Hey Jake,

I'm in the military and saw your website when I was trying to fix a problem with my bank about the final payment on my loan...... I have  a story to tell but it may not be finished today. I have to admit though I'm partly to blame.

In May of 2004 I needed to trade in my car for a bigger vehicle so I could take better care of my son who was 4 months old at the time. My first mistake was telling my wife to go by herself. When she picked out the vehicle, I was originally fine with her choice ( 2001 Chevy Blazer) even though I had expressly told her that we needed a Minivan in case we wanted more kids. To say the least I should have went with my gut. There were parts missing, like the valence cover for the back and the rear wiper didn't work ( and doesn't to this day) the check engine light came on a couple of months later and we still have not been able to clear it. And now that I'm ready to pay off the loan the bank says that my payoff is 2850 more than I originally agreed. In all fairness, Danny had told me to tell the bank that the car was an LT instead of an LS or we could not get the loan so I agreed, but I can't help but wonder what would have happened if I had gone by myself to look there. Because of your blog I am calling the bank to get another copy of the original bank loan papers and compare them to mine which I have to find. If you do post this I want everyone to read this part very carefully:

IF YOU PURCHASED A CAR FROM ONE OF THESE "DEALERS" CALL YOUR BANK AND SEND THEM A COPY OF YOUR FINANCE AGREEMENT.... COMPARE IT WITH THE ONE YOU HAVE AND SEE IF ITS THE SAME. COMPARE IT TO THE SALES RECEIPT YOU SIGNED. MAYBE THERE CAN BE A WAY TO CATCH THESE GUYS.

 

Thanks for your hard work with this website. Maybe you could recommend some better dealers for these people.