Can a car dealership in Greater Houston legally refuse to sell me a car unless I pay for a mandatory ceramic coating package today?
Download run
Fan-out diagram
The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
Can a car dealership in Greater Houston legally refuse to sell me a car unless I pay for a mandatory ceramic coating package today?
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
Texas motor vehicle dealer advertising rules add-on products mandatory fees advertised price ceramic coating TxDMV deceptive trade practicesGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act car dealership add-on products misrepresentation mandatory dealer installed accessories Texas Attorney GeneralGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
Texas Administrative Code motor vehicle advertising price dealer installed options add-ons 43 TAC 215Google ↗
OBSERVEDConsequence
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (3)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 3 of 3 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT3 real searches · gpt-6
Texas motor vehicle dealer advertising rules add-on products mandatory fees advertised price ceramic coating TxDMV deceptive trade practices Google ↗
Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act car dealership add-on products misrepresentation mandatory dealer installed accessories Texas Attorney General Google ↗
Texas Administrative Code motor vehicle advertising price dealer installed options add-ons 43 TAC 215 Google ↗
- OCCUPATIONS CODE CHAPTER 2301. SALE OR LEASE OF MOTOR VEHICLES · tcss.legis.texas.gov
- Texas Occupations Code Section 2301.352 (2025) - Prohibition: Requiring Additional Equipment After Retail Sale :: 2025 Texas Statutes :: U.S. Codes and Statutes :: U.S. Law :: Justia · law.justia.com
- Texas Administrative Code, Subchapter F, Section 215.250 - Dealer Price Advertising; Savings Claims; Discounts | Texas Administrative Code · regulations.justia.com
- Dealer Price Advertising · txdmv.gov
- Automobile Industry Pricing Transparency: FAQs · search.ftc.gov
- Automobile Industry Pricing Transparency: FAQs · ftc.gov
- Dealer complaint information · txdmv.gov
- Consumer protection complaints · texasattorneygeneral.gov
- Deceptive Trade Practices Act - Consumer Protection · guides.sll.texas.gov
Queries
3 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Texas motor vehicle dealer advertising rules add-on products mandatory fees advertised price ceramic coating TxDMV deceptive trade practices OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act car dealership add-on products misrepresentation mandatory dealer installed accessories Texas Attorney General OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Texas Administrative Code motor vehicle advertising price dealer installed options add-ons 43 TAC 215 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Consequence | — | — | 1x of 1 |