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Bad Situation....

2,585 710 May 14, 2013 at 12:28 PM in Chat
So I went to a car dealership to look at a Mitsubishi Eclipse I'm interested in. I took it for a test drive and was convinced to put down a deposit for the price they were giving it to me for. I asked if I could get a refund if it falls through (they don't offer financing, full cash only). They said yes and go back and forth telling me "congrats on your car!". "I'm like dafuq?" I signed a purchase contract that stated a deposit is non-refundable yet the dealer told me I could if worse comes to worse. Even the manager came up to me and said if need be, we can refund it. Bad situation. Am I SOL? Sadwalk

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DC
05-16-2013 at 11:56 AM.
05-16-2013 at 11:56 AM.
Quote from Squilly :
They don't have all the cash. Wink
Nor will they get it. I paid, didn't get services intended. That's illegal too.
Let me get this straight,

They still have the car.
They still have your $500
They still have a SIGNED BY YOU purchase contract for the car.
And all you have is your pud in your left hand.

So unless they said they'd give you a hand job as well, then you will have to use that left hand to service yourself.

Buying and or selling a car is not a "Service", it's called a Sale.
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Maleficent
05-16-2013 at 11:57 AM.
05-16-2013 at 11:57 AM.
Quote from DC :
Let me get this straight,

They still have the car.
They still have your $500
They still have a SIGNED BY YOU purchase contract for the car.
And all you have is your pud in your left hand.

So unless they said they'd give you a hand job as well, then you will have to use that left hand to service yourself.

Buying and or selling a car is not a "Service", it's called a Sale.
laugh out loud

Exactly!
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Squilly
05-16-2013 at 11:58 AM.
05-16-2013 at 11:58 AM.
Quote from Maleficent :
What services were you expecting? Wasn't the deposit just to hold the car for you?
Hold it and go towards the final bill. Plus the contingency they promised. I wouldn't have paid them without that contingency.

Quote from DC :
Let me get this straight,

They still have the car.
They still have your $500
They still have a SIGNED BY YOU purchase contract for the car.
And all you have is your pud in your left hand.

So unless they said they'd give you a hand job as well, then you will have to use that left hand to service yourself.

Buying and or selling a car is not a "Service", it's called a Sale.
And this "sale" wasn't finalized.
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Last edited by Squilly May 16, 2013 at 11:59 AM.
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DC
05-16-2013 at 12:01 PM.
05-16-2013 at 12:01 PM.
Quote from Squilly :
Hold it and go towards the final bill. Plus the contingency they promised. I wouldn't have paid them without that contingency.


And this "sale" wasn't finalized.
Y/N Is your contingency written in the contract?
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ALVSGIRLY
05-16-2013 at 12:01 PM.
05-16-2013 at 12:01 PM.
Roll
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larrymoencurly
05-16-2013 at 12:03 PM.
05-16-2013 at 12:03 PM.
Quote from Squilly :
I doubt insurance would be that bad.
But saying it is too high might help get the deposit back.
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Maleficent
05-16-2013 at 12:08 PM.
05-16-2013 at 12:08 PM.
Quote from Squilly :
Hold it and go towards the final bill. Plus the contingency they promised. I wouldn't have paid them without that contingency.
And you didn't get that contingency in writing?
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Frogstar
05-16-2013 at 12:10 PM.
05-16-2013 at 12:10 PM.
This is probably more on the level of the attention Squilly was hoping to generate nod
Kudos on trolling well done, my lad.
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DC
05-16-2013 at 12:15 PM.
05-16-2013 at 12:15 PM.
Quote from Frogstar :
This is probably more on the level of the attention Squilly was hoping to generate nod
Kudos on trolling well done, my lad.
Yeah...100+ posts for being "naive"
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Maleficent
05-16-2013 at 12:19 PM.
05-16-2013 at 12:19 PM.
Quote from Frogstar :
This is probably more on the level of the attention Squilly was hoping to generate nod
Kudos on trolling well done, my lad.
Sounds about right. He posts a thread or two practically every day. Just what we need, more attention-whoring trolls! Whee
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TigerStar
05-16-2013 at 12:22 PM.
05-16-2013 at 12:22 PM.
But he got the guys business card.
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Kristin
05-16-2013 at 12:31 PM.
05-16-2013 at 12:31 PM.
Quote from TigerStar :
But he got the guys business card.
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teenbean
05-16-2013 at 12:33 PM.
05-16-2013 at 12:33 PM.
I'm confused. What was the $500 down for? I thought it was to hold a price for you, but It's the same price on their website. You didn't even haggle for a better price??
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Majide
05-16-2013 at 12:34 PM.
05-16-2013 at 12:34 PM.
So.... it has been a few days now... Are you going to buy it? What are you waiting for? I'm distracted now, I don't know what's going on anymore. Unsure
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Frogstar
05-16-2013 at 12:43 PM.
05-16-2013 at 12:43 PM.
He's trolling, blindingly stupid, or both Secret
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