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dealer financing fell through on vehicle purchase: scam?
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there's a good explanation of this type of scam at the following link; it's known as a spot-delivery scam. https://www.carbuyingtips.com/top-10-scams/scam1.htm also, i read this one a while back, and immediately this post reminded me of it: http://oppositelock.kinja.com/when-the-dealership-steals-back-the-car-they-just-sold-1636730607 essentially, they claim you'll get one level of financing, let you take the car home, and then attempt to extort a higher financing apr out of you or request more money / higher payments. check your purchasing agreement, it may have a note with something along the lines of 'subject to financing approval' or something similar. if it does, you might be 'out of luck', as it were. contact an attorney; in some cases (such as the 'oppositelock.kinja.com' article above) consumers have been able to sue dealers for this as theft.
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