Dealer sells car for wrong price, has buyer arrested

Rain

http://www.autoblog.com/2012/10/02/chevy-dealer-sells-car-for-wrong-price-apologizes-after-having/?ncid=txtlnkwbauto00000002

Ken Light

Sounds like everyone involved is a d!ck. 2.2M? Really?

JDH

Ken Light:

Sounds like everyone involved is a d!ck. 2.2M? Really?

$2.2M does seem way out of line, but then again, I've never been forced to go to jail, and it would be even worse to go to jail for something you didn't do in the first place. Calling the cops on this guy was really stupid, and having him hauled off to jail should carry consequences. I guess in a perfect world, if the Dealer offered to give the guy the car at half price and made a very public meaculpa, that would probably be satisfactory, but greed influences everything.

Ken Light

JDH:

Ken Light:

Sounds like everyone involved is a d!ck. 2.2M? Really?

$2.2M does seem way out of line, but then again, I've never been forced to go to jail, and it would be even worse to go to jail for something you didn't do in the first place. Calling the cops on this guy was really stupid, and having him hauled off to jail should carry consequences. I guess in a perfect world, if the Dealer offered to give the guy the car at half price and made a very public meaculpa, that would probably be satisfactory, but greed influences everything.

I was going to say he should've given him the car free of charge. But suing for millions? This is (one of) the (many many) problem with the country.

jgibv

jthanatos

JDH

It should be remembered that whenever a person is arrested, they automatically have an arrest record. That record is permanent, and will follow that man for the rest of his life, and he will be required to include it on any and all job applications for the rest of his life, even though he was innocent. The dealer should be punished. I don't know what a fair punishment should be, but it seems to me that the only way to get to him is to get to his wallet. Being incarcerated for any amount of time for something that you are completely innocent of should require somebody to pay, and pay dearly.

jgibv

JDH

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Ken Light

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Lee.mcglynn

phobicsquirrel

I'd be POd to get arrested over this. What a crappy thing to do to the buyer. Stupid cops for arresting him too, should have got the crap figured out before arresting him. But the guy could get some nice walking money over it, doubt it will be 2.2 mil but maybe something.