I'm the idiot for not catching this. My son's credit sucks from issues at college so I had to buy the truck he needed for his job. He pays me monthly.
He found a used truck online on the dealer's website. The advertisement and the purchase order said 2019 certified pre-owned Toyota Tacoma SR5.
We negotiated and made the deal. Stupidly I did not scrutinize the vehicle.
After a few months the boy was buying parts for the truck and notified me that the local Toyota dealer said it was the SR trim level and not SR5.
After I confirmed this I notified the selling dealership. At first they blamed the advertisers which turned out to be them. They denied any wrong doing.
I searched online and found the price difference to be $1900. I confronted them with this and they said the difference for them at auction is $200. They asked me when would I like to come in for my $200 check.
I refused that ridiculous amount and said I would be back in touch.
I contacted a consumer advocacy group in Virginia dealing with cars. I also contacted the VA attorney general's office.
Within a few days a very apologetic General Manager was calling me trying to settle this dispute. Today I received a $1900 check from the dealer.
Again, I'm the idiot for letting this happen. Lesson learned. Car dealers suck. Always be on your guard. Never give up when you're in the right. That's what I told the boy.
He found a used truck online on the dealer's website. The advertisement and the purchase order said 2019 certified pre-owned Toyota Tacoma SR5.
We negotiated and made the deal. Stupidly I did not scrutinize the vehicle.
After a few months the boy was buying parts for the truck and notified me that the local Toyota dealer said it was the SR trim level and not SR5.
After I confirmed this I notified the selling dealership. At first they blamed the advertisers which turned out to be them. They denied any wrong doing.
I searched online and found the price difference to be $1900. I confronted them with this and they said the difference for them at auction is $200. They asked me when would I like to come in for my $200 check.
I refused that ridiculous amount and said I would be back in touch.
I contacted a consumer advocacy group in Virginia dealing with cars. I also contacted the VA attorney general's office.
Within a few days a very apologetic General Manager was calling me trying to settle this dispute. Today I received a $1900 check from the dealer.
Again, I'm the idiot for letting this happen. Lesson learned. Car dealers suck. Always be on your guard. Never give up when you're in the right. That's what I told the boy.
