Two things: First, it would take a special kind of stupid to have in your hands a six year old car with 989 miles on it and not think that the owner wouldn’t notice that you put 20, 10 or even 2 miles on it.

The dealership is ultimately responsible for the care of the customers car and should absolutely be required to pay a significant amount in damages.  This car can’t be replaced.

The fact that the service advisor felt that not only could he violate a customer’s clearly indicated terms for service on his car but also felt comfortable enough that he took another employee with him indicates a culture at this dealership that makes him liable.

It’s common law for employers to be held responsible for the negligent conduct of their employees while working. If they weren’t no business would ever be held liable for anything negligent that happens because only the specific employee would be. Based on your rationale, if the business isn’t negligent for the…

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I agree....how is this a thing? Going forward....if “approval” really means, “well, maybe, hold on, we’re not really sure...let’s wait a few weeks to decide” then how does anyone purchase with financing and trade in their vehicle?

It’s because in any other instance where this happens, the customer is given both their down payment and their trade in back. They sold his trade and pocketed the money when they should have given him the money they made off selling the trade.

When they say “didn’t compensate him for his trade-in” what does that mean exactly?

Neoptism in racing...never. Im thinking of a lot of the nascar drivers. Austin and Ty Dillon, Chase Elliott, I hate to say it Ryan Blaney, Derek Kraus, Quinn Hoff, Jeb and Harrison Burton, Reilly Herbst, Austin Cindric, Cole Custer, John Hunter Nemechek oh and Ty Gibbs. Im pretty sure I forgot a few.

A bazillion Toyotas, a couple of Hondas, and a Mazda or two.

The Cybertruck is basically the coupe SUV ie. BMW X6 of pickup trucks. You didn’t buy it for space, utility, off roading, towing, work, ergonomics etc. It is purely a styling exercise.

What’s the reason for police to need to be driving ON the actual beach, a place where people are likely to be lying down in the sand and difficult for a truck to see?

That GT40 video was awesome. “There’s a sand bank in the left side, do try and stay out of it.” 

I swear I was just watching the Garage 54 car on TV. Time flies.

Who is buying this monstrosity over a Cayenne, Land Rover, or just about any other luxury SUV? 

Regardless, if you have a contract and don’t miss a payment, they have no right to take it. Only way that would be possible is if the contract stated they could repo the car for any reason and were not required to pay back the payments made, which would not legally hold up.

Most likely a BHPH lot that doesn’t release the title to you until you pay off the absolutely absurd amount ($6k for an 18 year old Taurus is larceny!).

This is just theft, followed by sale of stolen goods.  The dealership owner ought to be sitting in a prison cell by now.  

the article does not seem to say - but I think the loan was direct with the dealership and not with a bank.

How is this not theft? If I did this to a neighbor and their lawnmower I would be in prison within 3 days.