I've had an interesting week that has absolutely nothing to do with gaming but you're going to hear about it anyway. So get yourself a cold beverage, sit down and listen.
Last Saturday one of the local Ford dealerships had a sale going on for their remaining 2014s so being that I really need something that was better on gas than my 2010 Escape my wife and I decided to take a look.
We spent three and a half frikkin' hours at that dealership. their network went down and we did a lot of sitting and waiting.
Finally they worked something out that fit into our budget (barely) but the vehicle had to be brought in from another dealership.
Soooo, we said yes and spent about an hour filling out a sales agreement and went home. A couple of hours later we got a call that we had been approved.
So Tuesday rolls around and I see a call come through from the dealership. I'm thinking wow they got that car in fast however I was sadly mistooken as my dad would say. They were calling to tell us that the 2014 Grey Escape SE they sold us had been sold by the dealership they sourced it from so basically we were sold a vehicle that didn't exist.
All week we've had empty promises and attempts to give us something that was less than what we paid for. They were not able to find a comparable vehicle anywhere.
So today we were on our way home from downtown and decided to drop into another dealership that is a 10 minute drive from where we live.
Within 2 minutes of arriving the salesperson finds us an Escape with all the features we had been hoping for
Apparently bad blood between the dealerships prevented them from checking there.
So now I have two sales agreements.
One for a vehicle I still haven't seen and another for an Escape I've seen and driven.
I'm going to the first dealership to cancel that agreement on Monday. I tried today but the slimy weasels gave me some cock and bull story about not being able to give me back my ownership or cancel my agreement because Louie (whoever he is) is the only one who can do that and he's not in.
I fucken abhor car salesmen. I always make it a point to be tough as nails on them. My girl wouldn't let me come with her when she purchased our Honda Civic because she knew I was going to put whatever soul who was unlucky enough to approach me through the paces.
Car salesmen will promise you the world....but it's not up to them concerning what you pay, generally. That's up to the bank doing the financing, here in the States anyway.
Good luck, Peter.
I'm thinking about a new car right and I do not look forward to dealing with salespeople. I'm going to know exactly what car I want and what price and not budge an inch until I get it. At least that's my plan. I wonder if I can download a car?
Really crummy of them. I don't think that agreement is legally binding. If they sold you a car that they didn't have. I would have a lawyer check on it.
Oh I'm pretty sure I'm not bound to anything. You can't have people sign a contract and then look for the vehicle they paid for after the fact.
Well, that's a mess, hope they find Louie ASAP!
I really don't want to talk to anybody. I just want out of this deal and my ownership returned.
Please don't let the asshole be Luoie C.K. I like his work and I hope he hasn't wasted his money and wound up selling cars poorly.
Oh these folks man, I tell ya, nothing but pains in the...I hope things worked out for you man, and the next blog is about the awesome car you got.
Omgee, I hate car shopping for that very reason. Im sorry that happened to you :( Im hopeing you get the car your wanting!
and that's why I only buy cars off craigslist. I know it's a risk but so far it hasn't failed me yet.