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Old Mar 24, 2005 | 12:09 PM
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I go into Friendly Chevrolet and I put down $3000 cash on a 23000 (after TTL) car on saturday but GMAC wanted $3500 to finance and I didnt wanna finance so I said this 3000 is so they would save my car (the firehawk) until my check for the car cleared thier bank which I wrote monday and I went up there today to see if had cleared and they told me "we sold it last night" and then they say that the 21000 check cleared but they told me that it cleared yesterday morning after the other guy came in the night before and outside financed it for 30000 so they'll just transfer funds back and it'll be in my account tomorrow morning...leaving me without a car . I said **** it, I might as well go all out so I am going to buy a vette tomorrow, 2002, black with tan leather, premium sound, hard top, Z06 rims (its a c5) 36000 miles, GM backed. I just gotta pray they dont sell it before tomorrow afternoon
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oh and I just found out they have 21 BBB complaints against them in the last 36 months
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Old Mar 24, 2005 | 12:10 PM
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as i said in your other thread..

it would have been hard to keep me from strangling someone there Daniel

sorry bro
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Old Mar 24, 2005 | 12:53 PM
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that really sucks man. Make sure they give you a really good price for having to deal with that BS. that vettes sounds really nice.
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Old Mar 24, 2005 | 03:14 PM
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Sorry to hear a/b you not getting the Bird, but congrats on the vette. I would say thats a pretty nice promotion.

and with friendly, i've heard both sides to the story, my pastor uses them all the time when he's looking to buy a vette.
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Old Mar 24, 2005 | 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Spazdout
Sorry to hear a/b you not getting the Bird, but congrats on the vette. I would say thats a pretty nice promotion.

and with friendly, i've heard both sides to the story, my pastor uses them all the time when he's looking to buy a vette.
idk maybe it's cuz I was dealing with internet sales
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Old Mar 24, 2005 | 04:01 PM
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oh and I just found out they have 21 BBB complaints against them in the last 36 months
Dman that sucks...There goes my cutout install Ohwell, more time to work on my car then.

Mike
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Old Mar 24, 2005 | 04:03 PM
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Nice choice in both cars but after that ****, I'd take my money somewhere else !!! If they screw you like that on the sale I hate to see what kind of customer service they offer after the sale??? Something to think about.
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Originally Posted by V6 Bird
Dman that sucks...There goes my cutout install Ohwell, more time to work on my car then.

Mike
yeah but if I get this vette tomorrow you might just get to try out your placement of cutouts on a vette
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Originally Posted by 1genCamaro
yeah but if I get this vette tomorrow you might just get to try out your placement of cutouts on a vette
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DOH! Ill see what we can do as long as these cutouts are clean from excess metal you should be okay and I wont charge you too much to do it

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Originally Posted by 1genCamaro
I go into Friendly Chevrolet and I put down $3000 cash on a 23000 (after TTL) car on saturday but GMAC wanted $3500 to finance and I didnt wanna finance so I said this 3000 is so they would save my car (the firehawk) until my check for the car cleared thier bank which I wrote monday and I went up there today to see if had cleared and they told me "we sold it last night" and then they say that the 21000 check cleared but they told me that it cleared yesterday morning after the other guy came in the night before and outside financed it for 30000 so they'll just transfer funds back and it'll be in my account tomorrow morning...leaving me without a car . I said **** it, I might as well go all out so I am going to buy a vette tomorrow, 2002, black with tan leather, premium sound, hard top, Z06 rims (its a c5) 36000 miles, GM backed. I just gotta pray they dont sell it before tomorrow afternoon
Not so Friendly are they?
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I knew that **** was coming
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