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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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tukwok
05-16-2013 at 12:51 PM.
05-16-2013 at 12:51 PM.
Quote from Majide :
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
Supposedly he's attempting to sell his current car first if he's going to pay the balance or is calling tomorrow to request [in vain] the deposit refunded.
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kratzy
05-16-2013 at 01:26 PM.
05-16-2013 at 01:26 PM.
Quote from Squilly :
He said it.

Good investment!
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Iaaaiws
05-16-2013 at 03:03 PM.
05-16-2013 at 03:03 PM.
Quote from DC :
Ever go out to eat and the waitress is really nice to you?
Think because she actually likes you?
Hell no! Her tip is usually based on if you like her (and if the service was ok)
My ex-wife was a waitress for a while. Turned out she didn't like me all that much either and decided to get serviced elsewhere.
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DC
05-16-2013 at 04:23 PM.
05-16-2013 at 04:23 PM.
Quote from Iaaaiws :
My ex-wife was a waitress for a while. Turned out she didn't like me all that much either and decided to get serviced elsewhere.
Hopefully they are paying for the upkeep then!!!! bulb
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Squilly
05-16-2013 at 06:57 PM.
05-16-2013 at 06:57 PM.
Quote from teenbean :
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??
I did haggle. Still am.
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Squilly
05-16-2013 at 06:59 PM.
05-16-2013 at 06:59 PM.
I checked KBB again, it's worth $10000. I might go for it. Upgraded speaker system and everything. I'll haggle for $6000.
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Maleficent
05-16-2013 at 07:31 PM.
05-16-2013 at 07:31 PM.
Quote from Squilly :
I checked KBB again, it's worth $10000. I might go for it. Upgraded speaker system and everything. I'll haggle for $6000.
What? I'm not buying that. Upgraded speaker system is worth 3K? Nono
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tukwok
05-16-2013 at 07:42 PM.
05-16-2013 at 07:42 PM.
Quote from Maleficent :
What? I'm not buying that. Upgraded speaker system is worth 3K? Nono
Obviously replacing with Monster Cable products. Wink
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Squilly
05-16-2013 at 07:57 PM.
05-16-2013 at 07:57 PM.
Quote from Maleficent :
What? I'm not buying that. Upgraded speaker system is worth 3K? Nono
Rockford Fosgate.
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tukwok
05-16-2013 at 08:13 PM.
05-16-2013 at 08:13 PM.
Quote from Squilly :
I checked KBB again, it's worth $10000. I might go for it. Upgraded speaker system and everything. I'll haggle for $6000.
Quote from Squilly :
Rockford Fosgate.
10k? shake head [kbb.com] You're going to spend a sizable portion of the car's value for noise pollution? Your money. CoolRoll Eyes (Sarcastic)
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Squilly
05-16-2013 at 08:23 PM.
05-16-2013 at 08:23 PM.
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10k? shake head [kbb.com] You're going to spend a sizable portion of the car's value for noise pollution? Your money. CoolRoll Eyes (Sarcastic)
Suggested retail: $9896
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johnlawwhiskey
05-16-2013 at 08:58 PM.
05-16-2013 at 08:58 PM.
Quote from Squilly :
But the manager there deliberately stated, voiding out a portion of the contract, that they could refund my money.
But you didn't get it in writing, so it didn't happen in the eyes of the courts and everyone else. And you bought a car with over 130,000 miles on it. This must be your first car.
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Maleficent
05-16-2013 at 09:06 PM.
05-16-2013 at 09:06 PM.
Quote from johnlawwhiskey :
But you didn't get it in writing, so it didn't happen in the eyes of the courts and everyone else. And you bought a car with over 130,000 miles on it. This must be your first car.
Right?!

Especially a car that's only 6 years old that has that many miles on it?! WTF? Crazy
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BayArea
05-17-2013 at 09:06 AM.
05-17-2013 at 09:06 AM.
Quote from Squilly :
I checked KBB again, it's worth $10000. I might go for it. Upgraded speaker system and everything. I'll haggle for $6000.
Quote from Squilly :
Rockford Fosgate.
I'm in the audio field. The stock RF system that comes in Mitsubishi's is not worth 3k.
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05-17-2013 at 09:12 AM.
05-17-2013 at 09:12 AM.
Maybe if you guys keep feeding it, it will split via mitosis and we'll have two of them.
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