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Used Car Dealer Raised Price at the last minute
I am in California and have been in the market for a car. This Monday, I finally found the perfect one. I negotiated with the salesman, who called the owner and lowered the price. The woman who was in charge of the paperwork was out of the office for several hours, and as I had a class I couldn't miss, I paid a deposit and made arrangements to return on Thursday. I am a 90 minute drive away, and when I arrrived Thursday, they informed me that the owner claimed he had not agreed to the price - but he DID - I was in the same room when the salesman called!!! They wanted an additional $1000, and when I refused they refunded my deposit. They didn't even have the decency to call me & save me the drive. The next day, I called and asked to speak to the owner, they would not give me his number & I had to leave a message. Needless to say, he has not returned my call. I did some research online and discovered that the business phone number is listed as the owner's private phone through the phone company, and when I searched the DMV datbase, I could not find a licence under the business name, although there was a listing for a previous dealer at the same address.
Is there any action I can or should take? I am FURIOUS at this situation, I feel I have been royally screwed!
Thanks for your time!