Thursday, January 21, 2010
2007 Chrysler Pacifica
Sometimes a deal is not only too good to be true, but it also will get you sued. In 2007, Tammie Townsend of Hopkins, Minnesota, leased a Chrysler Pacifica, before later asking the dealership, Walser Chrysler, if she could buy it. A salesman told her she could have the car for $11,639, or about $6,000 below Blue Book value. On her way out of the dealership, the salesman told Townsend, “You’re getting a great deal.”
Too great, it turned out. The dealership came back to Townsend saying that due to a clerical error on their part, she couldn’t have the car for the agreed price, and either had to pay more money or return the vehicle. Townsend refused, dodging two repo men before locking the car in a friend’s garage. Walser Chrysler is now suing Townsend to reclaim the Pacifica.
-Noel Brinkerhoff
Car Deal Stalls Over Price Dispute (by James Eli Shiffer, Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
Dealer Sues Woman to Cancel ‘Good Deal’ (by Carla Baranauckas, New York Times)
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