Car dealership off-limits to active service members

Sierra Vista Herald/Bisbee Review ^ | Bill Hess

[SandRat]

That’s not going to be good for his business.

[ConorMacNessa]

"The problem is sometimes customers, and that includes nonmilitary, have less than good credit, and when it is discovered, “they already have been put in a car,” he said."

This practice out and out stinks and they ought to take the dealership to the A.G.'s Office.

[Nat Turner]

I promise not to make any jokes about General Custer or Custer’s last stand...

[kbennkc]

Good . His business was not good for our people . Considering all the parasitic lice that operate near our posts , I am guessing it had to be pretty abusive to get put off limits .

[SampleMan]

Most of these places sell a $3000 car for $4000, reset the interest rate to the maximum allowed under law, collect $1000 to $2000 in interest in six months, and then repossess the car.

I knew of a place that regularly sold the same car four or five times a year for several years.

[cva66snipe]

I remember a few car lots in Norfolk in the late 70’s being off limits especially one on Little Creek Blvd.

[Randy Larsen]

Good for Maj. Gen. John Custer!

I hate unscrupulous car dealers

Another”Custer's Last Stand!”

[American_Centurion]

"The problem is sometimes customers, and that includes nonmilitary, have less than good credit, and when it is discovered, “they already have been put in a car,” he said."

Translation: We tell people WHATEVER we have to to get them to sign a contract, then we switch the interest rate and make it hard to nearly impossible for them to get out of it by claiming they had the car too long, put too many miles on the car, or charging a "restocking fee" higher than the payment would be. We've been doing it that way for YEARS!!!!

IMO the CG should send an MP company in armored Hummers with Mk 19s and level that scum sucking POSs lot, building and inventory. This is one of those extremely rare circumstances I would support such an action.

[dighton]

Twilight Zone: The Whole Truth

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[Lurking in Kansas]

The problem is sometimes customers, and that includes nonmilitary, have less than good credit, and when it is discovered, “they already have been put in a car,” he said.

That then means either a person cannot have the vehicle under a contract that was initially written or must come up with additional money for a down payment, Johnston said.

LOL, that's an old, old dealers trick. When I sold cars 25 years ago the dealership I worked at pulled that trick.

[chas1776]

Its too bad the president didn't put Mortgage Companies off limit to poor credit risks.

[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

So they can discriminate against an entire class/industry of people?

Can they bar minorities like that? No.

Meanwhile, Bank of America is willing to give credit cards to the criminal entrants who are living and working in this country illegally.

[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

Oops. Completely mis-scanned the article.
I thought the car dealership was prohibiting military personnel.

[padre35]

Well, with all of the soldiers who were getting scalped in Ideal Automotive Sales office, what else could Custer do?

And old old hustle, and a distasteful one at that.

[mylife]

“We finance E1 and above”

[Randy Larsen]

Congress would never allow that!!!

They need victims,er Poor souls who need help, to pass in front of the MSM, so they can prove how bad this country truly is!

Vote for me my brother! I will get you that new car, house, boat,drugs,medical care,vacation,money,clean air,cheap gas,...

Stop me anytime!

[Mr Rogers]

Glad to see the responses on this thread. So many businesses just outside the gate of a military base exist to rip off 18 year olds with a paycheck and no experience. One wonders just how bad this one must be to have the Commander put it off limits!

[Randy Larsen]

You speak the truth!

I remember the days of dealing with these type of folks when I was A mere 17, and fresh out of boot camp!

[steveo]

LOL, that's an old, old dealers trick. When I sold cars 25 years ago the dealership I worked at pulled that trick.

It's still happening today. A person who works with my wife had her son go through the same ordeal. The kid got to drive around the car for a week and then got all his money back, went to another dealership got a brand new vehicle for $20 a month more.