What exactly does this have to do with the OP's car and the issue with his dealership not protecting his investment and being responsible for it while in their hands?

 

OP it sucks that this happened to you. I hope it all works out in your favor in the end when all is said and done.

 

Once again, this is a an issue between your insurance and the dealership's insurance. FORD motor company has nothing to do with this, end of story.

 

Sorry to hear about your flooded out Mustang!

I am curious to hear what your attorney has to say, though, since I seem to recall having a debate with my Business Law II prof on this very topic a looooooong time ago. I tried to argue that the dealership should be held responsible since the vehicle was in its care when a natural disaster struck. However, I remember losing that argument because it was an "Act of God" issue.

Good luck!

 

Bummer!

I read later that it was resolve by insurance.

Here, I was hoping to see if the legal aspects had changed.

Anyway, I'm glad to hear the insurance took care of it; albeit at a loss to you.

 

Oh I see. Do basically your worried about losing the money you already put into it. Hmm... I'm willing to bet you could sue the dealership for the difference. They would settle I'm sure and help you with a new car.

 

He was trying to call out bad info.

The dealer only has a liability to let the insurance handle it. This really is an issue with the insurance company at this point. That is where the negotiation needs to happen. I was thinking he could sue the dealership for the difference, but now that I think about it, at this point it's the insurance company the he needs to deal with to make it right.

 

I was talking to the person arguing with me, not the OP. Also, since the insurance information was denied upon request, he can sue the dealership directly.

 

Hey mmensch,

Not sure what has transpired with this, but look over this article. I hope this helps!

Deysha

 

Well, now the question is to give Ford another try with this. I mean like seriously I lost tons of $ on this. Buy a 2013 with tons of rebates or should I save up and get a 2014 with no rebates?

 

Answer: Don't buy another Ford vehicle and make sure you tell your story to everyone interested in them.

Go get yourself a different car, you'll be better off and I'm sure you can find something. I did

 

What did you end up getting?

 

im guessing he ended up with a hurt butt

 

Says the kid that got shut down like a hooker with a herpes breakout.

I got a VW GTI as a commuter car. When spring rolls around again I'll be getting a Camaro SS.

 

Why do you insist on wording it like this ?

FORD did not let you down.

The MUSTANG did not let you down.

The DEALER let you down.

The INSURANCE let you down.


STOP blaming this on FORD.

You want to show how you feel, switch insurance companies and take your $ and buy another mustang from a different dealer, and make sure you tell them what happened, you might get a better deal from them.

 

Wow this dealer royally ****ed up many times.

I'd be curious what happened to everyone else's cars that were in for service.

I'd say the car was in their possession and should have been covered under their insurance.

They should have negated their liability and asked you to come get the car under the circumstances. They also should have put it inside if they said they were going to.

And your insurance company is being lazy.

Now you have to get an attorney to recover your damages when they should be doing it. And I'm sure they will eventually go after them to recover their loss in this situation. They don't pay money out when a third party is at fault without going after that third party. It's bad for business on their part and hurts their bottom line.

But they are not helping you and thus you should have an attorney to recover the remainder of your losses and their fees.

 

Dealership or corporate, they all have a ford sign. If you ran a business and had Independant dealerships with your name on their building, lets call it Davesvt2000, and they made a bad image for the corporation wouldn't you be upset about how it affects your company's reputation? You'd tell them to fix the issue at hand or take the Davesvt2000 sign of their Independant dealership.

 

A lady spilled hot McDonalds coffee on herself.. She sued McDonalds not the franchise owner, However I do feel the dealer ship is mainly to blame. I am sure they put in a claim to cover any loss on any new cars on the lot that got water damage, why not the customers cars that were on the lot??

I do have to state the guy who posted he got a GTI and then he is getting a Camaro.. That's just sad he feels that way.. No way IMO would I ever get a GM or Mopar..

 

And yet he still on a mustang forum with mustang in his avatar for crying out loud. Simply put, he's a troll.

As for the OP, I'm sorry it happened to you. I do think both insurance companies and the dealer are screwing you over. Ford itself really has nothing to do with it and they can't force the dealer to compensate you.

Unless you want to deal with the hassle of the legal battle I would threaten to leave my insurance company and see if that makes them take you more seriously. If not I would cut my losses, switch ins. companies, and save up for the mustang you want.

You won't be satisfied until you can get the car you like

 

we get it.. you dont like ford or mustangs.. why are you here again?