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man where do I begin, I just need a place to vent.

so I had been looking at this Mazda6, actually, intending to buy, from a private seller. I got the loan, HAD a deposit, and was just waiting on the loan to get deposited into my account. I had been in contact with this guy and told him numerous times, the loan is approved and on it's way, he kept telling me no biggie, he was in no rush to sell the car.

he lives over an hour away, so I could've given him a deposit, but I figure why bother if he's in no rush and I'd have to go back down there 2-3 business days later anyways.

I go to email him tonite to tell him the bank says the $ will be here tomorrow morning, only to find that he had sent me one earlier today saying he sold the car. WTF?! he said they already put down a deposit so he's pretty much closed the deal. I sent him one saying I understand, but the bank would have the money 2morrow and I could've given him a deposit, but I guess it doesn't matter any more


sorry, just pissed, needed to vent

WTH? What a jerk.

It's all about the money...

I wouldn't care who said they were going to by my car, the first person to give me the money would take it.

that's pretty jacked, he kept telling me he was in no rush, and I already had a loan taken out. what am I supposed to do with this loan now? I could've given him a deposit for over half the car's price, but I didn't wanna make 3 trips, like 3 hours round trip, if he was only going to have to wait 2-3 business days to get it all! ack...it just sucks because I'm sure now I'll have to settle for something I'm not 100% satisified with because I already have to loan.

At least you found out what kind of scumbag he is before you bought the car! There are plenty of Mazda6's for sale, and the chances are good you can find a more ethical seller.

Seriously, he should have called you first as you had an agreement to say you either need to move now or else.

Oddly enough, I had my Mazda6 sold last week, then the buyer backed out.

No real biggie for me though. It made me rethink whether I really wanted to sell the car or not. And while I do want something new, I've don't yet think I've found something I want bad enough to buy and not fear later getting some buyer's remorse and/or buying a car now and not being able to take advantage of the number of new cars coming out in the 2009-ish MY.

So, for now, I'm waiting for baited breath for production plans for Mazda's Kabura concept. Buy one right when it comes out and dive headlong and then some into pioneering the aftermarket for it with the mod-money I'll have saved up by then.

Sucks that you didn't get the car. However, had may have had others telling him the same thing. Unfortunately, it is about the $$$. First come, first served. You could have done a number of things to ensure that he held the car for you. Overnight a check, Paypal if he had it, etc. You have to show a little extra effort if you really wanted it. just saying that you would buy it. He didn't know you from Adam. He probably wasn't in a rush to sell it, until some $$$ showed up. I say all of this from experience. I've sold MANY vehicles and I've had numerous people back out of deals even after they gave me their word.

sigma, I wish I could have your optimism about the prospective vehicles automakers are trotting out. I have seen nothing I would want to buy, and everything is moving farther and farther away from what I demand in an automobile.