Complaint Review: Fort Myers Toyota

i turned in my leased 1999 corolla and leased a new 2003 corolla. i was under the impression that i had a 48 month lease on the old corolla. it was agreed that the dealer would payoff the remaining 5 payments on what i believed to be the 48 month lease on the 1999 corolla. before the deal was completed i gave the salesperson my old lease account information so he could check on it like all other sales people do when making a deal. after the deal was done i received a letter from the bank that held the lease on the old vehicle indicating that indeed they had received a check from the dealer that had been applied to the remaining payments. however,the lease on the 1999 corolla was in fact a 60 month lease not a 48 month lease.! so i am responsible for the remaining payments on the 99 corolla. i was also told that i was to get the car back from the dealer because i was still responsible for the vehicle. the point here is this deal never should have been made. how they managed to lease me a new vehicle without ever checking on the status of my old lease account is a mystery to everybody. after screaming at the dealer for getting me into this mess they agreed to pay half of the remaining balance on the old account. they made it sound like they were doing me a favor. they said that the sales person should have called to verify the status of the old account. after thinking about things i decided that the dealer should pay for the entire remaining balance of the account not just half. why should i have to pay for their negligence.? they would have to pay an additional 1000.00. i will probably end up taking them to court. can anybody give me some advice? Gene bonita springs, Florida
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