Man, where do I start. I recently purchased a 2018 BMW from this location last month. It fails emissions when I go to get it tested, and GA Law states that it's actually a crime to be sold a car that cannot pass emissions. (391-3-20-.18 Sale of Vehicles. Amended.) -
6819.02 Responsibilities of a Used Motor Vehicle Dealer
O.C.G.A. 12-9-54 specifically makes such conduct a crime.
O.C.G.A. 10-1-390 makes it an unfair business practice to commit a crime in the sale to consumer goods such as a car much like it is unfair to roll back an odometer. So the Georgia consumer may have a civil claim against the seller of a car which will not pass emissions.
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The greedy loser of a salesperson, Jackson, knowingly sold me a car knowing that wouldn't pass emissions. This liar also secretly added extras to my contract that I explicitly stated I didn't want included.
At first he tried saying that he didn't add the extra things (which were worth $500). Then I showed him my contract, and he tried saying that adding it helped make the car cheaper overall & that it was still a good deal. Then he tried saying that I really wasn't paying for it and that the bank paid for it for me, which was a lie.
When I told him that the conversation we had prior to the sale was audio recorded & that I could prove that I never said I wanted those charges, so they never should've been added, he got pissed off & insanely rude. He talked about how it was illegal to secretly audio record the conversation, and how I could be faced with legal action of fine & jail time if he decided to pursue it. He bragged with an arrogant smirk on his face about how I messed up and was in trouble for audio recording the conversation without his consent.
Little did this dumb child know, Georgia is a One-Party Consent state :) ! Georgia wiretapping laws are regulated under O.C.G.A. § 16-11-62, § 16-11-64, and § 16-11-66. The law divides wiretapping into two categories, recording conversations (audio) and recording actions (photos and videos).
An audio conversation cannot be secretly recorded by a THIRD PARTY (someone not involved in the conversation) in a private place (which he stated the dealership was), however, ANY member of the conversation can indeed covertly record the conversation without the consent of others! (See above laws).
Jackson obviously isn't the sharpest tool in the shed (you can tell just by looking at him), and he continued his irate rant essentially going on about how "screwed" I was for "breaking the law", how "men who get lawyers involved don't know how to handle things themselves", and even asked his manager/boss to kick us out of the dealership! This drew the attention of other customers in the dealership as well.
A different employee later came and handled the situation in a better manner than I believe Jackson will ever have the capability to do, but the damage had already been done in my mind.
Jackson is a horrible, arrogant, entitled, lying, pompous jerk. Because of his actions and behavior, I will forever tell people to avoid ALM Kennesaw at all costs while he's there. Even if he is reprimanded, judging by many of the other posts here, ALM Kennesaw is simply not a good place to purchase a vehicle. read more