Man I am mad at Cris Nickles

[870WingBlaster]

I bought a new 2009 truck and I get crud in the mail all the time about upgrading my "used" truck.

 

[Roadking Larry]

Good luck. You signed away just about all your rights in all that paperwork and most likely agreed to binding arbitration. Two words..... www.meltonsales.com oh wait that wasn't a word was it!

I can tell you some horror stories about those clowns too.

 

[cowmugger]

I am 40 and have owned about 5 vehicles. Stories like this encourage me just to be content with the one I'm using. I imagine I would be sick in this same situation.
I think I would go talk to them with zero expectations, pay the "stupid tax", and enjoy my new wisdom.
Did you have any trouble related to the unknown accident?

 

[gl89aw]

I am not sure that used dealers do it but I do know that some, if not all new dealers video tape the part of the transaction where you are in the financial guys office signing all the paper work, a friend found out the hard way after getting shafted on a end of year clearance deal that turned out to not be a deal at all.

 

[VitruvianDoc]

I actually got a call From Chris today.

1. I figured he was american and didn't expect the accent. He is austrian go figure! lol

2. he is trying to make it right buy giving me payoff (which still isn't enough since I had over $1000 equity in my other car, but at least he returned my phone call and is trying to make it right, Unfortunately he wants me to buy a Mitsubishi which I am not interested in to get the payoff value in trade in. anyways he gave me the na,e and number of his main used car trade in manager. I asked him if they would just buy it back from me so I can get a Jetta TDI. I know it is a ling shot but figured it was worth trying.

anyhow I am gracious for even getting the phone call back regardless of if the buy it back from me. He gave me an offer if I bought another car from him and that is more than I expected.

the thing Is is I can get 0% for 60 on the jetta I want. I will probably have to pay 3-4% on a Mitsubishi so either way I am gonna lose some cash. Might as well be on the car I really wanted.

Cars do not hold value except in antique collectors. No matter how much equity you have in a car, you will never get that equity back out except in very rare circumstances. Cars are not houses, they never appriciate and you are always losing money on your vehicle.

I am glad they are working with you, but understand this, they aren't trying to help you as much as they are trying to steal your business again. Don't let them convince they can get you a better deal. They are well aware of the vehicle you bought from them.

If they give you more on the car, the rate of interest you pay will go up, or fees magically appear, etc. There are so many ridiculous methods to get extra money out of people when it comes to vehicles.

 

[WNM]

Cars are not houses, they never appriciate and you are always losing money on your vehicle.

Yep. That's why you won't see me at another dealership until I'm walking to it.