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contiki Champion Author Ontario Posts:8,474 Points:566,565 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 11:07:49 AM Ignore contiki Report Abuse Shady car dealers targeting military buyers........... Cody Cameron, a Marine stationed in Jacksonville, N.C., got burned when he bought a used car. He paid $17,000 last year for a 2004 Nissan 350-Z with 60,000 miles on it. He figured the car would last him a long time. It didn’t. “I drove the vehicle for about two weeks. And one day all of the wheel studs on the left rear tire just popped off and the tire took off down the road,” he recalls. He was able to get the dealership to pay for the repairs. But about a week later, the studs broke again. This time they refused to pay. The auto experts at Edmunds.com advise military customers to watch out for deceptive sales practices. Military personnel have a steady income. The government is paying them every single month for their service. Unscrupulous car dealers know that and are really anxious to get into that income stream..... Edmunds.com warns military families to be on the lookout for crafty salespeople who use patriotism as part of their sales pitch. Rosemary Shahan, president of Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety, has a long list of “unconscionable practices” she says unethical dealers use on military buyers which included: falsifying loan applications, bait-and-switch financing and selling a car they know has been in a wreck without telling the customer. Read it here.....Read it here..... [Edited by: contiki at 5/31/2012 11:12:31 AM EST]

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Shady car dealers targeting military buyers...........

Cody Cameron, a Marine stationed in Jacksonville, N.C., got burned when he bought a used car. He paid $17,000 last year for a 2004 Nissan 350-Z with 60,000 miles on it. He figured the car would last him a long time.

It didn’t.

“I drove the vehicle for about two weeks. And one day all of the wheel studs on the left rear tire just popped off and the tire took off down the road,” he recalls.

He was able to get the dealership to pay for the repairs. But about a week later, the studs broke again. This time they refused to pay.

The auto experts at Edmunds.com advise military customers to watch out for deceptive sales practices.
Military personnel have a steady income. The government is paying them every single month for their service. Unscrupulous car dealers know that and are really anxious to get into that income stream.....

Edmunds.com warns military families to be on the lookout for crafty salespeople who use patriotism as part of their sales pitch.

Rosemary Shahan, president of Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety, has a long list of “unconscionable practices” she says unethical dealers use on military buyers which included: falsifying loan applications, bait-and-switch financing and selling a car they know has been in a wreck without telling the customer.

Read it here.....Read it here.....

[Edited by: contiki at 5/31/2012 11:12:31 AM EST]

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2011370Z Champion Author Phoenix Posts:5,978 Points:684,055 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Jun 3, 2012 6:23:18 PM Ignore 2011370Z Report Abuse Buyer beware.
contiki Champion Author Ontario Posts:8,474 Points:566,565 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Jun 3, 2012 8:13:02 AM Ignore contiki Report Abuse There are many businesses that "lurk" around military bases. The younger troops are bug targets. Most of them have money in their pockets and do not know how to budget it. I have been in for 22yrs and you see alot of this. Thanks WEPSMAN for sharing your experience with us......if you are not in the military, most of us wouldn't know this............
contiki Champion Author Ontario Posts:8,474 Points:566,565 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Jun 1, 2012 7:24:16 PM Ignore contiki Report Abuse Interesting that the same studs broke less than a month after the first repair. I'd be in the face of the service manager where the repairs were done, wanting answers ........ Interesting!!!!! To say the least........ [Edited by: contiki at 6/1/2012 7:26:08 PM EST]
pacecar68 Champion Author Oakland Posts:4,666 Points:868,070 Joined:Jan 2007	Message Posted: Jun 1, 2012 10:55:19 AM Ignore pacecar68 Report Abuse sad....trust no one i guess.
OceanArcher Champion Author Mississippi Posts:5,713 Points:1,329,350 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Jun 1, 2012 10:06:32 AM Ignore OceanArcher Report Abuse Interesting that the same studs broke less than a month after the first repair. I'd be in the face of the service manager where the repairs were done, wanting answers ........
bluenvoy Champion Author Nashville Posts:14,977 Points:1,877,640 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Jun 1, 2012 9:42:53 AM Ignore bluenvoy Report Abuse There are Shady Used Car Dealers everywhere. But used car dealers don't know how long a vehicle will last any more than you do.
luvmyburgi Champion Author Ohio Posts:5,836 Points:961,195 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 9:24:12 PM Ignore luvmyburgi Report Abuse Pathetic!
WEPSMAN Champion Author South Dakota Posts:10,513 Points:2,024,175 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 8:37:43 PM Ignore WEPSMAN Report Abuse There are many businesses that "lurk" around military bases. The younger troops are bug targets. Most of them have money in their pockets and do not know how to budget it. I have been in for 22yrs and you see alot of this.
PatAZ Champion Author Tucson Posts:9,249 Points:122,380 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 3:07:19 PM Ignore PatAZ Report Abuse Dealers like this should rot in hell.
14smoke Champion Author Birmingham Posts:13,204 Points:1,924,165 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 2:46:58 PM Ignore 14smoke Report Abuse Some have no shame, and to that I will agree, but, there is also the caveat of "buyer beware". He didn't have the car checked out by a mechanice that he trusts and got burned. Here's the thing, now, he gets to tell everyone about his experience with that dealer, and no one will go to them anymore. There's the payback.
rick_evans Champion Author Boston Posts:3,729 Points:1,034,685 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 1:13:13 PM Ignore rick_evans Report Abuse No surprise here. Go near any military base and they are surrounded by payday lenders, check cashing places, Rent-a-Centers, and veterans are bombarded by piggish for profit colleges looking to feed at the G.I. Bill money trough.
psm80134 Champion Author Denver Posts:2,625 Points:541,095 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 11:21:31 AM Ignore psm80134 Report Abuse This is a shameful, totally wrong practice. And it's actually pretty widespread.
contiki Champion Author Ontario Posts:8,474 Points:566,565 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 11:16:34 AM Ignore contiki Report Abuse Some have no shame..........what goes around comes around......... [Edited by: contiki at 5/31/2012 11:16:58 AM EST]