Re: I think my friend needs help...
That's why I offer to go with these young sailors when they want to purchase a car. There are some shady-ass dealerships out there. I'm always wary of the "E-1 and up, we'll finace anybody" type dealerships. I've managed to keep a few from buying a nightmare. I pissed one small dealership off so much that they kicked me off their lot. If we have some dealership try to screw over a sailor and it's documented that the dealership has done it on more than one occasion, the Navy commander for that area has them put on a "black list". Once that happens, a message is sent out to all commands and the offending dealership (orany other shady business) letting them know of the new addition. Sailors are prohibited from doing any type of business with anyone on the black list. They usually end up going out of business within a year of being placed on the black list. However, there's 10 other shady SOB's waiting in the wings to take their place so it's like putting your finger in the dike to stop the flood.
That's why I offer to go with these young sailors when they want to purchase a car. There are some shady-ass dealerships out there. I'm always wary of the "E-1 and up, we'll finace anybody" type dealerships. I've managed to keep a few from buying a nightmare. I pissed one small dealership off so much that they kicked me off their lot. If we have some dealership try to screw over a sailor and it's documented that the dealership has done it on more than one occasion, the Navy commander for that area has them put on a "black list". Once that happens, a message is sent out to all commands and the offending dealership (orany other shady business) letting them know of the new addition. Sailors are prohibited from doing any type of business with anyone on the black list. They usually end up going out of business within a year of being placed on the black list. However, there's 10 other shady SOB's waiting in the wings to take their place so it's like putting your finger in the dike to stop the flood.
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