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Canadian Mazda dealer responds to overpriced car sale - Click above to watch the video after the jump

Over the weekend, we brought you the story of Madeline Leonard, a Canadian woman on disability who was pressured into the sale of a 2010 Mazda6 sedan when she came in to have some work done on her 2004 model year vehicle. Not only did she drive off of the lot in a new car she didn't really want (a demo car with around 3,700 miles, no less), she was ridiculously overcharged. The dealer sold her the car at a $45,846 CAD list price with an eight-year loan at 7.4 percent interest, bringing the grand total of the transaction to $66,000 CAD.

Now, the Orangeville, Ontario Mazda dealership has responded, saying that the two employees mainly responsible for this sale have been fired. What's more, the dealer plans to take the car back and refund Leonard all of the money that she has paid up to this point. That may be all well and good, but OMVIC says that the people involved could potentially face fines of up to $250,000, and possibly even do some time in jail.

Leonard, who is taking medication for a number of problems including fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis, depression and anxiety, says that she feels cheated, lied to and manipulated. Understandably so, especially since an investigation by the Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council (OMVIC) determined that the vehicle she purchased is only worth about $40,000 CAD.

Justice will indeed been served. Hit the jump to watch a video of this story which ran on a Toronto area news station. Hat tip to Jeff!

[Source: CityNews.ca]Continue reading Video: Mazda dealer responds to allegations it bilked customer on meds

Video: Mazda dealer responds to allegations it bilked customer on meds originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 10 May 2010 14:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.



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