So, I have signed a contract for a new car and stupidly forgot to insist on a delivery date written into the contract. The contract does have terms to cancel the contract if it the car is not delivered within 14 days of the specified date.

We were assured that a car is available in two week, as the ship carrying the latest load has just pulled into port (can't believe we fell for that!) Of course the car is now delayed and I want to look at my options, particularly to cancel and get a refund of the deposit and go somewhere else.

So the question is: if there is no delivery date written into the contract, what does this mean? I assume the verbal assurance of two weeks is meaningless, but is there a reasonable time where I can cancel the contract?

Thanks in advance