Bad Dlrshp-Melissa pls write/call Hemmings

["Greg and Russell" <65luxuryliner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I agree with Henry, Melissa.  I forgot to also advise you to contact
Hemmings.  You may do this online and file an abbreviated complaint against
the dealer.  The customer liaison will contact you in a matter of a day or
so asking for the rest of the story.  Let me warn you though, Hemmings will
quickly refer you to their 'dispute policy'!  They are not there to be judge
or jury as stated in their policy but merely to try and resolve the dispute.
They WILL NOT ban an advertiser (so I was informed by the liaison) unless
their attempts to contact the advertiser fall on deaf ears OR you are
successful in getting a judgment against them in a court of law. They never
told me an advertiser would be banned based solely on the number of
complaints they have received.

It is important that Hemmings be made aware of this so they may start (more
than likely, add to) a file on this dealer.  Try and be concise but fully
explain how the vehicle was described to you and what condition the vehicle
is actually in.  Be prepared to provide them with what you wish to see in
the way of a dispute resolution.  That is why I suggested you have your car
appraised.  Knowing its actual worth is important.  You then can decide if
you wish to keep the vehicle or have the dealer take it back.  Obviously the
dollar amount is different so you need to KNOW what to ask for in the way of
a partial refund vs. a full refund.

 Once the dealer is notified by Hemmings of the complaint, he will have
thirty days in which to respond.  If Hemmings is not able to resolve the
dispute to your satisfaction, you have no choice but to 'forget' about it
(like you ever will!) or seek legal retribution through an attorney.  But at
least, by notifying Hemmings, you have given the dealer the opportunity to
settle the dispute amicably.  If he refuses, Hemmings is out of the picture!
A sharp attorney will know what to do to help and I urge you to find one if
you do not presently have one!   Leave NO stone unturned in your quest to
find some equity in this very unbalanced transaction between you and this
'less than scrupulous' dealer!

Greg
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Henry Hopkins" <hhrp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2004 6:53 PM
Subject: IML: Bad Dlrshp-Melissa pls write/call Hemmings


> Country Classic advertises in Hemmings and in Old Cars Weekly very often.
> Hemmings will drop an advertiser if/when complaints mount up.  Please
> contact Hemmings and tell them the bad news.  Could be they are just
waiting
> for more bad experiences to pull the outfit from the mag.  Same for Old
> Cars.
>
> I contacted Hemmings because I could not find a listing for a license
plate
> restorer I had used at one time.  I was told that they did not aaccept ads
> from that restorer.  They gave me the address/contact and did not go into
> detail about why no ads but from the tone and hints I understood, TROUBLE.
> Guess they have to be careful about what they can or cannot say.
>
> Henry in Richmond, CA
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <tomswift@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2004 4:10 PM
> Subject: Re: Re: IML: Warning: bad dealership!!
>
>
> > Where did you see this car advertised?  Another thing you could do is
> write the place that ran the ad and tell them of your experience.  I doubt
> they will cancel them because of you, but if they get a number of
complaints
> they might.
> >
> > MM
> >
> > >
> > > From: "Chris Boekhout" <charger69@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Date: 2004/06/20 Sun PM 05:12:00 EDT
> > > To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Subject: Re: IML: Warning: bad dealership!!
> > >
> > > Country Classic Cars is little more than a high priced junkyard, they
> are so greedy they even charge an admission fee to come in and look at
their
> junk, situated between interstate 55 and old route 66 they get a lot of
> "lookers" sadly, they seem to get some "buyers" as well....
> > >
> > > Chris,
> > >
> > > 72 Lebaron
> > >
> > > 71 Lebaron...
> > >   ----- Original Message ----- 
> > >   From: Melissa Swenson
> > >   To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >   Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2004 11:01 PM
> > >   Subject: IML: Warning: bad dealership!!
> > >
> > >
> > >   Hi all.
> > >   A couple of months ago I wrote the club asking for help in finding
an
> Imperial for my husband, Eric.  Then, about a month ago I wrote asking for
> help on transporting the vehicle to our home.
> > >   Now I am writing to warn everyone about the shady place that sold us
> our Imperial.
> > >   The purchase of our Imperial was supposed to be a surprise for my
> husband, but I ended up involving him, because I didn't want to be taken
> advantage of, not knowing what I was doing.
> > >   Eric found a 1965 Imperial for sale at a dealership that was
mentioned
> on this site right after we purchased it, called Country Classic Cars,
> located in Staunton Illinois.  Some of you probably saw the ads for it on
> collector trader, and other sites.  The dealership had the vehicle for
sale
> for quite some time.  Well, Eric decided that after several phone calls,
and
> millions of questions later that this was the Imperial he wanted.  It was
a
> little more than I wanted to spend, but he was sure it was worth the
money.
> We were told the car was a good runner, as stated also in the ad, all
> original, no rust, and no bondo.  We were told everything on the interior
> worked, and was complete.  What we got delivered to us was not that car.
> > >   Our Imperial had been painted at least twice, thick with bondo and
> rust.  NOTHING in the interior is working, including the power windows
> which, doesn't help with exhaust that is leaking inside the car.  Radio is
> broken, no rear seat belts, clock broken, no horn bar, air and heat not
> working, leaks in pretty much everything, etc..  I could go on forever,
and
> in fact Eric has a two page list of things that are wrong with the car.
We
> realize the car is old and that things are going to be broken.  But, that
is
> not what we were told when we purchased it.
> > >   The main thing is, is that we bought this car soley on the fact that
> we would be able to go for family rides this summer in it.  The car will
not
> even drive around our yard.  It is so not driveable that he can barely
even
> start it up.  I am no car expert so I don't know everything that is wrong,
> but I feel bad for Eric that he was taken advantage of so badly.
> > >   Anyways, the whole point of this is to let EVERYONE know NOT to
> purchase anything from these people!!  They are not honest business
owners!!
> > >   We tried contacting them about this, and the owner literally laughed
> at us, and said there was nothing that he was going to do about it.
> > >   So please tell everyone you know not to shop at Country Classic
Cars!!
> > >   Eric and Melissa Swenson
> > >   owner of one  very neglected 1965 Imperial Crown
> > >
> >
> >
> >