My husband & I were looking to purchase a 2008 Chevy Silveraldo, we found Mike Wilson's by accident on our way to Lexington, Ky. We went in & spoke with a salesman, Gary Bingham... Told him exactly what we were looking for & how much we were willing to spend. Since we live a distance away, we decided to keep in touch via phone & internet.
About a week later we were contacted by a Gary Hollon via e-mail, saying that he was hard at work looking for us a gently used or a brand new Chevy truck. We recieved the occasional e-mail with pics attached, info on the truck & pricing. We liked none, they were more than gently used!
So, this e-mail contact went on for about 3-4 months, he sent a couple of choices per month, on April 4th salesman Gary Bingham called & said "you just gotta come down, bring your down payment... You're taking a brand new Silveraldo home, I've already got the payments figured out & everything", I reminded him that we live 4 hrs. Away & I didn't really want to make the trip unless he was positive, he assured me that it was an awesome deal & in his own words, "I'll take good care of you... Promise".
So, we drove the 4hrs. The next day, Saturday April 5th only to find out that he had found us nothing, he tried to sell us horribly used trucks, one that was a 2007 & after about 3hrs. Waiting offered us a 2008 that we could not afford, we liked the 2008 Silveraldo... But still could not afford it. Mr. Bingham then said to me... Give me your down payment ($3,000 cash) I will show it to my general manager, this will prove that you're serious & I do not think that he will let you walk out of here unsatisified as long as he knows you're serious, he'll come down on the price, I know he will.
So, I handed him the envelopes, 3 of them each containing $ 1,000 cash, he went to the back of the office to supposedly show his G.M. When he returned. He informed us that it was a no-deal, so my husband & I proceeded to leave, as we were walking... I was counting the money that I had handed him, only to find out that there was $100.00 missing from each envelope, I stopped & told Mr. Bingham that the money was missing... He said "Oh, no! I'm so sorry, I know who took it... I'll personally see to it that you get it back. I'm so sorry. I'll call you first thing Monday morning & get your money back to you, then he ushered us out the door & said they were closing, he shut & locked the door, right to our faces. Mike wilson's lied to us, got us into a total of an 8hr. Drive for nothing, then had the nerve to steal $ 300.00 from us because they could not make a sale. My mission is to make sure that this never happens to another family.By the way... We never got that promised phone call, ever!
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