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Old 02-29-2004, 12:04 PM   #1 (permalink)
zizdog69
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Location: Arizona
Car Dealership Problems

Hey all, after much consideration, I have decided to come here to ask for help.

On January 31st, I bought a new PT Cruiser from a dealership here in Arizona. I traded in my 98 Ford Mustang GT. After two days, I decided that the car was not for me and gave the dealership a call. I told my salesperson that the car was not what I expected and I would like to have my old car back. He said that he talked to his GM and that I could bring the PT back after I made the first payment and they could try and get me a different car. I said that all I wanted was my Mustang back as there was nothing wrong with it and I really missed it. The salesperson said that he had already been sold to the autoactioneer and that it was off their property.

Jump ahead to February 26th. I was browsing the internet, wishing I had my Mustang back, when I stumbled on my Mustang. It was on AutoTrader and was being sold by the dealership that I had traded it into. Needless to day, I was pissed! After work, I drove down to the shop and confronted a sales manager about this. He said that I did have three days to return the car but stayed firm with the "car had already been moved off the lot" statement.

After 5 hours, another salesman had sold me back my Mustang but for $9000 more than I had originally financed the car for! I was made aware that the PT depreiciated in value as soon as I drove it off the lot, that they had done $1500 worth of work to the Mustang, and that they had to replace the keyless entry as only one key fob had been returned to them. I am willing to pay up to $3000 to make up for this but other than that, I believe I do not owe them anything else.

I am thinking about talking to a lawer to see what my options are. If indeed they had a 3 day return policy, were they just trying to keep me in the PT by saying that the Mustang was off the lot?

I just wanted to throw this out and see what people think. I haven't been able to be approved for a loan on the Mustang since the loan amount is more than 120% of the cars value. I wonder what they will do if I can't get a loan approved for my car? I will try as hard as I can to be with the Mustang and it is by far the best car I have ever owned.

If some of you are wondering why I traded in the car in the first place, it is because I wanted a lower car payment. As it turned out, the insurance for the PT was more than I expected and I was paying more between the loan payment and the insurance for the PT than I was for the Mustang.
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