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Report: #1160194

Complaint Review: DriveTime - Ocala Florida

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  • Reported By: unhappy-camper — Ocala Florida
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  • DriveTime 2111 S Pine Ave,, FL 34471 Ocala, Florida USA

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Drive Time is a Car dealership that targets those with poor credit or no credit. The state of Florida prohibits a usuary of more than $17.00 per $100. This does NOT translate to 17% but uses a complicated mathmatical equation. That being said the interest is usually around 20%, Fair enough, the customers are high risk for eventual reposession.

I made my purchase in April of 2013. The vehicle I purchased was a 2010. The sale price was about $17,500. The vehicle had about 50,000 mile on it.

Now if you were a shady dealership, and wanted to somehow get around the states usuary limitations, how might you do it without getting caught? Simple my friends, PRICE GOUGE! That's right, take advantage of the poor credit customer by simply charging way over the normal Book Value, which I found out was about $10,000 for my make and model with 50k miles and a 2010 model year.

Yeah you read that right, I was charged $7,500 over the Book Value. This way the company could make more money on the actual product and even collect interest on the gouged amount. Can you say double dip?

I made a terrible mistake by not knowing the Book Value of the vehicle going into the contract, and I only caught it when I noticed the new 2014 Make/Model was selling for (are you sitting down?) $17,500. Yup, Drive Time chareged me the price of a new car for a 3 year old car that had 50k miles on it.

If you choose to purchase through Drive Time, do your home work and know what the true value is going into it. Don't be afraid of walking away.

Knowledge is power.

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#3 Consumer Comment

If knowledge is power

AUTHOR: Robert - ()

POSTED: Monday, July 07, 2014

If knowledge is power, you barly have enough to power a 5 Watt light bulb.

First of all, yes they are a Sub Prime dealer.  Meaning that they deal with people who have not proven they can handle credit.  As such, even by your own admission they are a higher risk.  Since you say you have no problem with your situation...realize that higher risk = higher cost. 

You seem very selective about some of your numbers and what you are posting.  Almost like you are hiding something.  Why are you not posting the make & model of the car?  That would go a long way to prove your claims.

Also, I wonder how accurate some of your other numbers are.  After all you said that you were sold a $10,000 car for "about" $17,500.  So did that $17,500 include taxes, fees, and any "extras" such as a Warranty?

but when a seller/lender sells a vehicle worth no more than $10,000 for over $30,000 P&I, I call that predatory behavior

- Yes and most of that is Interest..which you have previously stated you understood.

But beyond that, I don't remember reading anywhere a law that says a dealer has to abide by the Book Value?  It is up to the consumer(shocker) as to if they want to pay the price.  You saw the price and felt it was fair, or at least fair enough to buy the car. 

Here is another thing you seem to forget.  Cars loose value(I know I hope you were sitting down for that shocker).  As such if you looked up the price of your car you bought in 2013 in 2014 it has lost another year of value.  Which depending on the car could be a few thousand dollars.

Oh and just like they don't force you to buy the car at that price.  They also don't force you to pay all of that interest.  You can go and pay off the loan early and save all of that Interest Charged.

No I do not work for them or any other dealer.

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#2 Author of original report

Condescending Much??

AUTHOR: unhappy-camper - ()

POSTED: Monday, July 07, 2014

No where in my report did I cry that I was a poor victim. I take full responsibility for my poor credit. No one's fault but my own.

You can dance around the KBB all you want, but when a seller/lender sells a vehicle worth no more than $10,000 for over $30,000 P&I, I call that predatory behavior, pure and simple. It's much more that hedging their bets. And since I struck a nerve I will assume you are one of those predators.

I offer my report so only that through my stupidity I serve as a cautionary warning.

I won't be responding any further if you are just trolling the post.

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#1 General Comment

Confused much??

AUTHOR: Tyg - ()

POSTED: Monday, July 07, 2014

 Your issue is that KBB IS NOT a "law". It is a compilation of prices paid for that vehicle. So a KBB rating is a SUGGESTION!!!! And you can bet your bottom dollar that they are going to get as much out of that vehicle as they can JUST BECAUSE of the deadbeat customers. THOSE customers are the ones that drive the price so very high. Each and everytime a vehicle is repoed it has to be paid for. Each and everytime that vehicle gets back on their lot, they have to pay money to fix that vehicle back up. So not only does it make sense for them to charge OVER KBB, it also makes excellent business sense. If you KNOW that you are dealing with the lowest common denominator in society, then you NEED to hedge your bets. Sounds like buyers remorse on your part. This IS what you have to deal with if you have credit THAT BAD!!!! This IS a situation of YOUR OWN DOING!!! YOUR POOR CREDIT!!! Your poor payment history.

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