Disreputable Dealer -- what would you do?

I disagree with the statement that we should stay away from Florida dealers. It's certainly not fair to the good dealers in Florida. I purchased my Ferrari from a Florida dealer without any issues. Overall, it was a very good experience. It's simply not fair to categorize all Florida dealers as unscrupulous.
Do your research thoroughly from ANY dealer before purchasing. Don't be so overexcited about the fact you are buying a new/used car that you forget your due diligence.

 

You obviously think the dealer is lying and that the shipper didnt take these items. I agree with you. Too much of a coincidence that only the missing items didnt show up.

 

I might be able to help. I will need to know the name of the dealer and how much you will pay for the missing items. PM me if interested.
I bought my car from a F dealer in Palm Beach but won't tell you which one.
I also had (minor) inconviences when buying it. I was also warned about FL. prob won't buy from FL again.

 

FL is not a dealer, it is a State. If you choose to generalize, go big! Beware of humans selling anything and for that matter the planet earth is questionable at best. Its inhabitants live on a thin, slightly cool crust floating on a molten core as it hurdles through space toward absolute certain destruction, all the while worrying about global warming or cooling depending on the current temperature trend.

Name the questionable FL dealers.

FL has the largest used Ferrari market in the world, including the highest volume of new cars sold (so I heard somewhere, lets call it here say), so statistically there should be more disgruntled Ferrari purchases in FL.

 

does anyone know the vin #?

 

The longer they make you wait the less likely it will come to a satisfactory conclusion.

Be acutely aware of the statute of limitations...it is to their advantage to drag this out until you have no recourse.

 

Correct - I'll take Geography for $300, Alex.

The problem being that Florida, AS A STATE, has some of the worst (most lax) consumer protection laws as relates to auto dealerships in all of the 50 states.

You will find dealers in Florida that wouldn't survive a month without a criminal indictment in most of the other 49 states simply because nearly every disagreement between dealer and customer is a "civil matter" (and not criminal) no matter how vehemenent or heinous the behavior of the dealer.

Civil, not criminal.

Which of course, requires the customer to hire an attorney, sue, and if they win - wait forever to collect.

In most other states, many of the "dealer acts" which are CIVIL in FL, are in fact CRIMINAL offenses.

Example: come play "Title" or "Title washing" games (or any number of other sorts of dealer shenanigans) in Utah - and suddenly you will be looking at these nice gentlemen w/ guns from the MVED - Motor Vehicle Enforcement Division - they have no sense of humor.

You will end up in SPMITAP (with apologies to the movie "Office Space" - State-Pound-Me-In-The-A**-Prison)

 

Haven't read the whole thread...

your profile says you own a 2004 360...

but here you state you bought a 2002...

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?p=140300858#post140300858

?

 

I also bought my car from a Florida dealer. I regret it and won't do that again.

 

I will say what everyone is thinking. No one cares unless you state who the dealer is otherwise kill the thread and move on. Lesson learned.

 

Just read thru most of this and am quite suprised by lack of support for the op. Why would any of us take the dealers side in this? They misrepresented the car and should either provide the missing items or a check for the difference. This is why car dealer have such a stellar reputation

 

I have learned the hard way that the laws in Florida are designed in favor of the a dealer. For that reason alone, I would avoid a Florida dealership. Even as a civil matter, the small print requires your case to go to arbitration - the dealers know better than to allow your case to be heard by a jury! In short, there is little recourse if you are victimized by a dealer in Florida - that is a fact.

 

Newbydude,

If what you are posting is correct, you ought to do your brethren here a service and provide the name of the dealership. They can decide, given the information, whether or not they want to do business with the establishment.

 

I'm very new here, but the main reason I joined was to gain knowledge prior to purchasing my first Ferrari. I can't think of much more "valuable" information than a unscrupulous dealer to avoid.
I'm sorry, but this now seems more like attention getting than "principle". If the facts are as stated, the dealer clearly is in the wrong and should be named. If he "does the right thing" later, this thread isn't going anywhere and the happy ending can be discussed ad nauseam.
Provide the name or move on.



Rodney

 

Have you considered that if you name the dealer there may be some people on here who can help you get the missing items you desire? Just a thought.

 

It seems quite obvious to me that the OP wants to maximize the chances of getting the items that are due to him or some other sort of compensation. Therefore, he does not want to drop names until this is accomplished.

At the appropriate time, which hopefully is sooner rather than later, I would hope he outs this SOB so the whole community knows to avoid doing business there.