One of our forum members getting screwed over by a dealership

[Isamu]

this fight is no longer just about me.. its about us as a community and making sure other dealerships don't do slimy **** to people because they think they can get away with it. I appreciate all of your guys support..

[Darwins Child]

Originally Posted by Isamu

this fight is no longer just about me.. its about us as a community and making sure other dealerships don't do slimy **** to people because they think they can get away with it. I appreciate all of your guys support..

Most vehicle owners have been pushed to their limit of sanity by some auto dealership during their lives, so there are many sympathetic people. If your description of what has happened is accurate, you too have experienced that feeling and we actually may be able to help you get some payback for the automotively oppressed.

Anything from your auto insurance company? There should be some movement by now.

Did the insurance company get the vehicle hauled away from the dealership to a truly independent third part for mechanical evaluation? With Ryan owning so many dealerships and thereby having such influence in the industry in the community, finding someone both independent and non-corruptible may be difficult if not impossible in Minot.

BTW, I don't trust auto insurance companies any more than auto dealerships. I would not be surprised if some corruption may enter the picture between the dealership and whoever it is from the insurance company that's contacting them ...... with you being the one that is screwed in the end (so to speak). That is, I would not be surprised of what you are offered is far less than you expect, even though you really are owed much more.

Therefore, make sure you tell everybody here what the insurance company's settlement offer to you is BEFORE you accept it. If it is a low-ball, it may make perfect economic sense to go the small-claims-court route which, again, appears to be a fairly painless thing to do in ND. Even the threat of such a thing may sweeten the insurance company's offer to you.

Good luck.