Jason_s
Scottsdale,#2Consumer Comment
Mon, June 23, 2008
What you did was you bought a car then CHANGED YOUR MIND, a crack in the windshield is no reason to "Take a car back" This is a car deal, you were not at Target buying a toaster that you could just bring in your reciept and say you didn't like it and return it. Once you drive out of a dealership in a car you are an OWNER! I am sure though they would have taken care of the windshield issue for you, but you wanted an entire new car after this one was sold to you! Thats not how it works in the real world...
Paul
Cary,#3Consumer Comment
Wed, March 08, 2006
Sounds like you're in the midst of an expensive lesson. A cracked windshield cannot possibly be a reason you dislike a newly purchased car, right? It's not like the replacement is any different than the original. Is it possible that your wife felt plain old buyers remorse when you brought the car home? Buyers remorse isn't free. You realize that a matrix IS a corolla with a different (read: uglier) body style, right? From what I'm gathering from your post, this is what happened (and I really, really hope I'm wrong) -You bought a car -You had buyers remorse -You went back to the dealership that sold you a car, demanding they 'fix' a problem you created -You allowed them to rip you off again by buying a new car and trading in your first one. (And buying the BS line about HAVING to buy add-ons) -You went underwater on the corolla (by owning it for 12 hours, not making payments on it, and trading it in instead of selling it yourself), and the debt was rolled over into your new loan In summary, you are going to end up paying $35,000 (26k loan, plus 5k down, plus interest) for a vehicle that was worth $20,000 when new, and is now probably worth about $15k, if you're lucky. An expensive lesson, indeed. Please tell me I have something wrong, because with that kind of return, it's no wonder car $tealerships rip people off left and right. Next time, get your ducks in order before you get to the dealership and always say NO to ANYTHING the finance guy tries to sell you (including gap insurance - if you need gap insurance, you're buying a car you can't afford.) And tell your wife that if she's going to demand a toyota, to at least get educated about the differences between the models, so you don't end up paying Lexus prices for a corolla station wagon.