Posted on 05/29/2008 5:34:40 PM PDT by SandRat
Most of these young troops buy cars that the insurance payments equal the car payments every month. Imagine that dilemma?
Good I hope the guy folds.
Experienced car buyers know that when you hear a dealer use the phrase “Put in a car” or “Put you in a car” that you should head for the exit immediately.
Smart buyers do not get “put into” anything. Dealers know this. The ones that “put “ people in cars instead of sell them cars make a living by screwing over the neophyte buyers who don’t know any better.
I am amazed that the dealer is so stupid as admit that they “put” anyone is a car.
Sleazy bastards ripping off our military personnel. That’s just downright low.
Bill Heard Chevrolet was doing this crap in Nashville and was run out of town.
Debt Collectors and scum car dealers know that a call to a Sgt on a defaulted loan can put a soldier in one hell of a bind.
Tommy this and Tommy that indeed.
12 years in the Navy and auto dealerships and life insurance parasites stood at the ready outside of every Navy base I have ever been to. Scum ... sucking the scant resources out of unsuspecting young sailors that were stationed there.
San Diego, Norfolk (the real name)Charleston, Philly (if the world needed an enema this would be the place of insertion) Groton, Bremerton, Long beach ..... all were the same. Check into a command and have a string of parasites following with hands extended.
BZ for this commander that exercised some well thought orders.
These parasites are the worst of the worst .... very similar to
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Sucking the life out of the weak and ignorant!
I remember buying my first car when I was in the Navy...the car cost me $3600 and my insurance was $1200 a year in 1977...20 year old E3 with no traffic violations!
I scrimped and saved to buy that car, and when I got the loan approved and went to get the insurance, I nearly fell on the floor.
That little MG Midget took a pound of flesh out of me, too...
I get to see that almost every day. Sometimes the local squadron (Idaho Air Nat'l Guard at Gowen Field) is landing right when I drive home, and my route takes me right past the end of the runway and under the approach pattern. Oh, and the place I work backs up to the runway (sometimes we sit by the fence during lunch and watch the air traffic). Plus, they occasionally fly over my neighborhood. :^)
He couldn't -- That situation was mandated by Congress. It was done primarily because of the 'redlining' that was practiced years ago.
I never drove a new car home before signing a contract with the exact terms of financing. It sounds as if this dealer used this as a ploy to get military people to pay higher interest rates. A credit check takes only fifteen minutes unless you want to stall it until after the person thinks he bought the car.
And when the general public hears about this order, I’m sure many will refuse to do business with them also. Snakes like this need to be run out of business.
Good for Custer.
He's looking out for the best interest of his troops.
I’m surprised no has mentioned the JAG office yet. They would be happy to read over any car sales contract, especially the fine print, and advise you, before you sign it. They may also have a list of places to avoid or not recommend.
There were several car dealerships in the Norfolk, VA area who were ripping sailors off for really high interest rates of up to 33% (which was at that time legal in VA)
But I have a problem with the military acting as a nanny. Sailors get their financial training and you always have the option of not signing that contract. I think that the off-limit orders should apply to dangerous or drug filled strip joints before something like this.
Yes, I know what you mean. I live in Sierra Vista. Moved here from Ca a year ago. I was driving on 92 and I heard a loud noise. It was two jets flying in for a landing at the fort scared the crap out of me and you are right they are nearly powerline altitude awesome to see.
Regarding the black listing: A soldier threated to get our salon black listed if we did not give her money back for a tanning package. Reason? she did not like the beds. My boss gave her the money. That is the only negative I have seen since living here. Most of my clients are soldiers, border patrol cops.
Totally agreed. If the military has enough reason to make an order like this it sounds like there would be more than enough to make a case for investigation with the AG.
A few years back I lived in Denver, and my home was in the flight path for the fly-bys they used to do over Mile High. Saw lots of fighter jets and such. But, the best was the last time...
Imagine the amazement at seeing the stealth come over your house - completely engulf it in a shadow, and be able to run from one side of the house, to the other side and STILL be under the plane! That thing was HUGE, and flying low and slow! Can’t imagine what that must look like to our enemies... ;)
Front page above the fold. I doubt that there's anyone in town now who hasn't heard about this. Serves the guy right...
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