Soooo, if you read my other YACT, you would know that I bought a '97 I30 on Saturday for $6800 and the alternator died when it was in my driveway... and it has been sitting there ever since. The dealership told me to have the car towed up there and he would install a new alternator.... however, he didn't mentioned whether or not he was paying for towing.
Soo, I called him today @ 11:35 and I asked him if he preferred any towing company, since he was paying for it. He said "I didn't think I was paying for towing." I told him I assumed he would be paying for everything since the car I bought from him didn't even make it to my house. He said he would check to see what he could do for me and call me back.
I still had not received a call from him by about 2:30 so I called back. He said that they sold the car for me for a good price and he could only offer to pay for the labor and the part.... not towing.
Keep in mind, this place is about 35 miles away (about $100-$200 for towing)
Soo, I lied and said "Well, my credit union told me they could stop the check if I didn't want to procede with this transaction. I want the car, but you're not being reasonable."
He says "I don't know what shady character told you that you could stop a check for a car transaction, but it's called Theft by Deception. I can go file charges right now if you stop the check."
And that is when I say "Listen, I'm not trying to get involved with cancelling my loan or getting charged with Theft by Deception. Your family owns airplanes and car dealerships and I'm finding it hard to believe you can't cough up another $100 to have my car towed up to your facility."
He says "Well, I should just hang up on you right now. What does my father rebuilding old airplanes have to do with me giving you ANYTHING? I could tell you you're out of luck right now and not even have to worry about it. We sold the car to you AS IS... you bought an aftermarket Warranty. You're in limbo right now because they haven't received their paperwork or money from the warranty yet. It takes a couple of business days. I could tell you that you're screwed and do nothing for you because I don't have to. But, I'm trying to be nice and install an alternator for you for free and you want to break the law over a $100 towing fee. You should get AAA."
Me says, "Listen... I apologize for making a comment about your family, because it's totally irrelevant and I shouldn't have said it. I just want to explain to you why I'm so frustrated.... I just paid a lot of money for a car and it doesn't even work... it didn't even make it to my driveway from your dealership. I understand that my warranty paperwork is en route, and I understand that you're offering to take care of my alternator when you really don't have to, but I'm finding it hard that a reputable used car dealership like yourself is making me pay any money out of pocket for a car that didn't even make the drive home."
He says, "Jason, no hard feelings about the comment. It seems to me you want to save money. This is what I can do for you: Get a ride to my dealership tomorrow. I will give you an alternator for free, and I will write you a check for the standard labor for this alternator @ $50/hr. You can then pay someone to install the free alternator. No towing involved."
Me says, "Sounds good, I'll be up there tomorrow, thanks."
Uhhhhg, I have never resorted to making personal comments about someones family or business in an argument before, but I was literally about to pop when I was on the phone with this guy. As my father told me last night "Welcome to world of used cars."
Soo, I called him today @ 11:35 and I asked him if he preferred any towing company, since he was paying for it. He said "I didn't think I was paying for towing." I told him I assumed he would be paying for everything since the car I bought from him didn't even make it to my house. He said he would check to see what he could do for me and call me back.
I still had not received a call from him by about 2:30 so I called back. He said that they sold the car for me for a good price and he could only offer to pay for the labor and the part.... not towing.
Keep in mind, this place is about 35 miles away (about $100-$200 for towing)
Soo, I lied and said "Well, my credit union told me they could stop the check if I didn't want to procede with this transaction. I want the car, but you're not being reasonable."
He says "I don't know what shady character told you that you could stop a check for a car transaction, but it's called Theft by Deception. I can go file charges right now if you stop the check."
And that is when I say "Listen, I'm not trying to get involved with cancelling my loan or getting charged with Theft by Deception. Your family owns airplanes and car dealerships and I'm finding it hard to believe you can't cough up another $100 to have my car towed up to your facility."
He says "Well, I should just hang up on you right now. What does my father rebuilding old airplanes have to do with me giving you ANYTHING? I could tell you you're out of luck right now and not even have to worry about it. We sold the car to you AS IS... you bought an aftermarket Warranty. You're in limbo right now because they haven't received their paperwork or money from the warranty yet. It takes a couple of business days. I could tell you that you're screwed and do nothing for you because I don't have to. But, I'm trying to be nice and install an alternator for you for free and you want to break the law over a $100 towing fee. You should get AAA."
Me says, "Listen... I apologize for making a comment about your family, because it's totally irrelevant and I shouldn't have said it. I just want to explain to you why I'm so frustrated.... I just paid a lot of money for a car and it doesn't even work... it didn't even make it to my driveway from your dealership. I understand that my warranty paperwork is en route, and I understand that you're offering to take care of my alternator when you really don't have to, but I'm finding it hard that a reputable used car dealership like yourself is making me pay any money out of pocket for a car that didn't even make the drive home."
He says, "Jason, no hard feelings about the comment. It seems to me you want to save money. This is what I can do for you: Get a ride to my dealership tomorrow. I will give you an alternator for free, and I will write you a check for the standard labor for this alternator @ $50/hr. You can then pay someone to install the free alternator. No towing involved."
Me says, "Sounds good, I'll be up there tomorrow, thanks."
Uhhhhg, I have never resorted to making personal comments about someones family or business in an argument before, but I was literally about to pop when I was on the phone with this guy. As my father told me last night "Welcome to world of used cars."
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