On Thursday April 13,06 my husband and I went to Team Hillsdale Chrysler Dodge Jeep because we received a flier in the mail telling us that we could get $4000. Off one of their liquidation vehicles. Which if you read all the fine print on the bottom it said that in order to receive the $4000. Off the vehicle had to cost more than $12,000. So after reading that my husband thought he would take me up there and get me the Jeep Liberty that I have been wanting for the past 2 years.
Anyways, once we got there we started talking to a dealer (his name is Dan) and after looking around at a couple of Ford Rangers we went to the Jeep Liberty's. I found a 2004 black Jeep Liberty that I really liked. So, Dan took my husband and I inside to figure out what the price was. I guess Dan had to let his boss figure out the price, so Dan went and got the Jeep so my husband and I could test drive it. Once we got back Dan asked if we was interested in taking it home that day. My husband told him yes if the price was right.
Thats where we get to the problem. After sitting there for about 15 minutes Dan finally got us a price and it was $26,000. Dan's boss said that he knows that is what we could buy a brand new 2006 Jeep Liberty for but he would knock the $4000. Off of it and that would make it only $22,000. Well my husband and I looked at each other and said No. Then he tried to sell me a 2001 Jeep Cherokee for $9,000. Which we did not want a Jeep Cherokee.
We knew that we could pick up a 2004 Jeep Liberty for around $12,000 to $14,000. So once I got home from the dealers I got on the internet to look around at some other 2004 Jeep Liberty's. I went to Yahoo Autos and low and behold I found the 2004 Jeep Liberty that I just test drove (same miles and VIN #) for $13,800. It was also listed under the same dealers name (Hillsdale Team Chrysler Dodge Jeep). My husband called Dan up and told him what we found. Dan asked my husband for the VIN #. So, my husband gave it to him and Dan verified that it was the same VIN# as the one we just drove. Dan then told my husband that he does not like being made into a liar and that he was going to talk to his boss about it and call us back. After 4 hours of no calls, my husband called Dan back, to have Dan tell us that that was the sale price on the Liberty and that he would honor the $13,800. Price but he would not give us the $4000. Voucher off of that price.
Of course we told him again No and that was a bunch of bull. I called the head Chrysler company today and all they could say was they are sorry that this happened and they would write up a report on it. The reason I am writing this report up is because I think everyone should really do your research before you go to a car dealer. It is obvious that if my husband had not done his homework on how much this vehicle cost then we would have been out over $9000. I think that everyone should be aware that a Liquidation Sale does not always mean cheaper. Also Buyer Beware when you are dealing with this company in particular. I have dealt with other car dealers and never ran into this problem. So it is a new one for me. I still do not have my Liberty.
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