Re: Help!
 

Don't ya hate the bait and switch assholes?

Call the credit card company and they will kill the deposit transaction
due to fraud.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Muuurgh wrote:
>
> I ordered a Jeep Rubicon on April 20th. I was told it was going to take
> anywhere between 4-6 weeks for delivery. They made me give a $500.00
> deposit--maybe deposit isn't the right word--I had to give them my credit
> card number to make sure that I was serious about this purchase. 4-6 weeks
> seemed like a looong time, but I was willing to go for it, after all I've
> been patiently waiting for my first Jeep for 30 years.
>
> When I ordered the Jeep, the dealer added $600 to the original deal we had
> on a Jeep that he said he could get for me out of Texas, because he said the
> MSRP went up. He couldn't get that Jeep so we decided to order.
> The Jeep was offered to me with a $2000 cash back and 3.9% financing at EP.
>
> The problems:
>
> I talked to the dealer 2 weeks ago and asked if they knew when my Jeep would
> arrive. They said it is currently in b1 status--or something like that--it
> is built it has a vin # and everything. It should be shipped in the next
> few days. It should be here in 2 weeks. GREAT!
>
> I talked to the dealer today (2 weeks later) and asked "When will my Jeep
> get here?" It's been 7 weeks since I ordered it.
> The dealer said, "I just talked to Chrysler, the Jeep is in b1 status and
> they will ship it July 2nd."
>
> July 2nd!?! WTF, that's 4 weeks from today plus another 2 weeks for it to
> ship! That's 6 weeeks from now! Not only that, but as of June 30th the
> $2000 rebate will be obsolete. Couple that with skyrocketing APR I'll be
> paying thousands more than the original deal. I'm || this close to
> canceling my Jeep, but will they will keep my $500??
>
> The dealer said "Well maybe the rebate will be $3000 in July!" I called his
> bluff and said, "No way, you and I both know that Jeep Wrangler sales are
> way up, and there is more demand than supply right now, there is no way that
> the rebate will still be available to me in July."
>
> I don't get it. I reeeeeally want this Jeep, but I cannot afford to pay
> that much more for a Jeep. I'm a little upset right now, I know that there
> are some dealers on this ng, and I was hoping to get some inside advice.
> Should I tell the dealer..."If I don't get my Jeep for exactly what we
> agreed on I will cancel my order." The only problem then is the $500--that
> and I lose the Jeep of my dreams. The dealership is effectively 7 weeks off
> on their original guesstimation of when the new Jeep would arrive. I would
> not have ordered the jeep if I knew it would take 3 months to get here. way
> too much can happen in 3 months.
>
> I have fulfilled my part of the bargain I waited more than the originally
> stated 4-6 week delivery, they keep changing the deal. Will I lose 500
> bones? What can I do to save them? If I would have bought my Jeep from
> Jeepwarehouse in the first place there probably wouldn't have been any
> problems. But now I am stuck with higher interest rates and possibly no
> rebate.
>
> What would you do? I don't want to lose this Jeep, but I honestly cannot
> afford it if things go the way it looks like their going.
>
> Thanks,
> Muuurgh

Re: Help!
 

Don't ya hate the bait and switch assholes?

Call the credit card company and they will kill the deposit transaction
due to fraud.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Muuurgh wrote:
>
> I ordered a Jeep Rubicon on April 20th. I was told it was going to take
> anywhere between 4-6 weeks for delivery. They made me give a $500.00
> deposit--maybe deposit isn't the right word--I had to give them my credit
> card number to make sure that I was serious about this purchase. 4-6 weeks
> seemed like a looong time, but I was willing to go for it, after all I've
> been patiently waiting for my first Jeep for 30 years.
>
> When I ordered the Jeep, the dealer added $600 to the original deal we had
> on a Jeep that he said he could get for me out of Texas, because he said the
> MSRP went up. He couldn't get that Jeep so we decided to order.
> The Jeep was offered to me with a $2000 cash back and 3.9% financing at EP.
>
> The problems:
>
> I talked to the dealer 2 weeks ago and asked if they knew when my Jeep would
> arrive. They said it is currently in b1 status--or something like that--it
> is built it has a vin # and everything. It should be shipped in the next
> few days. It should be here in 2 weeks. GREAT!
>
> I talked to the dealer today (2 weeks later) and asked "When will my Jeep
> get here?" It's been 7 weeks since I ordered it.
> The dealer said, "I just talked to Chrysler, the Jeep is in b1 status and
> they will ship it July 2nd."
>
> July 2nd!?! WTF, that's 4 weeks from today plus another 2 weeks for it to
> ship! That's 6 weeeks from now! Not only that, but as of June 30th the
> $2000 rebate will be obsolete. Couple that with skyrocketing APR I'll be
> paying thousands more than the original deal. I'm || this close to
> canceling my Jeep, but will they will keep my $500??
>
> The dealer said "Well maybe the rebate will be $3000 in July!" I called his
> bluff and said, "No way, you and I both know that Jeep Wrangler sales are
> way up, and there is more demand than supply right now, there is no way that
> the rebate will still be available to me in July."
>
> I don't get it. I reeeeeally want this Jeep, but I cannot afford to pay
> that much more for a Jeep. I'm a little upset right now, I know that there
> are some dealers on this ng, and I was hoping to get some inside advice.
> Should I tell the dealer..."If I don't get my Jeep for exactly what we
> agreed on I will cancel my order." The only problem then is the $500--that
> and I lose the Jeep of my dreams. The dealership is effectively 7 weeks off
> on their original guesstimation of when the new Jeep would arrive. I would
> not have ordered the jeep if I knew it would take 3 months to get here. way
> too much can happen in 3 months.
>
> I have fulfilled my part of the bargain I waited more than the originally
> stated 4-6 week delivery, they keep changing the deal. Will I lose 500
> bones? What can I do to save them? If I would have bought my Jeep from
> Jeepwarehouse in the first place there probably wouldn't have been any
> problems. But now I am stuck with higher interest rates and possibly no
> rebate.
>
> What would you do? I don't want to lose this Jeep, but I honestly cannot
> afford it if things go the way it looks like their going.
>
> Thanks,
> Muuurgh

Re: Help!
 

Don't ya hate the bait and switch assholes?

Call the credit card company and they will kill the deposit transaction
due to fraud.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Muuurgh wrote:
>
> I ordered a Jeep Rubicon on April 20th. I was told it was going to take
> anywhere between 4-6 weeks for delivery. They made me give a $500.00
> deposit--maybe deposit isn't the right word--I had to give them my credit
> card number to make sure that I was serious about this purchase. 4-6 weeks
> seemed like a looong time, but I was willing to go for it, after all I've
> been patiently waiting for my first Jeep for 30 years.
>
> When I ordered the Jeep, the dealer added $600 to the original deal we had
> on a Jeep that he said he could get for me out of Texas, because he said the
> MSRP went up. He couldn't get that Jeep so we decided to order.
> The Jeep was offered to me with a $2000 cash back and 3.9% financing at EP.
>
> The problems:
>
> I talked to the dealer 2 weeks ago and asked if they knew when my Jeep would
> arrive. They said it is currently in b1 status--or something like that--it
> is built it has a vin # and everything. It should be shipped in the next
> few days. It should be here in 2 weeks. GREAT!
>
> I talked to the dealer today (2 weeks later) and asked "When will my Jeep
> get here?" It's been 7 weeks since I ordered it.
> The dealer said, "I just talked to Chrysler, the Jeep is in b1 status and
> they will ship it July 2nd."
>
> July 2nd!?! WTF, that's 4 weeks from today plus another 2 weeks for it to
> ship! That's 6 weeeks from now! Not only that, but as of June 30th the
> $2000 rebate will be obsolete. Couple that with skyrocketing APR I'll be
> paying thousands more than the original deal. I'm || this close to
> canceling my Jeep, but will they will keep my $500??
>
> The dealer said "Well maybe the rebate will be $3000 in July!" I called his
> bluff and said, "No way, you and I both know that Jeep Wrangler sales are
> way up, and there is more demand than supply right now, there is no way that
> the rebate will still be available to me in July."
>
> I don't get it. I reeeeeally want this Jeep, but I cannot afford to pay
> that much more for a Jeep. I'm a little upset right now, I know that there
> are some dealers on this ng, and I was hoping to get some inside advice.
> Should I tell the dealer..."If I don't get my Jeep for exactly what we
> agreed on I will cancel my order." The only problem then is the $500--that
> and I lose the Jeep of my dreams. The dealership is effectively 7 weeks off
> on their original guesstimation of when the new Jeep would arrive. I would
> not have ordered the jeep if I knew it would take 3 months to get here. way
> too much can happen in 3 months.
>
> I have fulfilled my part of the bargain I waited more than the originally
> stated 4-6 week delivery, they keep changing the deal. Will I lose 500
> bones? What can I do to save them? If I would have bought my Jeep from
> Jeepwarehouse in the first place there probably wouldn't have been any
> problems. But now I am stuck with higher interest rates and possibly no
> rebate.
>
> What would you do? I don't want to lose this Jeep, but I honestly cannot
> afford it if things go the way it looks like their going.
>
> Thanks,
> Muuurgh

Re: Help!
 

That's what I was going to suggest... My uncle is an attorney and it's
amazing to see the effect of a well written letter on paper with the
appropriate firms logo atop it. :-)
n.

"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:sDhxc.24650$%T.1338@okepread05...

> Remember, you negotiated a price and paid money in good faith. That's a
> contract. The dealer can not change terms without your permission
otherwise
> they breach the contract and your free to walk. Don't know your pension
for
> lawyers but if you have a legal friend this could be interesting. That or
> the local "in your corner" news reporter.

Re: Help!
 

That's what I was going to suggest... My uncle is an attorney and it's
amazing to see the effect of a well written letter on paper with the
appropriate firms logo atop it. :-)
n.

"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:sDhxc.24650$%T.1338@okepread05...

> Remember, you negotiated a price and paid money in good faith. That's a
> contract. The dealer can not change terms without your permission
otherwise
> they breach the contract and your free to walk. Don't know your pension
for
> lawyers but if you have a legal friend this could be interesting. That or
> the local "in your corner" news reporter.

Re: Help!
 

That's what I was going to suggest... My uncle is an attorney and it's
amazing to see the effect of a well written letter on paper with the
appropriate firms logo atop it. :-)
n.

"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:sDhxc.24650$%T.1338@okepread05...

> Remember, you negotiated a price and paid money in good faith. That's a
> contract. The dealer can not change terms without your permission
otherwise
> they breach the contract and your free to walk. Don't know your pension
for
> lawyers but if you have a legal friend this could be interesting. That or
> the local "in your corner" news reporter.

Re: Help!
 

That's what I was going to suggest... My uncle is an attorney and it's
amazing to see the effect of a well written letter on paper with the
appropriate firms logo atop it. :-)
n.

"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:sDhxc.24650$%T.1338@okepread05...

> Remember, you negotiated a price and paid money in good faith. That's a
> contract. The dealer can not change terms without your permission
otherwise
> they breach the contract and your free to walk. Don't know your pension
for
> lawyers but if you have a legal friend this could be interesting. That or
> the local "in your corner" news reporter.