What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Pennsylvania
I purchased a used vehicle from a dealership located in New Jersey, I told them I wished to finance the car before I picked it up, they said they do not finance but they work with a larger dealer who can handle this for me. The larger dealer whos located in pennsylnavia calls me and tells me they secured a loan for me to purchase the car I wanted. All sounds great! So I drive 3 hours and pickup the car from the lot in new jersey, I sign papers there which is from the other dealer to purchase this car. I drive off everyone is happy..
I notice about 3 days of owning the car something is wrong with its electrical and steering.. I find out it has electrical grimilins which i repair and the tie rods in the front are bad and need replaced. I call and the dealer says they will cut me a check to get them repaired.. again everyone is happy..
I recieve a phone call about 2 weeks after I owned the car from the finance bank they ask me some questions, thank me for my time and thats that.. a day later the large dealership who technically sold me the car and secured my financing calls me, and said the bank pulled out of the deal and I will be required to give the car back but they think they can help me get financing elsewhere and to hold tight for a few days.. I do and 3 days pass and I hear nothing but hold tight we are working on it..
I get into a small fenderbender where a kid backs into me at walmart parking lot.. $1200 in damage, I call the lot to inform them that insurance is going to repair this car etc... 30 mins after I tell them, they call me back saying deal is dead they want the car but they are offering me all money back that I put into repairs of this car, and my downpayment back. Ok this sounds sorta fair except for the fact I no longer own a car.. I had a jeep which I sold a week after purchasing this car cause I could only have 1 car where I live. without this new car I bought I am now carless. I mentioned this to the dealer and they say they will give me a few days to look for a car, and also mention other cars on their lot they can sell me as my credit and job is good enough to have almost any car they have they claim.. I find nothing, and I tell them.. they seem frustereated at this point and are offering me $1000.00 in a check to me, to pay for rental car while i search, and also for reimbursment for my lost money i put into the cars repairs etc.. and they say they will allow me to keep the insurance check and the 1000.00 cash in exhange to just hand the keys over to them.
I am sorry I am no lawyer, but this does not add up at all.. No car dealer will allow me to keep around 2200.00 dollars in cash, give them a damaged vehichle unrepaired, and basically own a free car for now close to a month and call it a day.. something larger is here and I cannot find it.. why would a dealer want to be sooo nice and give me basically free money?? is something wrong with this picture??? I feel I have something large and i do not know it... it seems to be worth a lot to them for some reason..
They also do not want me to talk to the finance company who called me, they claim it may damage the dealer and finance company relations and they may never be able to use that company again if i do, and this is why they are offering me $1000 for my trouble, time, and money already spent in this car..
anyone have thoughts on this???
I purchased a used vehicle from a dealership located in New Jersey, I told them I wished to finance the car before I picked it up, they said they do not finance but they work with a larger dealer who can handle this for me. The larger dealer whos located in pennsylnavia calls me and tells me they secured a loan for me to purchase the car I wanted. All sounds great! So I drive 3 hours and pickup the car from the lot in new jersey, I sign papers there which is from the other dealer to purchase this car. I drive off everyone is happy..
I notice about 3 days of owning the car something is wrong with its electrical and steering.. I find out it has electrical grimilins which i repair and the tie rods in the front are bad and need replaced. I call and the dealer says they will cut me a check to get them repaired.. again everyone is happy..
I recieve a phone call about 2 weeks after I owned the car from the finance bank they ask me some questions, thank me for my time and thats that.. a day later the large dealership who technically sold me the car and secured my financing calls me, and said the bank pulled out of the deal and I will be required to give the car back but they think they can help me get financing elsewhere and to hold tight for a few days.. I do and 3 days pass and I hear nothing but hold tight we are working on it..
I get into a small fenderbender where a kid backs into me at walmart parking lot.. $1200 in damage, I call the lot to inform them that insurance is going to repair this car etc... 30 mins after I tell them, they call me back saying deal is dead they want the car but they are offering me all money back that I put into repairs of this car, and my downpayment back. Ok this sounds sorta fair except for the fact I no longer own a car.. I had a jeep which I sold a week after purchasing this car cause I could only have 1 car where I live. without this new car I bought I am now carless. I mentioned this to the dealer and they say they will give me a few days to look for a car, and also mention other cars on their lot they can sell me as my credit and job is good enough to have almost any car they have they claim.. I find nothing, and I tell them.. they seem frustereated at this point and are offering me $1000.00 in a check to me, to pay for rental car while i search, and also for reimbursment for my lost money i put into the cars repairs etc.. and they say they will allow me to keep the insurance check and the 1000.00 cash in exhange to just hand the keys over to them.
I am sorry I am no lawyer, but this does not add up at all.. No car dealer will allow me to keep around 2200.00 dollars in cash, give them a damaged vehichle unrepaired, and basically own a free car for now close to a month and call it a day.. something larger is here and I cannot find it.. why would a dealer want to be sooo nice and give me basically free money?? is something wrong with this picture??? I feel I have something large and i do not know it... it seems to be worth a lot to them for some reason..
They also do not want me to talk to the finance company who called me, they claim it may damage the dealer and finance company relations and they may never be able to use that company again if i do, and this is why they are offering me $1000 for my trouble, time, and money already spent in this car..
anyone have thoughts on this???
