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Originally Posted by Schmo Z
The dealer does not win the car owner gets screwed. Why? The dealer needs to secure the keys for their cars. Sounds like that may not of happened if a service writer had access to them on a Sunday. A little side note on the dealer. They have a new Vet on their web site and want 25K over sticker. Hmmmm. If the dealer would of been up front with the customer and offered a new13 this would of been done with. And costs the dealer maybe 6-8 grand. Instead they will walk away with absolutely no loss at all for something they should have some liability in.
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Well I assure you businesses HATE sales tax. It drives me crazy to have to charge my clients sales tax when they buy product. Cost goes up and they become less likely to buy.
And I agree with you on the rest other than the liability in this case as presented. If I have an employee with a perfect record, great credit and been with me for years that snaps, even after hours, how is that my fault? How is that my 'negligence'?
Keep in mind, if the dealer WAS in fact negligent then I'm with you but there is not evidence of that here. Not yet.
Let businesses make their own decision and fail when they make bad ones. Let the general public secure their own insurance and protect themselves.
The vast majority of businesses have very thin profit margins and very steep liabilities. I'm giving the dealer the benefit of the doubt because we do NOT know all of the facts.
If I were the ultimate decider in this case I'd rule for the dealers insurance to cover the market value of the car and nothing more.
If it were my dealership the OP MIGHT have posted his story but only to tell people how happy he was with me despite a crazy ex-employee.