Dealer trying to keep my deposit!!!!!!!

[gardonani]

It's amazing to me how far some of these folks will go to push you into a car. I remember looking at a Taurus SHO several years ago. It was used, I had put money down on it and had taken it for the night per my agreement with the dealer to take a extended test drive. When I returned the car deciding not to purchase after all, the used car manager would not return my deposit telling me I had taken possession of the car. I tried to clarify what had occurred and he contnued to be an ass. He argued with me....it was so unprofessional. I went right into the main building to speak with the manager of the dealership who agreed to give me the deposit back.

Bottom line: do not ever put a cent down on a car until you are comfortable with the purchase and everything is finalized as much as it can be. HA, here I am typing this with a deposit down on MS3 due to arrive in late January!

I know what you mean. I just wanted to guarantee myself an ms3. I won't let this happen to me again. Ah well, lesson learned. Can't complain though, riding around in my WWP ms6 makes me forget all about this mess.

 

[quiet desperado]

Contact a lawyer, most lawyers give free consolations.

Any consolations are usually free, but a consultation in a contracts case will usually run you a couple hundred.

 

[quiet desperado]

I know what you mean. I just wanted to guarantee myself an ms3. I won't let this happen to me again. Ah well, lesson learned. Can't complain though, riding around in my WWP ms6 makes me forget all about this mess.

If you didn't sign anything and used a credit card, you can contest it with the credit card company. Or you could just take it to small claims court. Less than $50 filing fee and it'll probably get them to cave. At a minimum you'll be forcing the manager to spend a few hours in magistrate's court. He's probably got better things to do.

 

[dcomiskey]

I hope this is a lesson for the OP to ALWAYS HAVE IN WRITING A REFUND POLICY. That's what I made absolute SURE of when I put a down on my MS3. I'm assuming this wasn't Stamford, as they have a clear refund policy as long as you have the original yellow "order" sheet.

Glad the CC co. stepped up for you.