Is this a April fools wind up?? Car dealership and my deposit.

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The dealers name is still in posts 12,18,19. I reported this earlier today and mods have still not removed them.

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No dealer can kid me that they can keep a prospective buyers deposit when the haven't even seen the car in the flesh let alone test driven it

 

You obviously live in a different world to everyone else JC, many people purchase cars by placing a deposit without actually seeing it. Foolish in my opinion but never the less it happens. As for the OP, I think the garage have acted in a very professional manner, hardly any car dealer these days carries out work before selling a vehicle as they may end up selling it on to the trade. They notified the OP as soon as they possibly could regarding the delay, not there fault the OP lives a fair distance away from them. Surely if your going to travel, you would call the dealer before setting out to ensure the car was ready to collect?

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Far from it, we do however have a client who is one of the major players in the industry.

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For my sins yes.

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No, however other half is district judge.

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That maybe so JC, however I do have a good understanding of how things actually work and live in the real world.

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Connif, deepthroat & tbern, thank you for your input and wise words. It has been hard work trying to get JC to understand how things work in the real world. I for one would have no hesitation in dealing with the company in question, as they appear to have acted with integrity in making sure the vehicle was without fault before the OP drove it away and not all dealers would have done so.