Car Deal Fell Through

Before heading back to Pullman I thought I would call a couple car dealers who had the ought-four Durango with the right options and colors. I found one in Auburn and one in Yakima that I called about. I started to make a deal for the one in Auburn. I was a little concerned about the one in Auburn because of the high miles, but I was willing to take a drive.

I got to the dealership and took the Dodge out for a test drive. I walked around it checking out the rig closely. I found the tires were more bald on the back and really bald towards the inside of the back. That was something that made me a bit worried about the vehicle. They tried to hide the bald tires.

I was going to get in the drivers door when the alarm start to sound. It was turned off. But soon I was having the alarm go off when I opened any door. It was very good to have happen while I was there. It was at that time I looked at the fob closely. I found that had some damage to it.

So with the high mileage, the tires, fob, and alarm, plus the fact I didn’t have a good gut feeling I decided that I was not going to do the deal. But we went inside. The salesman said he would take two-hundred off to fix the alarm while I was in Pullman. But I knew that if the cost to fix was higher than that it was coming out of my pocket. So I didn’t take that. I wanted them to cover the cost of fixing it. The dealer asked if I thought it would be more than two hundred bucks. I said I don’t know. But the idea is I don’t want to get hosed.

So the deal was the cost of the car, plus a new fob, two tires, and fixing the alarm. But I noticed the cost was not the same price we agreed to while on the phone. On the phone I was told a price. When I repeated the price the salesman said “hold on something is wrong with the number, let me call you back.” I got a call back and I was told a number that was six hundred bucks less.

While dealing with the salesman he had the old price listed on the paper. The one that was six hundred bucks too much. So he had the old price and the fob, tires, and alarm. I pointed out the problem with the price. He went to his manager then came back and said they would do the six hundred off, but not fix anything, or they would keep the deal as written on paper. I said that I wasn’t going to do it, because they were pretty much making me pay to fix the problems with the vehicle.

I walked out and got in my rig. I was mad because I had to get going and it was late. I wasted hours on this deal. I got a call as I was leaving and the salesman said he tried to catch me. The manage said we would do the six hundred dollars lower plus fixing everything. I said that it was too late. I kept going.

I called up the place in Yakima that I talked to earlier and we worked on a deal over the phone. I am now going to get the one from Yakima. I went home and packed my Durango and headed to Pullman. As I hit the road I realized that I would be running late to get to Yakima. I called and talked to the guy I made the deal with. We decided that they would drive the car out to me.

I made my way to Pullman. It was slower going but there was no snow and I was able to keep my speeds higher than when I was going to Seattle. I got back around nine o’clock in the evening. I got my rig unloaded and then went over to get Gunnar. We hung out and watched a movie.