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[–] 51 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

i had to look up this "yo-yo scam" thing.

Documents from a later arbitration case show that the dealership wouldn't return their calls. And it didn't pay off the loan on their trade-in vehicle. So the Johnsons were stuck paying the loan, with no car, for nearly a year. They eventually used a chunk of their small retirement savings to pay the loan back.

suddenly that short burst of videos of people plowing cars into dealerships starts to have some possible context

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)

    So basically US car dealerships are scams?

    Because of course.

    Only in America, USA! USA! USA!

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago

    Most of them are "just" a racket. They're pointless middlemen who raise prices, but they generate sales tax so governments mandate their presence.

    That being said they're greasy as hell and deserve every bit of ire they receive. It is a very uniquely scummy business.

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