Alice and Bob enter into a written contract for the sale of a vintage car. The contract specifies the price and the condition of the car but does not mention any after-sales support. After the sale, Alice claims that Bob verbally promised to provide maintenance services for six months. Bob refuses to honor this alleged promise. Can Alice use her verbal promise to enforce the maintenance services?
No, because the parol evidence rule prohibits using external evidence to change the written terms.
Yes, if Alice can prove that Bob had the intent to include maintenance services.
Yes, because verbal agreements can supplement written contracts.
No, because maintenance services are not a significant term in the contract.
Under the parol evidence rule, once a written contract is intended to be a complete and final representation of the parties' agreement, external evidence such as verbal promises cannot be used to alter or add terms. Since the maintenance services were not included in the written contract, Alice cannot enforce the verbal promise.
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