'Every day there's a new story,' blasts driver who lost $30,000 after paying dealership for car that may not even exist | 2W0W371 | 2024-01-26 08:08:01
CarGurus, a well-liked used automotive listing website, listed a 2019 Lamborghini Uru
A COUPLE had been scammed out of a deposit for a Lamborghini SUV that wasn't for sale – now there's an ongoing investigation.
CarGurus, a well-liked used automotive listing website, listed a 2019 Lamborghini Urus SUV for $169,995 at a dealership in central Ohio.
Stephen Jayne, a person with an entrepreneurship's mindset, was wanting to deliver the sporty SUV to his Florida residence – and labored with the vendor to choose a worth and provide you with an appropriate down cost.
After a number of pleasant conversations, Jayne sent a wire deposit of $30,000 to secure the sale.
When it got here to delivering the car, though, James bumped into one situation after one other from the supplier's finish after the car was beginning its journey from California to Florida.
"Day by day it was a special story," Jayne informed NBC4.
"'The automotive is coming from California,' or, 'The truck carrying it broke down,' or 'We fired the truck driver.'"
The Jaynes then determined they'd had enough, and made a number of attempts to get their deposit again – but the dealership as an alternative asked for extra money.
The dealership then tried to supply the couple a 'higher' mannequin, although it might value them a further $10,000.
They'd declined, and then lost all contact with the dealership – and that's once they reached out to NBC4 investigates, who dove deeper into the difficulty.
The outlet contacted Ron Burge, who is an lawyer native to Ohio that makes a speciality of the sale of used cars, and stated that this wouldn't be the primary time he's seen it occur.
"It's unfortunate, nevertheless it's something that I see fairly typically when it comes to shopping for automobiles over the internet," he stated.
He acquired the VIN from the original CarGurus listing, and found that it had been listed for sale and previous a number of occasions – in Florida, in auction yards in California, and Ohio.
"So, the place that car really is, I can't inform you from something I can determine at this level," he added.
Relating to online sales, Burge stated it's essential to never electronically ship giant sums of money to a dealership, because it makes it exceedingly troublesome to have it returned.
"Sending money electronically is like sending your money down a rabbit gap and expecting the rabbit to return out," he stated.
"If the dealership by no means delivered the car, then they have some critical authorized issues."
The dealership in query, LuxAuto Depot, declined to seem on digital camera with the news outlet, and as an alternative directed reporters to contact the dealership's lawyer.
The lawyer said that the Jaynes can be receiving a examine for the $30,000 they'd spent on the deposit, however have but to see the examine of their palms.
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