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| My Dad and Mom went 10/03/2008 to look at cars. (My dad is 72 and my mom is 64 years old both have health problems). They were just looking. Dad stopped at a car lot and was looking at a 2000 Buick, with 100.000 miles, the dash was coming off and the upholstery was falling down in the back (ceiling). Now the car they was driving is on its last leg. the salesman put him under a lot of pressure to buy the car. since my dad is on a fixed income he couldn't have his notes no more than a $100.00 to a $130.00 a month. They gave him $1500.00 for his old car and had him to put $2000.00 on his credit card. after every thing was said and done the credit union lady called my dad and stated that the reason they salesman had my dad to put $2000.00 on his credit card was because they charged him almost $3000.00 more than what the blue book calls for. The most it should have been sold for was $5400.00 thats in excellent condition. They charged him almost $8500.00. they put it in writing that they would fix the dash. when dad took the car in for repairs on the dash the repair man said he could not repair the dash it would have to be a new dash put in. Now they are refusing to fix the dash. They gave my dad a $100.00 check and told him that was all they could do and to be on his way. Since I just found out about this yesterday 11/02/2008, I have instructed my dad not to cash that check until find out what can be done. Im so upset- I don't know where to begin, I need help. why would someone take advantage of 2 old people in poor health that just told you that they were on a fixed income. Please can someone help me. send me in the right direction. my heart is breaking. shouldn't this be some type of abuse, breach of contract. Karen
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| Karen, There are a number of possible remedies. Perhaps the best would be to see if you could get a consumer reporter for a local newspaper or television station interested in the story. If not, see if there is a local agency that protects against senior financial abuse or if your state's attorney general has a consumer protection division that might help. Finally, you may be able to find a local attorney to take the case. Good luck.
Harry S. Margolis
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