Fifty demonstrators organized by Unidad Latina en Acción (ULA) protested outdoors Distinctive Auto Gross sales at 392 East St. demanding compensation for a a pair they declare have been scammed out of $4,000 on a downpayment for a 2011 Dodge Ram.
The protest happened Wednesday night.
The protest concerned a transaction with Truthful Haveners Dunia Dominguez and Armando Trujillo.
The couple, who immigrated right here from Honduras, stated they coughed up the downpayment for the Dodge Ram final October with a promise that the supplier would restore injury then give them the automobile. The couple waited on the automobile for a number of weeks and by no means acquired it, not even the keys, they stated. In the meantime, they stated, Amando misplaced a building job that required him having wheels.
Subsequently the dealership stated the automobile was within the fingers of a lender, who in flip stated it was within the fingers of the dealership, based on ULA founder John Lugo (pictured with Dominguez on the far proper), who has been advocating for the couple.
ULA responded by sending out a letter on Jan. 14 to Distinctive Auto Gross sales that requested a refund on the downpayment along with funds for registration, plates, taxes, and insurance coverage which the couple had additionally made. The dealership not solely ignored their complaints however acknowledged that their lawyer can be calling, Lugo stated.
“Since three weeks in the past, the lawyer hasn’t been calling us. There’s no reply. There’s nothing. Simply silence,” Lugo stated. “On the identical time, we’ve been receiving complaints from different individuals saying that that they had the identical points with this firm previously.”
“The primary time that we got here to Distinctive Auto Gross sales, they advised us that we shouldn’t be right here. They threatened to name the police,” Dominguez stated. “They stated that they weren’t the homeowners of the automotive anymore. We talked to folks that we all know who’ve expertise promoting vehicles and agreed the contract was profiting from us. I need my a refund, and I need justice for my household.”
Distinctive Auto Gross sales closed the gates to the dealership through the protest and declined remark.
Proprietor Angela Garcia was reached by cellphone Thursday morning.
“We might be giving a press release as a result of every part is fake,” Garcia stated. “We’re simply ready on the legal professional to provide the okay earlier than talking on the matter.”
Earlier than the protest, Lugo introduced out bins of donated produce that was distributed to individuals in want.
“We’re going to be coming again, and we’re not going to permit this,” Lugo stated. “In nowadays of disaster, we’re going to begin utilizing this place to additionally distribute meals to our group.”
ULA members vowed to return to the dealership, and have been gathering signatures on a petition.
posted by: storm on February 4, 2021 11:17am
The couple not solely deserves to get their a refund however damages as properly! Distinctive Auto Gross sales must be fined and/or put out of enterprise. Not solely did the corporate steal their cash outright, however Mr. Trujillo additionally misplaced a job as properly.
posted by: 1644 on February 4, 2021 11:39am
It sounds just like the consumers’ broke their contract. There may be usually no proper to get a down fee again in a case of breach. Automotive buy contracts don’t have any statutory proper of recision.
