A few years back i bought a F350 6.0 crew cab dually online from First Choice Ford in Rock Springs, Wy and I live in San Antonio, TX. The pics looked like a very clean truck and the sales lady said yes it was a very clean truck and that is why we (First Choice Ford) cannot come down on the price. I told her i was very interested and she told me she would send it for inspection. She called me back saying everything checks mechanically and no accidents. A couple of weeks later it gets delivered and everything was fine. Not even a month later TROUBLE, smoke started coming from the exhaust, multiple cylinder/injector failure. I called the dealer, talked with the sales lady, asked about the inspection sheet and they didn't have one because supposedly it was sent to another shop for that, I asked why wasn't it done there if they are a Ford dealership and then she finally admitted they knew about it. The next time I called the sales lady denied it then the manager (Leo) took over and denied it as well but not before saying there was nothing I could do about because it was sold as consignment and never listed in their inventory and that didn't even make a profit on it. I asked him, so did you sell him, the previous owner, another truck from your lot? That's when cussed me out then hung up on me. So i have been paying on this truck for years as it sits in the driveway because rebuilding or replacing the motor is around $10,000.
I know it has been a while but recently found and saw you on YouTube and heard you say you helped a lady with her Toyota Tocoma that she over paid about $12,000 for. Is there ANYTHING you know or can do that would help me????
Unfortunately, as @mmj says, it all depends on what was on the contract - many have a clause that says that anything the salesperson says should be disregarded. This guy does a lot of very informative videos on legal aspects of car buying
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVNf7wvc9EU&t=531s
Did you read the fine print on the contract? Have you consulted an attorney?
That's why they're called "stealerships". This kind of shell game is S.O.P. for all too many of them. It sounds like there's enough money at stake here that you should talk to a lawyer.
