Posted on 10/04/2012 10:52:26 PM PDT by grundle
Which is exactly what 99.9% of them would have done.
“The cop had NO GROUNDS for an arrest!”
The cops, who have always said, “Ignorance of the Law is no excuse”, are themselves quite ignorant of the Law. In fact, there are too many laws for anyone to know even a fraction of them. But, I digress, that is fodder for a different thread...
The blue one is the one he originally test drove, but chose the the other one to buy for the black color. He went back the next day because he liked the ride of the blue one better.
That's the way the story was told in the original article in the Virginian Pilot, and I do believe the blue one had more bells and whistles, but the sales rep just transferred all the info and it was approved up the chain.
From what I've been reading - this isn't the first time this "family" of dealerships has pulled this kind of stunt....or tried to do so.
“the customer is always right.”
Yes, even when he isn’t. My grandfather had that motto printed on a huge sign that hung over the exit door of his retail store. Repeat business kept him going for 35 years. Too many businesses today are either too stupid or don’t care.
This isn't close to that situation. The sales guy screwed up; unfortunately it will probably cost him his job.
But I wish it would have been me they arrested. I would still keep my job; but would enjoy the large financial settlement I was about to receive.
Maybe so, but this action of actually having the guy arrested seems to me to be so over the top that it makes me wonder what more there is to the story. Usually, a scammer will jack up the threat level until the mark either caves or fights back so hard the scam attempt isn't worth it anymore - - and then it's just on to the next mark.
If the guy had paperwork, why did the cops arrest him? Just tell the dealer to take him to civil court.
Similar story. Different outcome. For all ya’ll that say sales people are crooks and “a contract is a contract”.
I owned a used car lot for several years. Had a nice Ford Ranger truck on my lot but just couldn’t seem to sell it. I was very agressive about selling my inventory before it got “old” cause after 90 days I had to pay off my floorplan.
Anyway, this “good ole boy” wants the truck. But he can’t make up his mind. Comes in several times, takes several hours of my time but just can’t pull the trigger. Last time he leaves we’re at 12500 plus tax. A great deal. A week goes by and he decides yep he wants the truck. So he buys it. Unfortunatly, in that week my wife decides the truck has got to go and advertises it in local trade paper for 11900. Trade paper comes out and the guy sees the price.
So I get a call. “David, something must be wrong. This truck is advertised for 11900 etc. ect.”
So what to do. A contract is a contract. Right? Nope. Come on in I’ll write you a check for 600. So he comes in and he’s just happy er than hell. “Thanks a lot, man.” he says. He also says “I didn’t get but one key and remote. Can you call the Ford store and get me a new one”? That was enough of the “customer is always right” stuff.
Hell no. Just take some of that 600 bucks and get one yourself.
Dealers do that stuff all the time. And get Zero credit.
What about all the cars that are sold “as is”? You think no one who ever buys one doesn’t want you to fix something a week, mo or year later? And many times if it is a resonable request it’ll get taken care of.
“This isn’t close to that situation. The sales guy screwed up; unfortunately it will probably cost him his job.”
The manager signed off on it. He would have had to cancel the other contract so he must have know what, if any, difference there was in cost/price.
This sounds like one of those stunts they pull like increasing the interest rate after you’ve taken the car home, putting your trade-in on the truck to keep you from backing out of the deal. No sympathy for any of them.
I’ll give everyone a fair shake. Had my salesman comeback and said he made a mistake, I would have worked with him to get it settled.
The dealer can be prosecuted for making a false complaint.
Pricks filing frivolous multi-million dollar civil suits are why nobody in their right mind starts a business in the USA.
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