I collect classic cars, and was in the market to buy a used "family" car to save miles on my classics and have a vehicle that I could travel in with my family wihout any worries. I researched several cars that I could afford online and found 2 that were local and in my price range. I called Park Mazda about 2 Mazda 626's. One a 1998 V6 with 104,000 miles for 6140.00 (stated ad price) the other a 2000 4Cyl. With 82,000 for 6600.00 (stated sale price). They were more than happy to get me into the dealership to see the cars and drive them before "they were gone".
The next day I went with my husband to look at the cars and after finding problems with the 4Cyl, decided to test drive the V6. I really liked the car and decided I would purchase the vehicle. (to let you know where the story goes bad, the internet ad did not state that we needed to print out the ad to make the price valid) The salesman, whom we will call "Craig", made every attempt to sell me on how good of a deal I was getting on this "immaculate" Mazda. Reality is this car had dings and dents all over it and the paint was severly scratched, still for the 6140.00 price, I figured it wasnt a big deal. He agreed to put 4 new tires, worth 30 dollars a piece on the vehicle.
When writing up the papers he put down a purchase price of 6640.00 not the sale price in the ad of 6140.00. It was a saturday, so the banks were closed, the financing couldnt go through. Thank goodness! I gave them a 100.00 check to hold for the purchase, on suggestion of the salesman. He told me to put "DO NOT CASH, FOR CAR HOLDING DEPOSIT ONLY" on the check.
The next day I realized that something shady was going on and I did not want the car, the salesman got very nasty with me on the phone, stating that I had no idea what I was talking about, the paper in front of him had the correct price and if I did not buy from the dealership I was making a big mistake and would only get a junk vehicle. I told him I would be in to get my check and before I got there it was cashed and deposited in the dealerships account. He then admitted to knowing the price but thought I would be happy with such a great deal on the "lot" price. I told him I found a different car and needed my 100.00 back, after more arguing with me about why I had to buy the car from him, he reluctantly had a dealership check written out for me.
I am still getting phone calls from this salesman everyday about changing my mind and coming back to purchase this vehicle. I found a newer model with more options and lower miles from a small dealer 2 hours away and I am tired of being harassed by Park Mazda.
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