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Q: Are car dealerships open on Sunday?
I live in Illinois, and someone told me its illegal to sell cars on Sunday at dealerships in Illinois and Indiana.
Is this true?
I would call, but they all close at 6 so I cant ask them! Im curious.
A: No, it isn’t true. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_law
Q: Do you believe car dealerships are corrupt businesses? Listen to this story!!!?
I had a very bad experience at Liberty Auto Plaza in Libertyville, Illinois. I simply went to get my free car wash, and the visit wound up being a nightmare. As the porter tried to get my car in the wash, he claimed the car would not start. I reacted like how any other human being would’ve reacted: shocked and suprised. My car had been running perfectly fine prior to this. Anyhow, they jumped my car several times without even performing a diagnostic report. Then a by-passing mechanic stated I needed a new battery. Still shocked, amazed and frustrated with the unexpected expense, I realized I had no choice but to pay for the new battery.
After paying for the service, I entered my car and noticed my radio/clock were no longer working. As I returned to the service manager to voice my concern, he rudely told me I would have to come back and would have to be CHARGED for them to examine my car. I argued my radio/clock were working prior to my visit and I should NOT have to pay for something that is not my fault, but then he started hinting I was lying and insinuated my car was already in this condition upon entering their establishment. I left very angry and frustrated. To top it off, my battery replacement ruined my alternator and I still had car issues upon driving my only car, especially at night.
Every male friend I had suggested I have my fuses checked with regards to my radio/clock not working as it is a common issue when replacing a battery and/or jumping a car. As I called the dealership to try to come to a conclusion, they would not cooperate and I eventually had to get the Better Business Bureau involved as well as Nissan Consumer Affairs. They were no help. Nissan Consumer Affairs, did, however ask me to fax them a diagnostic report on my car which I had to obatin from a different Gurnee Rosen dealership since Liberty Auto Plaza refused to take care of me anymore because of the BBB complaint.
The diagnostic report I obtained from Gurnee Rosen claimed I needed a new radio/clock for approximately $450-500. Still frustrated, I went to a local mechanic shop and learned my radio and clock were not working simply due to a blown fuse as I had originally been told by my friends. I was furious. Why couldn’t the dealership check my fuses? Why couldn’t this have been the first suspicion they would’ve had upon initially hearing my complaint? Why can’t they take responsibility for their wrongdoing?? Are all car dealerships like this? Even in this struggling economy?? This is very, very unbelievable.
Listen Peter, apparently you’re probably one of the corrupt guys who work in car dealerships. What don’t you understand from “my car was running perfectly fine prior to this?” If you don’t believe me, I can’t help that. Boy, I sure wish something like this would happen to you one of these days. You deserve to know what it feels like.
I understand the dealership is not responsible for everything that happens to one’s car while at their establishment, but a blown fuse right after a battery replacement and car jumping?? Come on now. Considering the fact that I am NOT lying about my vehicle, it’s obvious they caused it. From what I’m told, it only takes 5-10 mins to examine the fuses. Had Liberty Auto Plaza just done their job after I initially brought to their attention that my radio/clock was no longer working after the battery replacement, they would’ve pin-pointed the problem and it would’ve saved tons of frustration and customer dissatisfaction.
Mr. Sickcallaway, you apparantly live in your own world. I am like most women whose knowledge about cars usually involve just how to drive them. As for going there for my car wash, well, you would, too, if it were free. That was the ONLY reason I went there in the first place. Liberty Auto supposedly has this rule where if you purchase your car from them, you’re entitled to free car washes for as long as you are the owner – which even THAT is B.S. because now they refuse to wash my car due to their hard feeling that I had all the right and reason to file a BBB complaint on them. I just thought, why pay for something when I can get it done for free? ESPECIALLY, someone who’s like many unfortunate people these days and is UNEMPLOYED. You act like I had a crystal ball and knew what was about to happen.
A: honestly they probably got some moron for their lot boy,you probably did have a problem with battery or alternator one,you was just not aware of it as no one is till its to late,they idiot lot probably hooked the jumper box up backwards which fried your fuse and/or alternator
no not all of them are like that,but yes you do occasionally bump into that one that is,and its never a pleasant experience
Q: Workmans Comp in Illinois?
Okay, here is the situation. My husband works as an auto tech at a car dealership in Illinois and has injured his shoulder from daily work and repetitive motion (he always is working with his arms above his head). He is going to the doctor this week to get it looked at. He thinks it might be a rotator cuff injury and he thinks he might need to have surgery. What we would like to know is if anyone out there who works with wormans comp claims is how much pay can he expect to receive if he needs to have surgery and for how long? We are in a situation now where his is the only income as I lost my job and have not found one yet. This injury was definnitely a result of his job and we are worried that he may not get his full pay if he needs to get this surgery. I am not asking about short or long term disability pay. I am asking about filing a claim for workmans comp. Is anyone out there an expert on this subject I would appreciate some feedback. Thanks!
A: In Illinois you receive 2/3 of your pay while on workers comp and you can draw it until your doctor certifies you capable of returning to work.~
Q: Is it legal for dealer to keep car deposit in Illinois?
I placed a $500 deposit with my credit card for a factory ordered car. This was based on a specific OTD price and trade in value for the car I was going to leave at the dealership. Upon vehicle pickup, the dealer added accessories to the car for which I did not ask and tried to lower the trade in value by $1000, so he changed the terms of our agreement. I ended up walking out of the dealership. Dealer is refusing to return my money. Can he legally keep it in Illinois, or is there a law against that?
Ps. I have already contacted my credit card company to get the money back.
Just to clarify, I am still ready to buy the car at the price that was determined, but the dealer is not. So it is the dealer that is changing the deal, not me. The only thing I signed was a regular credit card receipt, nothing else.
A: ALL deposits are fully refundable. Whether it’s on an apartment to hold it, on a ordered car, or anything else, all deposits are 100% fully refundable in every state.
A dealer cannot legally hold your deposit ransom, which this one is doing. Write a letter to the owner demanding your deposit back in full within 48 hours of receipt of the letter, or you will file a complaint against them in Small Claims Court. Be sure to send the letter with a “Delivery Confirmation” attached so you can track it. That will be proof that it was received by them.
If you don’t get a full refund within 48 hours, file a lawsuit against them.
Be sure to file in the county that the dealership is in, otherwise the suit will be thrown out. Add on the filing charges too. Most times they aren’t awarded. But it doesn’t hurt to try. You may get a sympathetic judge. Good luck.
Q: Selling my car, 2 names on title, still being paid off?
Hello,
I currently am going to buy a new car. To do so I will need to sell my car. The car title is both in mine and my dads name. My dad bought the car for me as a replacement car for the one he blew the engine on. I am not sure if the car is still being paid off, so what would I have to do since the title is in both mine and his and the car is still being paid off? also what if the car is all paid off? I live in Illinois, and want to sell car to dealership or private party(most likely dealership)
A: OK. You raise several questions.
First, if you are still making payments on the vehicle, it will need to be paid off at transfer. If you trade it in or sell it to a dealer, they will take care of this. For a private party, you will need to pay-off the vehicle from the sale proceeds, before the title can transfer to the new owner. If they obtain financing, their finance company will surely take care of this for you.
Second, if you and your father are on title, if the title has both your names, and says “OR,” then either of you can sign to release the title from both of your names. If it says “AND,” then you must both sign the release.
Of course, title won’t transfer until after the payoff is completed.
Good luck!
Q: Returning my Financed Car in Illinois?
I have a 03 Chevy Malibu. This was the first car I bought on my own, without my dad helping me pick it out. BIG mistake!! I bought it from Sam Leman on Pioneer Parkway in Peoria. Who by the way will NEVER get my business again. I got an Extended Power Tran. Warranty with it. Along with Gap Insurance. I have had a ton of problems with it. I took it back to Sam Leman’s with in a year of Financing it to have it fixed. Well they could only fix a few things one it that were covered in the warranty. The rest would of cost me about 2000 to fix it. I have had it now 4 years and have made my payments on time. As well as REFINANCED it, to lower payments.
My husband is the only one working at this time, do to the fact in 07 we had twins. Now we found out we are going to be getting his daughter from his first marriage, do to his ex wife having cancer.
The car is no big enough for all of us, and well I just want to give it back. Help me understand what it will do to my credit.
I did pay the 20 for the car fax report on my car. It does no show that it had been in an accident or anything. But I still think it is a LEMON!!! I owe about $7,000 on it, it books at about $3,000.
Since the day I bought it, there is a clicking that comes and goes. They told me at the Dealership they could not find it. So I am CRAZY! They told me since I did not flush the radiator when I bought it (with only 32,000 miles on it) my engin coolent was turning to sludge and damaging my engin. (HMMMMMM, I may be a girl, I may not know that much about cars—- But—-) I traided in a 94 Ford Tempo that had 300,000 miles on it and never flused that radiator…. on top of that when I bought it I paid $1,200 for it and when I traided it in, that is what Sam Lamen gave me for it. So I do know how to take care of my cars. Puzzled….
Please Help me
I need to know what I should do???
Thank you all sooooo much!!!! I am sure that this may not come as a shock I am in the same boat as about over 75% of America is now. I don’t know what to do, I don’t care about this car any more. I am bout not to care what it does do to my credit. I have even concidered filling for chapter 13 or 7 on it as well. So if any of you have any advice about that let me know.
Would it be worth filling chapter 13? or 7?
Don’t know, never filed before. Not sure what they can do to me. My credit and all.
Not sure how they work.
Please help me understand what they can do as well….
Thank you again…
See I have put about $18,000 into this car all ready. Between paying for rental cars when it was at the dealer ship getting worked on, new breaks—
until I put on the new calabers I would eat thru a set of break pads in about 3 weeks. It sucked…. I put 5 sets on til I could afford to get the calabers. Not to forget the damb clicking noice it sounds like my turn signel is on when it is not. Then after a bit my car thinks its on, so it starts to DING at me. (like when you have your turn signel on for too long)
Talk about Drive someone crazy!!!! My dad ownes a Trucking Company and has quite a few highly qualified guys in the shop. None of them can figure it out.
Oh one more thing about the breaks…. I could be driving down the highway at 75mph and all of a sudden they all LOCK UP~~~~ Talk about making your butt pucker….
That was before I did all the extra work on it.
A: To answer your main question (“What will it do to my credit?”), the answer is: It’ll destroy it.
Your car will be sold at auction, and you’ll owe the difference between what you owe and what it brings at the auction. Don’t be surprised if it only brings $1500 or so at auction. You’ll then be presented a bill for that difference. If you cannot pay it or work something out with your lender, you’ll probably be taken to court. You’ll lose, and then you’ll have a judgment on your credit as well as a repo. Can’t pay that judgment? They’ll garnish your wages or other assets depending on what state you live in.
So, you end up paying for the car one way or another.
The sad thing is that the issues you’ve had with the car do not absolve you from paying the debt. You signed onto the loan, and you have to pay it. And, as the other poster said, once you refinanced the car… you stretched the debt out even further.
Trading it in? Not likely. The issue you have is that the negative equity has to be rolled into the new loan, and banks are not overallowing that much negative equity (you’re lucky if you get a 105% overallowance at this time, and that’s with excellent credit). 4-5 years ago, this was going on all the time. Selling it probably won’t happen, either, as you’d need to sell it for the amount you owe in order to clear the loan.
Also, just to clear something up, a 6-year old vehicle is not deemed a “Lemon” under the law, so if anyone gives you the ol’ “check into the Lemon Law” crap, please don’t fall for that. Those laws only apply to new vehicles and some used vehicles in certain states. All have to be under the original manufacturer’s warranty.
The only thing you can do it tighten the belt, try to pay as much extra as you can on the payments in order to pay the car off quicker.
You’re in the same situation as millions of Americans right now, and unfortunately there is no easy way out.
Q: Buying a used car, dealership versus internet?
I’ve been checking out cars online recently since I need a car. But I can only afford something used. What websites are reliable as far as buying used cars online, compared to dealerships? I know about Car Max, Kelly Blue book, etc, but are there others that have good reputations? (I live in Illinois if you know of something more local to that state)
Also, if you try and buy a car directly from the manufacturer…what does that mean exactly? How do you bypass the dealership to get a car from the factory for a better deal? (I wasn’t sure if this was possible.) I wasn’t sure how to contact a manufacturer directly for a car.
Thank you for your advice.
A: Unless the vehicle you want is being advertised by a private party, any used vehicle you buy is going to be from a dealership anyway regardless of the web site(s) they may use to advertise it. Virtually every popular used car web site offers the ability to search by state or zip code to find vehicles local to you.
You cannot (yet) buy a vehicle directly from the manufacturer. State franchise laws restrict manufacturers to selling vehicles through their independently owned and operated local dealerships. Of course, this is irrelevant for used vehicles which cannot be ordered from manufacturers anyway.
Without knowing your specific budget, you may not want to dismiss buying a new vehicle out-of-hand. Used vehicles have never been in higher demand or shorter supply and are therefore more expensive than they’ve ever been. At the same time, new vehicles have never been more heavily incentivized and dealerships more willing to negotiate, especially for 2009 model year vehicles (and particularly for some who have new 2008 model year vehicles on their lots). Especially when you factor-in some of the promotional interest rates being offered (sometimes 0%) compared to the cost of financing a used vehicle (5% or more), you may find that a new vehicle may not cost much more than a used one (plus you get a full warranty). The difference in interest costs can total thousands of dollars (do the math).
If you do buy a used vehicle, you should absolutely invest in obtaining a CarFax vehicle history report and taking the vehicle to a qualified mechanic for inspection before buying. Unless the used vehicle comes with the balance of its original manufacturer’s warranty, it’s the only way to protect yourself from buying into a financial black hole or worse (an unsafe vehicle).
Best of luck. I hope this helps.
Q: Can a car dealership ask for the car back after they say I was financed in IL?
I live in Illinois and I purchased a car from Martin Nissan who said they do not show you a car or let you leave witha car unless you are approved for financing first. I purchased the car on 4/21/08 and signed the sales contract on 4/21. I quit the job I had at the time and switched to a better paying one a week later 5/01/08. I was told that was fine by the finance company citi auto finance and the dealer on 05/05/08 and faxed proof of current employment. I got a call from the dealership today staing cit auto now only wants to finance 25k instead of 28k so I have to return the car or come up with another 3k to keep it. I was told by a friend that the dealership only has 10 days to cancel a sale once the documents are signed and they want me to return the car so they don’t have to eat the loss of 3k, yet they want me to come up with an additional 3k after I have had the car for 17 days now. I had to borrow the money for the down payment so if I return the car and get my trade in plaus my down payment back I am still out all the finance charges I have to pay back on the loan I too ko ut for the down payment the first place. Is there anything I can do to protect myself in this situation?
A: in California by law you have to send the customer a letter with in 10 days if you were not able to get financing for the customer at this point you are on your 17th day don’t let them push you they have to find you financing at the terms you signed if they didn’t send you the letter
Q: is there a lemon law for used cars in illinois?
I bought a used car friday 2-19-10 at 130pm and by saturday2-20-10 645pm the head gasket blew up. The car dealership said they had given the car,a 1997 Pontiac Grand am se, had a complete tune up. I had to by the car as is no warranty but i didn’t have it for 48 hours before the head gasket blew up. there is also water in the oil. is there anything i can do about it? will the dealership have to fix it since they said it had a complete tune up?
They also had to replace the engine mounts on it. they said they had looked over everything in the car too.
A: You purchased the vehicle with no warranty This means that you are responsible for the cost of any and all repairs that were needed, or are needed in the future.
A tune up usually consists of changing plugs wires and sometimes doing a fuel injection service, none of which would have anything to do with the head gasket failing.
You purchased a 13 year old vehicle AS-IS. There is no warranty, nor is there any lemon law coverage.
Q: question about labor laws in illinois =)?
ok.. i work at a car dealership in the suburbs of illinois. i am a receptionist. i am the full time receptionist and we dont have a part time receptionist. so, i work Mon-Fri 9-6 instead of 9-5. I take half hour breaks for lunch. thats really all i need. my timecard at the end of the 2 weeks (we get payed bi weekly) normally has about 82-84 hours (2-4 hrs overtime) when i get my check i am only getting paid for 80 hours. my boss told me i HAVE to take an hour break no ifs ands or buts! I was wondering the following…
1. is that true that i have to take an hour break and i cant take a half hr or 45 min break.
2. is it legal for them to only pay me for the 80 hours when my timecard says i legitimetly worked 82 or 84 hours.
i have looked online at labor laws and things, but what they are saying is unclear so i thought id ask. Thanks in advance and sorry for the long ?… have a wonderful day/night
i do clock out for lunch! i take a half hr break and clock out but they are taking another 1/2 hour break out without telling me. i was just told yesterday that i have to take an hour. so all those times i took a half hr break when they told me to do that, but they still took another 1/2 hr out of my pay everyday w/o telling me
A: If they advised you of the policy prior to refusing to pay you then you would have no claim, in the future take the full hour and if they have to hire a person to fill in they may decide it is cheaper to pay you.~!
Q: Buying a used car from a dealership question.?
In Illinois, what point am I legally liable to purchase a car from a dealership? I have not signed any finance papers yet and have given them a $200 check to hold the vehicle while they correct some defects I want fixed before purchase. All I did sign was an Illinois buyers agreement which states the selling price, trade in and cash down amounts and the list of defects to be looked at.
Defects include: I want new tires, new battery, a front end alignment, and power locks lubricated.
A: Defects? the items you listed are wear and tear items, not defects. It sounds like you have signed a legal purchase agreement. If you have decided you don’t want the car, don’t pick it up. You will lose your deposit though.
Q: Bought a new car in Indiana. Do I pick up the license plates from the dealership?
I paid license fees… I know that in Illinois you pick up the license plates from the dealership. Is it the same in Indiana?
Thanks!
A: Indiana dealerships are not required to plate your vehicle like the Illinois dealerships. If you paid the fees involved however, then you should receive your plates along with your title work. You can call the dealer on Monday to verify, since they are closed on Sundays.
Q: If you are demoted and you refuse, can you claim unemployment?
I work as an internet manager at a car dealership and they are cutting cost. This involves me losing money and going into sales only. Can I refuse and claim unemployment in Illinois?
A: You can only claim unemployment if you are fired or laid off from your job. You can’t claim lost money due to a demotion, and you can’t claim unemployment if you quit. It sounds like you need to start looking for another job.
Q: Bought a car in California lost the title in Illinois need to renew plates HELP!!!?
Alright, I bought my Lancer down in California in April. I just went to the DMV yesturday to find out if I could renew my license plates. I just found out that the plates have been expired since July 22nd of 09. After I threw all my stuff back into my car and got home I discovered my title is gone. What I am wondering is how I can get another title or just get my plates renewed? I do have all the paperwork for new license plates in my car. I was wondering if I am suppose to call the dealership I bought it from and ask them to mail it or what. PLEASE HELP! P.S. I am moving to Virginia in January so I wasn’t even sure if I should get new plates/new title until I get there?
dont even bother answering if you guys are going to give me some sort of smart ass answer i do need help im not looking for smartasses
A: http://www.dmv.ca.gov/forms/reg/reg227.pdf
Here you go. Just check duplicate title.
Q: How important is a carfax report to dealerships?
I was purchasing a new car and trading in my old one to the dealership. The dealership ran a carfax report but due to an erroneous report (Fault of the state of Illinois) the dealership gave me much less money for my trade-in then what my car was worth. I just want to know was I cheated or is this carfax report really all that important? The dealers argument was that based on this report he would have difficulty reselling the car.
autosellingmaster: Actually, I did not know that there would have been an error on the report. They bought it up when I was half was through signing the papers for my new car. I stopped signing and started to read the report and asked for several explanations. ( I never even knew that they ran this report, something I forgot to check in my research before my new purchase). Anyhow, The issue was that this car was originally my brothers. He told me to change the title into my name. The state lost my original title so I had to request a reprint. When they reissued the reprint they used the odometer reading from the original request. Therefore the carfax report indicated that two titles were issued in a short period of time and the odometer reading could not have been this low in that time period change. I should have waited and got it fixed but I was in a way desperate. The car I traded in did have mechanical problems that i mentioned to the dealer.
Autosellingmaster: I checked out your website but I did not find anything about carfax reports. I highly recommend you add some detail about trade-ins. I did A LOT of research before going to purchase my new car and I found nothing online to beware of Carfax reports. Even friends and family forgot to mention it to me. So if you are in charge of that website then please add some details it seems from the trail of the other respondents that I am not the only one who has been affected by a Carfax report.
A: Actually the carfax report does affect the value of the vehicle. If they sell it retail, buyers will avoid it because of the history report! If they sell it to anlther dealer at auction, they will get less, again due to the history
Carfax is not perfect, I have had several instances where even though the cause of the mistake was obvious, there still were problems selling the vehicle! There have even been cases when Carfax came back clean, but AutoChek showed salvage history and I was required to sell the car as having salvage history (and I lost my “donkey” on the deal)
You were cheated, but not by the dealership. The dealership has to base the value of the car on all factors, and a Carfax problem lowers the value! Your best move would have been to dispute the Carfax report, and insist that it be corrected before you accepted the deal that was offered.
It is not the dealer’s fault that an error in the database showed a problem. You should not have traded the car until the problem was fixed!
The car salesman who said that at the auto auctions they only sell red light or green light is incorrect! There are other lights in the lane. There is green light, which means that the buyer has a certain amount of time (usually about 1 hour) to drive and check out the vehicle and if there is a major issue, they can have the dispute arbitrated by the auction
There is Yellow light, which is “listen” or “announced condition”. This means that something is being announced that may be a problem, and it can not got to arbitration for that issue. This is where salvage history, mileage discrepancies and other problems are announced to the buyers! This also can be used to announce a mechanical problem (such as a noisy rear end).
There is also red light, which means the car is sold as is! What you see is what you get. Even with a red light, if the car has a mileage issue, salvage history, or frame damage, it must be announced! Cars can be sold under two lights. For example, if I have a car with salvage history, but there is nothing wrong with the way it runs and drives, I will sell it under the green and yellow lights! All issues, except announced ones, can be arbitrated! I can sell under the Red light, but it will be RED and Yellow, with the issue(s) announced!
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