Lost Keys prior to sell - Pittsburgh, PA please help

[NoVaViper]

Hey,
I found a 2006 Dodge Viper vert that I want to buy in Pittsburgh from an independent dealer. Took off this morning from DC to pick it up and I get a call. When the dealer dropped it off at the shop to get it detailed, the shop (D&R?) lost the key! Why there wasn't more than one ****** me off. Is there anyone that knows where I can get a blank for this key tomorrow? Anyone work for a dealer that might know they have some in stock??? I really want this sale to go down but I can't buy the car if it doesn't have keys, and I have to be back at work monday morning. The only lock smith the detailing shop "trusts" is a guy that's out of town. I'm sooo ********** right now. Can anyone help? Thanks!

v/r
Justin!!

 

[JonB]

I suspect a stalling-delaying tactic.
It is easy enuf for a legit dealer to get a key-code and a key cut.

 

[01sapphirebob]

Kinda thinking the same thing.

I suspect a stalling-delaying tactic.
It is easy enuf for a legit dealer to get a key-code and a key cut.

 

[eucharistos]

listen to jon and bob

 

[NoVaViper]

So I did something that I should have done a lot sooner, I bought a carfax on the car, found out it had a salvaged title... I don't DO salvaged titles and this ***** of a dealer was never going to tell me until I saw salvaged on the titled with my own two eyes.... argh!!!

2006 DODGE VIPER*CONVERTIBLE*6 SPEED*6K MILES*LEATHER*LIKE NEW!!!!!!!!

I like how it tells you that ANYWHERE... let down, again...

Thanks guys!

 

[slysnake]

Not sure what benifit they could get from stalling the sale. New key should be super easy though, so don't know what they're on about.

If you want the car for resale then don't consider it. If you want to own the car and drive it for years then tell them to knock down the price for the rebuilt title. Find out what was wrong with it and what was repaired. Check with previous owner if you can. There's lots of cars out there in that price range with clear titles.

 

[Viktimize]

i was just looking at this exact car. i love that color. but no way am i gonna try and deal with bringing a salvaged vehicle over the border.

 

[PittsburghRT]

This dealer has had this car for a long time. There was another person who looked into the same car months back and found out the same thing.

 

[V10SpeedLuvr]

Did anyone notice the fine print at the bottom of the ad (in the black part)? WTH?

"619273891-82398478327-48329847932-1732941 You already know the Ford Mustang is an automotive icon that says "fun". Now add to that a convertible top and four college students on spring break, and it spells a rousing good time. You can get attention by cruising the beach with music booming from the SYNC-equipped Shaker audio system, and if that isn't enough, the **** styling will definitely have the beach babes swooning. 1B3JZ65ZX6V100186 104504"

It would be a nice idea to have a thread dedicated to salvage Viper VINs. It could be broke down by year and have the VINs listed numerically to make it easy to search. I know it can't be 100% complete, but something beats nothing, especially for cars like this where the seller is a crook and refuses to disclose the salvage title.

 

[NoVaViper]

I've been scouting this car since atleast December. I knew there was either a catch that he wasn't saying or people in this area had better things to spend their money on than a Viper... It wasn't until 2 weeks ago I finally stopped into the shop. What a effin fraud! When I asked him if there was anything I needed to know about the car, that would have been a GREAT time to say something.

 

[NoVaViper]

Did anyone notice the fine print at the bottom of the ad (in the black part)? WTH?

"619273891-82398478327-48329847932-1732941 You already know the Ford Mustang is an automotive icon that says "fun". Now add to that a convertible top and four college students on spring break, and it spells a rousing good time. You can get attention by cruising the beach with music booming from the SYNC-equipped Shaker audio system, and if that isn't enough, the **** styling will definitely have the beach babes swooning. 1B3JZ65ZX6V100186 104504"

It would be a nice idea to have a thread dedicated to salvage Viper VINs. It could be broke down by year and have the VINs listed numerically to make it easy to search. I know it can't be 100% complete, but something beats nothing, especially for cars like this where the seller is a crook and refuses to disclose the salvage title.

I've looked at that add a dozen or more times and I never thought to highlight the post. That's pretty awkward if you ask me!

 

[AZTVR]

I can't believe that there is a car dealer out there that does not disclose all pertinent facts ! What is this world coming to ? We need some more laws protecting buyers who assume that they will be told everything that they think that they should know.

Sorry for that perhaps harsh bit of sarcasm since I don't know you, and I have also had to learn my lessons.

The lesson is, that you can not believe one single bit of information that a seller tells you as being the truth, nor can you assume that they will tell you everything that you think that they should tell you. The car speaks for itself. If you asked "Is there anything that I need to know?" and they didn't tell you about the salvage title, they are NOT dishonest. If you asked "Does the car have a salvage title" and they said NO, then they are dishonest; but, not unexpectedly so.

 

[NoVaViper]

I can't believe that there is a car dealer out there that does not disclose all pertinent facts ! What is this world coming to ? We need some more laws protecting buyers who assume that they will be told everything that they think that they should know.

Sorry for that perhaps harsh bit of sarcasm since I don't know you, and I have also had to learn my lessons.

The lesson is, that you can not believe one single bit of information that a seller tells you as being the truth, nor can you assume that they will tell you everything that you think that they should tell you. The car speaks for itself. If you asked "Is there anything that I need to know?" and they didn't tell you about the salvage title, they are NOT dishonest. If you asked "Does the car have a salvage title" and they said NO, then they are dishonest; but, not unexpectedly so.

You should go in to used car sales. You'd make a killing deceiving the people you sell cars too. Good day, Sir, thanks for your input.

Anyway, thanks guys. I'll keep looking.

 

[AZTVR]

You should go in to used car sales. You'd make a killing deceiving the people you sell cars too. Good day, Sir, thanks for your input.

Anyway, thanks guys. I'll keep looking.

I shouldn't have posted it that way. I would have said it to a friend that I know; but, shouldn't have said it to a potential friend that I haven't had an opportunity to meet. I was wrong.

 

[HyperViper]

I shouldn't have posted it that way. I would have said it to a friend that I know; but, shouldn't have said it to a potential friend that I haven't had an opportunity to meet. I was wrong.

Wow! Way to redem yourself I would accept that apology any day.

BTW...I didn't think it was that rough, but he is understandably POed

 

[NK BREKR]

AZTVR, Is one of the many class acts you will meet in the Viper nation, but at the same time he's not far off in his original post, the old adage "trust, but verify" comes to mind.

Look forward to seeing you at VOI XI Jim!

Ron, I don't see you signed up on the caravan thread.

 

[HyperViper]

Hey Art, whatcha doing?

Look again, I'm in and ready to go. Missed you this weekend. Run to Big Bear was

 

[AZTVR]

Look forward to seeing you at VOI XI Jim!.

Thanks, Art. Sometimes my fingers type faster than my brain can comprehend what was written, and I press Enter before the civilized part has a chance to catch up.

I have to say that I have definitely not been careful enough on some car purchases in the past and been burned myself. I ended up pissed, also. Half at myself and half at the other guy.
It seems that with the internet, though, it is much more easy to hook up with someone who could burn you. I am pretty darned cautious now.

Jim