DO YOU HAVE TO PAY? Car Dealer Add-ons? Crooked Toyota Dealer takes back Truck! (The Homework Guy)

[Music] dealer add-ons do you have to pay them perhaps a better question is are these dealer required add-ons even legal the answer is no and they have been a violation of law for a very long time years before the recent FTC cars rule announcement hi I'm Kevin Hunter the homework guy and right across the way is amazing Elizabeth the homework gal Liz there's still plenty of confusion about dealer add-ons and we frequently get questions about dealer add-ons don't we yes we do and the problem is that most car buyers and even most dealers have no idea what the law has said about this for years but a simple Google search on tide selling reveals this statement tide selling which is against the law occurs when a company conditions the sale of a product or service like a car at a car dealership only if that customer purchases some other product or service like the already installed nitrogen filled tires appearance package or something else in the US tied in selling or tied product are addressed by both the Federal Trade Commission FTC and the US Department of Justice doj so you see it's not just the FTC that's against tight selling it's also listed on the doj right there is your answer friends so the bottom line is for those of you who are hung up on the July 2024 implementation of the FTC cars rule it has nothing to do with the fact that tide selling Force dealer add-ons is illegal right now and has been the case for years tide selling is and has been illegal and the new FTC cars rule simply gives add-ons more clarification stating that dealers must inform you that they are not required instead of claiming that they are already on the car and are not optional we've covered this subject before but we're hitting it again because some viewers are still not understanding that it's illegal for example check out this recent comment from a viewer going by prast streak I'm literally going through this now another Illinois dealership is doing this to me refusing to remove $2,000 of add-ons on the used car this is after I had purchased airfare to arrive from out of state a commitment expense on my part I do believe we have a contract as I expect my airfare purchase to be treated as consideration in illegal action price on dealer's website clearly says only the tax title and Doc fee a very small amount was excluded since the finance manager was so pompous and offensive it gives me an extra incentive to make sure they don't forget about this transaction also the group CEO will know the finance manager's name putting the entire groups risk profile higher because of a decision of a desk person there's a lot more evidence this is illegal than just the one paragraph tight selling is such a big deal on its own that the FTC has dedicated an entire page to the subject it's titled tying the sale of two products the doj also addresses forced add-ons at this link covering anti-rust laws the link appearing on the screen now will be in the description box down below for you to check out under the section discussing The Clayton Act it reads an illegal tying a agreement happens when a company forces customers to buy one product in order to purchase another product tied product like a dealer denum or an add-on on a car the two products are bundled or tied together that's what gives the tying agreement its name it's clearly illegal this practice restricts a customer choice and can limit competition in a fair Marketplace businesses compete on price and on how good their products are if an ill legal tying agreement is in place a seller can use its strong Market power on a popular product the vehicle itself to force customers to buy a second lesser product like window etching a warranty or some vehicle enhancement package if you're wondering what kind of help you can get when dealers try to force add-ons down your throat check out the response this viewer got by holding a dealer's feet to the fire the viewer surils life writes thank you all your video helped me I bought a car a month ago I filed a claim with the State Attorney General office excellent job then filed a claim with the FTC it worked the general manager got scared and started emailing me and calling now it's no problem we can take everything off $7,300 in add-ons removed wow thanks for your help guys it's never too late to file a claim let the government do its job for you we couldn't agree more and excellent work holding the dealer accountable to the law right on I have an absolutely amazing story to share with our viewers on forced add-ons by a c dealer it involves two very Savvy channel members Kathy and Jackie here on the homework guy against their repeated objections a Toyota dealer snuck an unwanted product lowjack into their car contract this dealer messed with the wrong two ladies yeah you're right Kathy and Jackie went back and forced them to not only take back their unwanted lowjack product but after discovering they paid too much for the truck they even made the dealer take their dang truck back for their behavior way to go ladies here's their email Hey Kevin and Liz just wanted to share our experience purchasing unused Tacoma at a Ann Arbor Michigan Toyota dealership in September 2023 we were looking for a used Tacoma and found one in an Arbor Michigan we drove it and liked it we sat down with the salesperson and he wrote up a contract we really knew nothing about the add-ons but we knew we did not want to pay for them after our salesman played the game he had to talk to his manager to get those off next stop was the finance office the finance officer had all the information loaded on his iPad so he would bring up the add-ons and I was supposed to sign off that I did not want those one by one he was moving quite quickly and this guy was pretty slick careful here friends watch anyone who blows through your paperwork too fast and then be very suspicious of them right all papers were signed and we drove the Tacoma home an hour away we were waiting for the title to be mailed to us so the vehicle sat in our driveway for 2 weeks we never drove it the contract sat in our kitchen counter I was taking another look at the contract and realized they had slipped the low Jack into the price of the truck so these ladies made the mistake just like some of you do of believing that the agreement had been correctly followed only to learn later that it was not don't do this to yourself people do the math read every line and make sure that slime ball in the finance office doesn't do to you what this guy did to these ladies but fortunately for them that's not the end of the story they continue writing Furious I began looking online for help that's when I found Kevin and Liz and the homework Guide channel the information they put out about the FDC rules gave me the confidence to go back to an arbor with a copy of the FTC rules in hand highlighting page four section two and five and page five section B where it states it is unlawful to force consumers to purchase add-ons that's excellent work identifying the pages and the paragraphs that applied so we drove the Tacoma an hour back to the dealership after work with the title papers not signed our salesperson was there we sat down in his office and I showed him where deceptively lowjack was put on our contract after we said we did not want it and that was agreed upon our salesperson said he would go and get the finance officer the salesman had to know that the was about to hit the fan exactly the finance officer said too bad you initialed it I looked him straight in the eye and said according to the FTC it is illegal to force add-ons on consumers he went and got the manager we sat down at the salesman's desk and he also said you've signed the papers and you agreed to it we said no we told you from the beginning we did not want low Jacker any of the other products when Kathy was in the finance office signing the papers the finance officer de i l slipped in lowjack and according to the FTC section 5B that is deceptive practices and illegal the manager got up and said he would be right back the salesman stayed and chatted with us the manager came back sat down and said quietly almost reluctantly that he was just on the phone with the dealership lawyer and that maybe they can go ahead and take the price of the lowjack off he then asked is there anything else we can do for you well that was a big mistake for them yes they continue thanks to Kevin and Liz is talking about looking up Kelly Blue Book VIN number to find the value of the vehicles we had done that also before we went and found we paid way too much for the truck so we told them yes there is and Kathy pulled out the Kelly Blue Book price that she made a copy of and told them to match that price the manager said they can't do that so he gave them the keys to the truck and I handed him the contract and insisted on a full refund check with his signature on the contract which he did and said they would mail it to us to which we said no we will be back tomorrow to pick it up personally we can't thank you enough Kevin and Liz for arming us with the information to give us the absolute confidence to go in there and back these bullies down what's so abundantly clear in that entire story is who was in control from start to finish these ladies are Savvy operators after my own heart that's right Liz I have visited with both Jackie and Kathy Since the situation happened and let me tell you what I hope every single person who sees and hears this story realizes they can do this too yeah all it takes is the guts to stand up for yourself and stand your ground and by the way Jackie and Kathy are going to submit a video for us on this too awesome most definitely and they did their homework they cited the exact pages and paragraphs that applied to for add-ons which is found on page four section 2 and five and page five section B where it states it is unlawful to force consumers to purchase add-ons unlawful my friends and as we've pointed out earlier it has been for years the funny or rather pathetic part of this story is that there are still people out there buying cars and letting dealers Force add-ons down their throats unbelievable to me just unbelievable friends there's one thing I can promise you that with us coaching you on your next car deal no dealer will get away with forcing these overpriced add-ons on you we won't let you let a dealer get away with this that much I can promise many of you have wondered over the years can we hire one of you to help us the answer to that question finally is yes once you're signed up you can send us a link to the cars you're looking for if you have trouble finding out how to join shoot me a text at 71441 3399 and I will text you the join link for the best direct help we recommend going straight to the top level of membership with the homework guy consults package that's $449.99 it is so much cheaper than anything you can find out there and you get regular text message contact with both Kevin and me when you sign up if you text me first at 71441 3399 I'll make sure you get Kevin's direct contact number as well after you text him Kevin loves to surprise our members by calling them that's right also any membership level can be canceled or downgraded at any time so there's no risk in limited expense never get stuck with Force dealer add-on again friends let us help you fight back and if you haven't already visited our website stop by the homework guy.com where you'll find the FTC report Kathy and Jackie used to force a Toyota dealer to take the truck back if you recently joined the homark guide channel as a subscriber we thank you appreciate you and welcome you aboard and to all of our new channel members we really like working with you thank you also thanks again to our many faithful followers who just keep coming back and to all of our longtime subscribers out there you guys rock God bless you all I'm Kevin Hunter the homework guy signing off with amazing Elizabeth the homework gal the homework guy team is serving truth justice and transparency in the car business and always will we've got to go you can't go all the plants are going to [Music] die [Music]