Nitro on a performance car actual hurts performance. Tires dont warm up as easily. Cant speak for pollysteel but when i got my sky turbo years ago whatever they put on the car for $299, water was still beading 2 1/2 years later without ever being waxed.
Yeah correct, sorry. Eighty-four months from the beginning.
And youāre exactly right, I would have immediately turned them down if they would have said that I was financing for 84-months.
First thought: EIGHTY-FOUR?!
Second: Iām getting the hell out of here with my IS.
Iām Brazilian. And in my culture we donāt like to get screwed and donāt just accept it, either.
I initially signed 48-month lease @ $699 month. Then that deal couldnāt be worked out. They retyped it as an 84-month finance. Did not tell me it was a finance but rather said it was the exact same thing I signed last time (which is why I overlooked the fine print) and made the deal again, and getting another $250 from me in the process.
Hereās the contract:
I didnāt see any of these pages the second time around, by the way. Only the ones I needed to re-sign.
What do you mean fine print? That contract clearly shows that itās a finance deal for 84 months. Iām actually surprised that the APR is only 2.99%.
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It clearly shows it now, yes.
When I signed it the second time (finance), I only saw the pages that needed my signature. Then it was put into the black Lexus envelope they give you.
As many have mentioned, you have a signed a contract. You now produced said contract. Will be difficult, if not impossible, to get out of. Chalk it up to a learning experience.
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Typical response of people not of my culture.
I will not get screwed by this. Either the dealership or LFS is going to eat this.
Letās not bring culture into this. I bet most people in your culture accept responsibilities. It was your own fault so accept it.
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You will not get out of this without a lawyer, and even with one it will still be near impossible.
And the legal fees will outweigh what you owe on the car.
Unless you have paperwork that promises not to finance, or maybe even a voicemail, you are stuck with the NX for the term.
Enjoy the car, learn from the mistake and then sell it when you break even or better.
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Either way, they screwed me over very well.
Made me sign a lease contract. Then adjusted it to be a finance contract for cheaper later on.
I was so excited about the $100 price drop that I didnāt ask to re-read all the pages of the contract. Just went straight into signing for it. But honestly, I donāt think many people would have. When you have anxiety problems and just want to wrap things up as nicely and quickly as possible, stuff like this may happen.
Once the lady calls me tomorrow I will further update everyone.
You guys also have to think about the fact that today, a lot of people read reviews and such before going to a certain establishment.
If there is a negative outcome for this situation on my side, Iām going to post stuff about them on social media, review websites and such, and maybe possible action through the NC Better Business Bureau.
This is certainly not the end of the line, yet. It aināt over til itās over.
At least youāre admitting itās your mistake. It doesnāt matter what your culture is and where you come from, itās still on you to read a contract before signing.
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The dealership you used probably has plenty of negative reviews online. They charged you $500 to fill up your tires. No dealer who does that has positive reviews. You are just one of many they probably screwed over, thatās why people love car dealers.
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Good point. Writing a negative yelp review it probably the best you can do to get back at them. Either way, youāre still stuck.
Donāt make this about culture, about us ānot understandingā it, etc. We arenāt saying what we are based on your culture, this is plain business. It is on you to read the contract before you sign. Just enjoy the car since you are buying it. Stop and donāt make another knee jerk decision and roll this terrible negative equity into another one.
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And what dealership doesnt have at lease some bad reviews online?
Have any of you guys heard of a situation like this before? If so, what was the outcome?
It seems like they are already trying to make good on it. Iāve been a customer there for about 2 years now. They love taking my money, and I loved giving it to them up until this very day.
I can also still put the car up on Swapalease. They will find a buyer, write a check to LFS for the payoff amount. This will release the liability for the entire loan. It will also reflect positively on my credit as a paid off balance.
And then I can drive my momās Corolla around for a few months until I save some money to get an actual lease. And then Iāll be back here on another thread so that I donāt get effed willingly again.
Yes, customers getting screwed by dealers happens all the time. In fact, I would imagine almost everyone on here got screwed at one point. Thatās why weāre all on here now. The outcome is always the same. You live and you learn.
You were only their customer for 1 day. You havenāt been paying them for 2 years. You are paying LFS.
Youāre just wasting more money by listing on Swapalease. Do you still not understand current value of the vehicle vs buyout amount? Unless you decide to fork over $8-$10k on the spot to get out of this NX, youāre stuck with it. No one is bailing you out. Obama has left the office.
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There are plenty of situations where someone has too high of a car payment, for whatever reason, and the outcome is always bad.
Who will find a buyer and write a check to LFS?
Thats not how swapalease works.
You dont even have a lease to swap.
Maybe the dealer will do something out of good faith, but not to the point of taking back the vehicle and getting you out of it clean and clear.
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This is what the Senior Account Manager is telling me that I can do at Swapalease.
lol @ Jon saying Iām only their customer for one day. Do you really think so, bro?
A dealership is still retail at the end of the day. And Iāve worked at Apple retail for the past 2 years as well. I will tell you, no customer is only a customer for the day.
My first and second cars were financed through 3rd party banks, not LFS. Iāve only been paying LFS for this NX.
And the current value of the vehicle sold to a private seller is also a little bit more than back to the dealer, and they also refinance and get a lower payment.
And showing a sign of good will is going to be in their best interest at this point.
You are financing, not leasing. Someone has to buy your car, they canāt take over your terms from the bank. Swapalease wonāt work.