• Salesmen accused of charging mentally disabled woman $66,000 for used Mazda
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[url]http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/806621--mazda-salesmen-fired-money-refunded?bn=1[/url] [release][img]http://media.thestar.topscms.com/images/74/e1/aa64b7154645a360270002738a9f.jpeg[/img] Madeline Leonard’s nightmare with an area Mazda dealership, who charged her an eye-popping $25,000 more than a car was worth, appears to have drawn to a close. The dealer promised Friday night to tear up the Orangeville woman’s contract, reimburse all payments and apologize to her. Earlier in the day he fired two senior employees for their conduct in the sale of the 2010 Mazda6 G6 sedan. “I will do whatever it takes to make this woman happy,” said Sonny Bains, owner of Mazda of Orangeville, although he stopped short of offering Leonard a new car for her troubles. “I don’t want her to be short one penny out of her pocket.” On Friday, the Star reported that Leonard arrived at the Mazda dealership last December to replace her tires. She drove away the unexpected owner of a car whose price had been massively overinflated. “I’m very excited and almost totally relieved,” she said Friday night. “It has been very stressful.” Leonard, 56, who is intellectually disabled, said she had never intended to buy a car or trade in her other Mazda, but the salesman talked fast, confusing her with numbers, and she signed a deal. A few days later, after doing some homework, she complained to the Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council, which regulates new and used car dealers. “I felt manipulated and cheated,” she said. The regulator’s investigation revealed that Leonard actually paid a whopping $66,000 for the car, including taxes and the value of a trade-in vehicle. The car should have cost $41,000 or less. Bains promises to reimburse Leonard $8,000 the dealership paid for her trade-in once Leonard returns the car. Investigator Carrey Smith said the dealership had actually sold Leonard a “demonstrator” model, which dealers use for test driving. As well, add-on items had been sold three times what they should cost. The dealership had also saddled her with an eight-year loan and heavy financing costs. Leonard, who is unemployed and lives on a disability pension in a subsidized apartment, should have never qualified for the loan, Smith said. Last week, the regulator charged the dealership, business manager Kien Trung and sales manager Mohammed “Moe” Shaikh with “engaging in unfair practice by making an unconscionable representation” contrary to the provincial Consumer Protection Act. In an interview on Thursday, Trung said he didn’t do anything wrong and “made a little bit of money on the deal.” Bains said he could not discuss the reasons for the abrupt dismissals of the salesmen because the case is before the courts. The defendants are to appear in court next week. “In my opinion, everyone thinks we did something wrong,” Bains said. “Therefore, I’m going to fix the situation. I do apologize for what she went through and suffered.’’ If found guilty, the dealership could face a maximum penalty of $250,000. The salesmen could receive fines of $100,000 each and/or two years less a day in jail. The regulator could also revoke their registrations to sell vehicles. The Better Business Bureau of Mid-Western and Central Ontario has issued a D+ rating for the dealership, on a scale of A to F, after receiving complaints.[/release] Now that's just retarded.
looks like your puns have...well, broke.
Looks like she... [IMG_thumb]http://media.thestar.topscms.com/images/74/e1/aa64b7154645a360270002738a9f.jpeg[/IMG_thumb] Derp. But seriously, that's horrible. Fixed image because of below poster PMSing about it.
Thanks we didn't just see that image 20 lines of text above
What an ass.
I really hate people who take advantages of people who are slower than they to make a quick buck.
Who thinks PrismatexV8 should stop making [B]so, so, so many[/B] shitty news threads?
People like this make the world what it is today, pathetic and full of ignorance.
STOP POSTING SO MUCH DAMN YOU! :argh: You'll have more posts than the above guy who has been here for four years like me (but this account is only 2 years old, FYI)
[QUOTE=Black-Ice;21811784]STOP POSTING SO MUCH DAMN YOU! :argh: You'll have more posts than the above guy who has been here for four years like me (but this account is only 2 years old, FYI)[/QUOTE] It's OK, my old Aug 08 account has 9,000 or so.
[QUOTE=Dr.Strangelove;21810223]Who thinks PrismatexV8 should stop making [B]so, so, so many[/B] shitty news threads?[/QUOTE] Why do you care lol
To be honest most sales people are taught to push push push on a sale,no matter what, as long as the customer is still talking, it is really harsh, I worked in a job like this before and I got fired for not trying to sell insurance to an old confused lady who would rather talk to her daughter first about it.
[QUOTE=ThePunisher1;21812827]To be honest most sales people are taught to push push push on a sale,no matter what, as long as the customer is still talking, it is really harsh, I worked in a job like this before and I got fired for not trying to sell insurance to an old confused lady who would rather talk to her daughter first about it.[/QUOTE] Are you serious? What a bunch of greedy fucking dickwads.
[QUOTE=Black-Ice;21811784]STOP POSTING SO MUCH DAMN YOU! :argh: You'll have more posts than the above guy who has been here for four years like me (but this account is only 2 years old, FYI)[/QUOTE] i wish you'd stop posting so i wont have to see your avatar anymore
[QUOTE=Rubs10;21813194]Are you serious? What a bunch of greedy fucking dickwads.[/QUOTE] welcome to salesmanship with that attitude you have been ripped off in the past i guarantee
in b4 Used Car Salesman denies things
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