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theEVObuyersFROMobrien wrote on Jul 15, 2008 1:49 PM:

" Oh btw, my grandpa is locally in the hospital, hes dying of cronic heart failure, and I didnt go see him, because he wasnt in the hospital until 3 days after we had the car, he is at St.Joseph in Bloomington. And as far as us saying we needed the car for that, LIES LIES LIES!!! They delivered it to me on campus, and left both keys. They are absolutly needing business. GO TO SATURN of Bloomington Normal, they are good people and are amazing. You can comment to us if you want, we will keep checking this. I want to know who "HOOSIER" is. Enlighten me. Thanks "

theEVObuyersFROMobrien wrote on Jul 15, 2008 1:44 PM:

" we are the supposed car thieves . The car had full coverage insurance before it was PURCHASED. We signed all the paper work before we even got the car. They delivered the car to my dorm and it had plates on it with the stickers, and was registered in the state data base. As far as the credit card info not going through, I NEVER REFUSED PAYMENT FAR FROM IT, they wrote down the wrong card number and as far as the phone numbers, They had 2 dorm numbers which DONT get disconnected and a cell phone which anyone could call and talk to me on. ITS B.S. as far as it being stolen, LOL, its a civil matter not criminal. Thats the story. XOXO AshLeigh and Josh "

bushIQis6 wrote on Jul 15, 2008 8:52 AM:

" this is what happens to greedy car dealers...... make sure the contract is signed, the credit card is good, and THEN give them the car. "

anchor wrote on Jul 15, 2008 6:20 AM:

" Hooser - enlighten us as to how it really "went down"! "

HOOSIER wrote on Jul 14, 2008 5:09 PM:

" lets just say that the deal was a lot more legitimate than the article reads....you can come up with your own conclusions.......go cubs "

Country Boy wrote on Jul 14, 2008 3:56 PM:

" really HOOSIER, whats the real story? I can always call Ryan (GM) and see if your story matches his! "

johnny bravo wrote on Jul 14, 2008 3:51 PM:

" Sometimes dealers give you loaner cars for a few days to decide if you want it and if you have already entered in to the agreement they will also give you the car to take with you and have you come back to sign paperwork - especially on a saturday. I have been in both situations before. Unfortunately people aren't always honest and these two apparently aren't honest. I am sure the people at O'brien have enough info for the cops to catch the two - just a matter of time. Good luck!! Hope that they don't take it out on the guy trying to make the sale - he probalby feels bad enough already! "

iluvchoc wrote on Jul 14, 2008 3:28 PM:

" Ok HOOSIER...whats the real story? "

HOOSIER wrote on Jul 14, 2008 2:46 PM:

" for the record this is horrible reporting......that wasn't how it went down.....but it sounds like most people believe everything that they read on the internet...way to go! "

John Q. Public, esq. wrote on Jul 14, 2008 2:45 PM:

" now that's EXTREME.... "

Super J wrote on Jul 14, 2008 2:30 PM:

" Hopefully O'Brien doesn't have to cut budgets to compensate for this loss. I'd hate for them to have to use less "laserbeam" sound effects and screaming announcers in their commercials. "

Sam Wainwright wrote on Jul 14, 2008 2:29 PM:

" My cat's grandmother is sick...I better head over to the Chevy dealer to look at Corvettes. I'm coming, Grandma!!! "

Country Boy wrote on Jul 14, 2008 1:39 PM:

" They were smart enough to steal the fastest and most expensive Mitsubishi made! They should not be hard to catch since Evo's need new clutches and tires after the first 30 minutes or 100 miles, whichever comes first... "

Chuck Olnaldi wrote on Jul 14, 2008 1:30 PM:

" I'm looking for werk. "

Jelloshot wrote on Jul 14, 2008 1:21 PM:

" oops..... "

Blogger wrote on Jul 14, 2008 1:04 PM:

" Doh! why did they have the keys to the car? I'm guessing someone in HR is working on a new policy this morning. "

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