[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...

[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!”

[dighton]

Twilight Zone: The Whole Truth

(part 2)

(part 3)

[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.

[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.

[mylife]

“We finance E1 and above”

[Harley]

Most of these young troops buy cars that the insurance payments equal the car payments every month. Imagine that dilemma?

[NoLibZone]

Good I hope the guy folds.

[Nik Naym]

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.

[eyedigress]

Bill Heard Chevrolet was doing this crap in Nashville and was run out of town.

[fanfan]

Custer said he placed the business off-limits under an Army regulation because, “sufficient cause indicates these establishments are adversely affecting the health, safety, morals, welfare, morale and discipline of the Fort Huachuca Armed Forces personnel.”

Good for Custer.

He's looking out for the best interest of his troops.

[submarinerswife]

These dealerships, jewelry & furniture stores outside of military bases have been around for ever. They used to cater to sailors selling crap products for twice what they were worth making the sailor fill out an allotment form at the store.

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.