CAR DEALER?

[NWSS]

I RESPONDED TO AN ADVERTISMENT FOR A SPECIFIC VEHICLE BY TELEPHONE; SALES PERSON GAVE MILIAGE ETC. UPON ARIVING AT DEALERS LOT SALES PERSON SHOWED ME A DIFFERENT MODEL THAN WAS ADVERTISED ALBEIT WITH SAME $$$. TEST DROVE VEHICLE - I SHOWED SALES PERSON COPY OF ADVERTISEMENT AND HE ASSURD ME, THIS WAS THE CORRECT VEHICLE. I SAID O.K.; FILLED OUT CREDIT APP. AND SIGNED CREDIT APP., LETTER STATING NO OTHER PROMISES WERE OFFERD AND THE "RECORD OF PURCHASE" FILLED OUT (VEHICLE MAKE-VIN-MILAGE-PURCHASE PRICE-ETC)
AT THIS TIME DEALERSHIP PULLED MY CREDIT.

THE ONLY QUESTION THE DEALERSHIP HAD NOT ANSWERED WAS MY TRADE-IN VALUE.

PLEASE KEEP IN MIND I WAS AT DEALERSHIP 2 HOURS WITH MY FAMILY.

UPON SALES PERSON RETURNING HE STATED "I'VE SHOWED YOU THE WRONG VEHICLE" THEN PROCEDED TO TELL ME I COULD PURCHASE THE VEHICLE FOR $30K LESS $4200 (TRADE-IN). I THEN STATED THE SALES PRICE AGREED UPON WAS FOR $22K. SALESPERSON SAID I'M SORRY ABOUT THE MIX UP?

THE MANAGEMENT OF THIS DEALERSHIP NEVER CAME IN SALES PERSONS OFFICE AND APOLIGIZED FOR THIS ERROR. IS IT NOT STRANGE A BONIFIDE BUYER JUST WALKS OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP? WITH NO RESPONSE FROM MANAGEMENT?

Q: DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE? CAN I HOLD THEM TO THE AGREED UPON PRICE? WAS I, A VICTIM OF "BAITING"? HELP!!!

FROM S.C.

 

[peter]

#1 RULE:

Do not buy a car with your family in tow..geez thats the sign of a sucker.

Yeah it was bait and switch BUT you didnt buy anthing...so just bad mouth them to everyone you know.