Dealer Rip Off Artist
10-30-2009, 03:07 PM
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Dealer Rip Off Artist
Hey guys,
My grandfather ( on his own unfortunately ) got ripped off pretty good from Marvin Starr Motors in Scarborough
He's the typical 80 something still fresh off the boat kinda guy, that has a far too big of a heart to think someone would take advantage of him.
Help me think of legal ways I can get this ****er back.
Oh, and spread the word too.. imagine your grandparent or parent who doesn't know much about cars had to go through the same thing. I'm livid!
Thanks
My grandfather ( on his own unfortunately ) got ripped off pretty good from Marvin Starr Motors in Scarborough
He's the typical 80 something still fresh off the boat kinda guy, that has a far too big of a heart to think someone would take advantage of him.
Help me think of legal ways I can get this ****er back.
Oh, and spread the word too.. imagine your grandparent or parent who doesn't know much about cars had to go through the same thing. I'm livid!
Thanks
10-30-2009, 03:39 PM
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His giant lincoln broke down so he had to get a new car.
He went there, and they sold him an oldsmobile for $6,000.00, this car is worth at most $2k. The most expensive one I can find on autotrader is $3k and even that's from a dealer with half the KM.
He's on a fixed income, they saw a sucker and took advantage him.
When my sister called and asked him to explain, the guy went into a tear, basically told her to F off and hung up.
He went there, and they sold him an oldsmobile for $6,000.00, this car is worth at most $2k. The most expensive one I can find on autotrader is $3k and even that's from a dealer with half the KM.
He's on a fixed income, they saw a sucker and took advantage him.
When my sister called and asked him to explain, the guy went into a tear, basically told her to F off and hung up.
10-30-2009, 03:40 PM
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And yes.. I know if my Grandpa had just called me and said what do you think? this would have been avoided. I'm not saying that he's without blame. He just comes from a different place and time where stuff like this doesn't happen.
10-30-2009, 03:48 PM
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I used to sell cars for Honda many years ago, so I was a OMVIC certified salesperson.
As I recall, just like in buying a house, I remember something about a certain "ethics" that salespeople have to adhere to or face being judged by OMVIC.
I suggest calling OMVIC and speaking to an officer and mention:
-advertising a vehicle that is grossly over priced for year and condition
-not providing a fare market value of vehicle to customer
-Misleading value for condition, make and model
Don't quote me on this stuff, but instead give OMVIC a call with something along those lines and see what they say. Like I said I can't really remember but hey, it's worth a shot.
As I recall, just like in buying a house, I remember something about a certain "ethics" that salespeople have to adhere to or face being judged by OMVIC.
I suggest calling OMVIC and speaking to an officer and mention:
-advertising a vehicle that is grossly over priced for year and condition
-not providing a fare market value of vehicle to customer
-Misleading value for condition, make and model
Don't quote me on this stuff, but instead give OMVIC a call with something along those lines and see what they say. Like I said I can't really remember but hey, it's worth a shot.
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yeah, see if you can call the Gov or BBB for that! that dlr is a ****in rip and a half! about 8-9 yrs ago, my dad got his 95 monte carlo z34 from there used. he sorta 'knew' the sales man who helped him with the deal via the used car sales guy. anyways, this guy was all buddybuddy, car was a decent price (nothing to crazy), off lease, ok km's etc.
so within a couple of years, the paint kept peeling from the rear bumper, we notice it wasn't the OE bumper...find out that it was in a rear end collision, dont know how bad, but they did the whole bumper and even rear beam and trunk possibly+ 2 new mufflers.....told us it was a 'clean' car...WTF (i was like 19-20 yrs old at the time, dad not a car guy, and we wanted to try a sporty american car). anyways, the sales guy basicaly told my dad if the damage was under $2500 (their cost of course), they didnt have to tell us of the damages?!!? not sure if this was BS or not...but my dad wrote to the pres. of the dlrship and Gov too...sadly nothign came of it i dont think.
**** ... of all cars we looked at and pick this one, those fwd's mid 90's GM's are ALL garbage...fun motor but man that car was a nightmare after it turned 4/5 yrs old! fukc. they also said no engine issues...the CEL was on at least 2-3 times / year after the first 10 months we owned it...said there was nothing they could do, blahblah. tranny went once, motor finally went like 4 yrs later...not even 180,000km's on it either. car would die on him somtimes on the hwy's...QEW it just died while driving, somwhere in middle of Michigan in a rain storm too, oh and back from up north once as well....thing needed an alternator EVERY 2 years, no joke. never again.
so within a couple of years, the paint kept peeling from the rear bumper, we notice it wasn't the OE bumper...find out that it was in a rear end collision, dont know how bad, but they did the whole bumper and even rear beam and trunk possibly+ 2 new mufflers.....told us it was a 'clean' car...WTF (i was like 19-20 yrs old at the time, dad not a car guy, and we wanted to try a sporty american car). anyways, the sales guy basicaly told my dad if the damage was under $2500 (their cost of course), they didnt have to tell us of the damages?!!? not sure if this was BS or not...but my dad wrote to the pres. of the dlrship and Gov too...sadly nothign came of it i dont think.
**** ... of all cars we looked at and pick this one, those fwd's mid 90's GM's are ALL garbage...fun motor but man that car was a nightmare after it turned 4/5 yrs old! fukc. they also said no engine issues...the CEL was on at least 2-3 times / year after the first 10 months we owned it...said there was nothing they could do, blahblah. tranny went once, motor finally went like 4 yrs later...not even 180,000km's on it either. car would die on him somtimes on the hwy's...QEW it just died while driving, somwhere in middle of Michigan in a rain storm too, oh and back from up north once as well....thing needed an alternator EVERY 2 years, no joke. never again.
