May lose my MSP, Im PISSED!

[Snowman]

Read here before going back!

What the dealership has committed to in legal terms is called "bushing." Which is not only illegal, but looked down on heavily in the automotive industry. In short, if you have negotiated and agreed to financial terms on both ends with paperwork signed, any error made on either party's side is bound by contract. Meaning, if you have negotiated a down payment, a purchase price, financing terms and all was approved when you left the dealership then the car is yours.

Any error made on their end is contractually binding, and for them to go back on it is illegal. I highly reccommend securing some legal council before visiting the F&I folks again at your dealership. If you have any other questions PM me.

 

[sjdmp5]

I'm glad I live in Canada, Everything that these dealers are trying to pull is grossly illegal up here. Once you drive away with the car the deal is done. My car is also financed directly with Mazda, good interest rate, quick approval. Nobody deals with the banks up here anymore for car loans, they just can't touch the automakers on interest rates. Mazda's currently offering 0% for 4 years, no payments for 6 months on all Proteges including the Mazdaspeed.

 

[Pure Insanity]

WOW I cant believe this came back up. As fast as this site moves I figured itd be long gone. LOL!

I forgot to add this to my story, the dealer ALSO screwed up the VIN on my purchase. Oh yeah, I regeistered and insured a car that was not mine. They claim they found it when the VIN they sold me was sold for real. UUUM why didnt they call me?

Im really thinking I wont be going back when the next purchase comes.

I am SOOOO Glad this deal is over. Well it aint over yet, I went to the bank today to get GAP ins and the deal hasnt hit my bank yet so who knows what can be screwed up next. I wont be comfortable till the bank has sent out a check.

 

[rocketspeed]

That's very interesting. If they had the wrong vin, your car wouldn't have been registered and could still be legally sold as new. Given the mileage, they probably would have told people it was a "demo".

That dealership sounds really shady or downright incompetant. If someone else has that VIN, they could have trouble with their title.

 

[Pure Insanity]

Yeah it was an all around bad experience. The VIN problem has been solved. I double checked the #s myself. LOL!

I dont so much think the dealer was incompetant or shady, I just think my deal was the mother of all cluster fawks.