Was This Deaf Man Ripped Off by Car Dealership?
Saturday December 6, 2008
Have you ever heard of a special, jacked up interest rate being charged to deaf people when they try to buy a car? I sure haven't! Philly.com has a report about a deaf man who is battling a car dealership that he claims ripped him off. He claims he was not given the advertised trade-in value, plus he claims the dealership told him that under New Jersey disability law he had to be charged a high interest rate. (BTW, the deaf man is an accountant) Then he was sold a car, and the dealership repossessed the car barely two months later because the loan had not been approved (victim of credit crisis?). He wound up with his old car again. One last thing - he was trying to buy an American car.
Comments
Obviously, They need to hire ASL inteperter anyplace.
No matter what. He have a right to asked the Car dealership. the incident happened to me, We did nearly ripped off and we returned the van to car dealership in 72 hours. They use up my husband’s old truck and use up all of gas he was filled up gas full tank. before next day we purchased the van. we were not too happy with Van from car dealership. That’s how I found out and decide to returnit back they mad at us.
I do samething with Honda dealer had been forced me and pusher to purchased lease car for high charged me $5,000 down payment and trade my old car in Willamtown,New Jeresy. But,I should send back to honda and ask for break lease ?
I NEVER TRUST ANY CAR DEALERS! I once bought the Ford Mustang car during my college days. Guess what? The car dealer removed the radio and music box (I forget what to call it) from my car while I processed the car loan. I found out when I was going to take my new car home. I asked the car dealer where was the car radio and stereo. The car dealer replied “You are deaf and really don’t need it at all”.
I was very infuriated since the value of car will be dramatically dropped if there is no car radio or stereo inside the car as I re-sell it to someone else. I responded “What about my hearing car guest??”
In the end, I finally got the car dealer to give me $800 cash for not reporting the illegal behavior on the part of car dealer to the state authorities and state attorney. That already teached the car dealer for not messing up with me or any deaf person.
RLM
RLM,
I appuaded you for stand up for over radio were removed. Price should reduced.. I agree you complete 100%
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Deaf Pixie,
Thanks for your compliment. I must admit that the $800 cash deal as kind of too low.
$800 cash in the late 80s meant pretty lot to me as a college student myself.
I kinda took the delight to make the car dealer to squirm like a worm back in the year of 1987.
I was fully sure that this car dealer learned his costly lesson for defrauding any car buyers including deaf people.
I grew up seen many deaf stories about corrupted car dealers swiped off deaf car buyers. I did give the car dealer a fair shake until the car radio and stereo missed from my car.
I always make the corrupted people squirm and suffocate for what they done to me and other people.
That’s why many deaf people have a hard time to persuade me to get involved in their MLM enterprise or pyrmaid scheme.
I would not let my money down the toliet drain for all nothing.
RLM
I would prefer to use online to reserve the car I want at major car dealership website and bring the deal with me to the dealer. and make sure bring the credit score IF they jack up higher interest rates for any reason.
check www.edmunds.com before buy car!
RLM,
I am aware of that.. Need to pay attention on APR is one of most best to looking on percent with APR value and Blue Kelly book I agree with you.
I have read about car dealership did stolen alot of money from mental illness last years. I think I can find one.. Pretty bad situation this one of most worsen!! I read it. it was very bad.
Here is website is http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003537508_webhuling23.html
http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20070124&slug=huling24m
Pretty bad.. I think Mentally illness and Deaf are kind of simiilar as Disabities. I told them that it is ripped because of we are deaf. as similiarto other who no matter what kind disabities people mistreat and unfair by Car dealership.
Good example?? What do you think RLM?
The Deaf man should have hired an investigator to see if the dealership is trying to con other people. If that was the case, he would win in court because the dealership is bad business for everyone. I did not have a problem buying an Honda car.
Deaf Pixie,
Many African American women are most real victim of greedy car dealers since they are not really familar with cars.
People in general, ought to be more consumer-educated what to buy something.
I haven’t read the enclosed article of yours and will read it later. Okay?
RLM
RLM,
I hope you read these one of website. It was very bad ripped off. Sad the car dealership sold someone to buy because they were kind of bankrupty after incident with mental illness.
Pretty bad. I glad article has public in Seattle to be aware of the situation for other disabled.
Hope you have a Merry Christmas, Jamie and blogs wrote in good comment about car dealership. I am glad to share to you with my bad experinced
this makes me sick that dealerships would do this.my parents were deaf and i had to interpet for them and now being in the car buisness, i know my parents got bad deal with a fixed budget!!!!! if ur in sw fl u can come to me and i will help u as well give u good deal!!! i keep my deaf parents at heart when i get deaf people in front of me.. i know that alot of them are on fixed budget and cant afford high payments …