My elderly dad was severely taken advantage of
 

At the car dealership and walked out with a payment of 647.00 a month which is half of his social security, after 7 hours of being there.

He's been wanting to kill himself ever since. I finally got him up today after FOUR days of not eating or getting out of bed.

What sort of attorney do I look up for this? I have called a couple and they aren't the right kind?

Must have something to do with consumer something? I was trying to stay local but maybe I will have to branch out further. Anyone?

How does one unknowingly walk out of a car dealership with a $647.00 a month payment?

How long ago did he purchase the vehicle? From what I know based on my area, there are no "cool down" laws for auto dealerships. Which sucks because that's one of the industries that use the most high pressure sales tactics. How elderly is he? The reason I ask is because at this point, if he can't afford the monthly payments, it may be wise to just return the car as a voluntary repossession. It will negatively affect his credit, but it will free up his finances. He also has a better chance of negotiating a debt buy out from the finance company since they won't be taking a huge loss on the resale. If that's the case, then it wouldn't affect his credit too bad.

You would want to contact a consumer advocacy group, not so much an attorney. They'll have attorneys working for them. I would also call the dealership and explain to the management what happened and see if they can work something out.

I think you need to fire on all cylinders about this, based on your claim that he was taken advantage of. Contact an automobile sales fraud attorney and get them going on it full blast.

What finance guy/company approved this loan in the first place? I'll bet the contract is loaded down with excess interest, insurance, extended warranties etc.

How old is your father?

Have him drive the car back up to the lot, but you do the talking, and tell them to "unwind" the sale.
Make sure you speak to the sales manager/general manager, not a sales person.

Leave the car and the keys on the lot and both you leave in your car.

Then call the bank and tell them you/he are not going to pay the loan and have returned the car to the dealer.

The sales person will probably be fired for having the sale unwind.
But he must have lied his ass off on the credit app to begin with.

Can You Return the Car You Just Bought?

Best of luck

The deal was on Feb 16. he was there for SEVEN HOURS. He didn't even read what he signed. He brought the car back the very next morning and said I can't do this deal. The manager told him a deal is a deal, I can't unwind the deal.

He went back the next day after and argued with them, left the keys on the counter and started walking. They called me an hour later and told me. He had already walked 7 miles by the time I found him.

He is 70 years old.

I met with the owner of the dealership who offered him 3 other deal options all in price ranges he still can't afford and all much higher than he was paying on his other car. They inflated his income to 4368.00 per month when he really makes 1455.00. I asked the owner, now that he has the truth, how much my dad makes, and knowing I spoke with the bank and that they WOULD unwind the deal, why on earth wouldn't he unwind the deal? For a few thousand dollars? At that point, I felt he was at the point where he MAY have, we said we would sit on it over the weekend, while I talked to my dad about the other deals and he thought about unwinding the deal. But my dad called them on Saturday when I wasn't here and got into an argument with the sales manager and that was that.

I have purchased 3 cars from there in the past 5 years so I feel like they figured *I* was good for the money, and fucked my dad over when they should have just turned him away.

It's through Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp. I already put in a complaint with them.

lawyer up, dead fucking serious. auto dealers think they have the upper hand dealing with customers. since they inflated his income, the focus needs to be on that. everything else is inconsequential to canceling the contract.

If it's true that the dealer's employees " inflated his income to 4368.00 per month when he really makes 1455.00 " Then contact an attorney and sue for fraud and damages. Don't fuck around and tell your father to stay out of it.


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This 110%. Fraudulent documentation is frowned upon I'm sure. Also what nissan did hey buy/lease that its costs that much? A GTR?!

what was my post, chopped liver?! i stated the same thing. :mad:

Don't over complicate this or stress out.
Just stop paying the car payment.
Drive it around for a few months until they reposes it.
That's it. Don't worry. They can't touch his social security.

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NO!

Using the car means he derived a benefit from the transaction. Park it, preferably on the dealers lot.

Matter of fact I have a facebook message between the salesperson and me where he says.....

I said I was going to my daughter to your house to play with the animals you know he showed no inkling and you know the whole the whole $14 a month thing he was saying something about that he made that and and then he got and then he got his social security and then he got a Social Security but he kept on saying 1400 so if I thought you only made $1,400 a month and I if I thought you only made $1,400 a month and I woulda said what but you know he might be having buyers remorse a lot of people do and you know its its not my fault you have to and you know its not my fault you have to understand that okay

He couldn't get the loan approved on this money. He told my dad he needed another 600.00 in income. My dad said, well I don't have it. The guy said yes you did, and winked. After all these hours, my dad said okay then I guess I do. But that was the only thing he ever remembered being said about his income other than him being truthful with what he made.

He has NOT used the car ONE TIME other than going to the dealership and back.

I have found one lawyer so far that seems to deal with new and used car purchases in my area.

I'm on the hunt. It's terrible to see your father like this. Really it is. Crying, talking about killing himself constantly. Which his brother did kill himself 4 years ago.

They are really freeking cruel for this.

Oh, and the car - a fucking Nissan Rogue. Doesn't even have power fucking seats!!!!!

Amount financed 34,226.42!

:1orglaugh:1orglaugh your word is not worth anything here. don't feel bad even ribbithog will not reply to me

Does he really need his good credit that bad? Did he trade a car in also?
I would contact the local news and see if they will run he story.
Let the manager know what you plan to do also.
You can always toss in you have a crazy uncle that will help with this.
Don't forget poopsenders.com either.
What state are you in?

No, not a good idea. Regardless of how the deal was made, not paying the payments won't relieve him of the debt, and repossessing the car won't relieve him of the debt either. And when he passes on, his next of kin could be responsible to pay that debt.

that's on account of your not being able to afford a coke.

Why would he want to kil himself after being scammed? Better want to kill the scammer...

Just don't pay and give the car back if you have to....

dude I have been buying coke by the 2 liter now. I am big pimpin. Being serious for a moment I drink a coke once a month. That shit will kill you lol


He feels it is his fault and it is eating him up inside. The poor guy is really upset about being taken advantage of and it must really be hurting him.
Fucking car dealerships are cold hearted fuck bags.
I had a salesman do everything in the world to keep me there, even offering me his prescription meds so I would not leave to get mine even though I didn't know what I was taking for sure.

He has said that as well.

LOL

Stop making shit up. No the debt is not passed on. The estate pays for it. If the estate can't pay it well tough titties.

THE NEXT OF KIN IS NEVER RESPONSIBLE.

FALSE

Bingo. He's just not in his complete right mind anymore, and it sucks to be a prisoner of your mind.

Like, you know you're doing fucked up shit, but you still do fucked up shit. :Oh crap

You beat me to it. I agree with what you say most of the time, It must be a Canada thing LOL, nobody says your dad died so pay me, now if there was some estate and he went out with a lot of money they can go after that but if they get the car back and he passed away they are not going to waste their time

I feel bad for the poor guy. They did this to Melissa's grandpa and I went in and raised all hell and it took doing that twice for them to make up a story and call it a mistake to get his money back. It was a car dealership. Kind of the same story but they would not admit any wrong doing. They had to make it look like a simple error and I had to accept that to make it workout. fucking crooks

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This is no good. You want me to break their legs shanny?

i got four-squared AND yo-yoed on a car once. fucking OUCH! learned my lesson though.

A few years back my mom bought a used a car without consulting me or my brother. I decided to look it over and it seemed fine.

While I was there, I decided to give it a wash in the driveway and vacuum it out because the dealership had done a lousy job. When I had the hose against the carpet, it went upward into the suction, like it wasn't attached to the floor. I found a tear where I could get my hand inside and felt about an inch of sand. My memory may be hazy because it was a long time ago but it may have been wet too. This car had been in a motherfucking flood.

I drove back to the dealership and raised hell about selling my mother a car that had been in a flood...but really there was nothing I could do because these assholes just denied it. Violence was the next option so I got back in my car and told my mom she got suckered and maybe the car will be ok and run for years. It didn't.

I can't believe people run businesses this way. Shady shit always catches up with you.

I know of 2 brothers that did that for a dealership in one of the Big 3.

Corporate found out and demanded they be fired or the dealership would be shut down on the spot.

a salesperson who is almost as illiterate as brasshat is sending you facebook messages... this company sure is professional.

If hes not in his right mind its up to you to get this under control. Someone that far gone shouldnt be making their own financial decisions let alone driving a 4,000lb weapon.

Well that's why I say he's not in his COMPLETE right mind.

If you met him, you'd think he was FABULOUS. Nicest guy you ever met. He has a lot of good days. But he's forgetful. Sometimes he forgets to take his medicine, sometimes he gets the days confused.

It's not all the time though. I try to keep him being independent by having him set up his pills in the weekly box, by using his online banking to see what his account balances are. I think if I took his independence away, he probably would kill himself. He's a very prideful guy and boy that would really hurt his pride.