Last weekend, the local fire department was at Wall mart, etching windows
for a small donation.
"Lanny Chambers" > wrote in message
...
> In article .com>,
> wrote:
>
> > Just bought an 06 Miata and the dealer insisted that the etching is
> > non-negotiable ... at a cost to me of $156!...
> <snip>
> > Anyone else have a similar tale - and a resolution I can
> > use?
>
> Too late now, but the appropriate "resolution" would've been to walk
> away at the word "non-negotiable." EVERYTHING is negotiable.
>
> They're still jerking you around, just for the sport of it (car salesmen
> are slimeballs and easily entertained). I wouldn't waste your time with
> the dealership or Mazda. Start with the Better Business Bureau, and if
> you don't get results in a week report the dealer to your state attorney
> general for fraud. Chances are you aren't the first buyer they've
> screwed like that.
>
> Does your state law let you return a new car within a certain period of
> time for a full refund, no questions asked? It's the most direct threat
> you have to offer the dealer.
>
> --
> Lanny Chambers
> '94C, St. Louis
> http://www.hummingbirds.net/alignment.html