The outdoor board knows everything, so I'd like the opinion of you gents on the following situation:
Background:
Potential screwage:
He called me to vent but I'm going to pop a beer this evening and call him back with advice. So, I ask for the wisdom of the outdoor board. Should I tell him:
Background:
- Friend bought a new truck a week ago (Tuesday night, 5/19) from dealership in Houston.
- Price for new truck was apparently pre-negotiated and he was paying cash so brought a cashier's check.
- While there, dealership looked at his used truck and offered to buy it and he agreed to sell.
- (Originally he was going to sell to carmax but dealership offered to pay $1k more).
Potential screwage:
- When they closed deal the dealership said they would contact him next day about check for his trade-in (it was after hours so accounting department was gone).
- Next day they tell him it could take up to 14 days since they had to wait for his check to clear.
- He called this morning and his check cleared, but now they're telling him that he has to wait 10 business days before they write check.
- He asked why he had to wait that long to get paid on truck he traded in a week ago and they didn't have a clear reason other than internal accounting procedures.
- All along it's been hard for him to talk to right person and he keeps getting passed around.
He called me to vent but I'm going to pop a beer this evening and call him back with advice. So, I ask for the wisdom of the outdoor board. Should I tell him:
- Just relax and wait for early June to roll around to get paid.
- Go to dealership and raise a stink in-person.
- Get a lawyer to draft an email to dealership demanding payment.
- Something else