Dodge Steps in to help US Soldier after Mac Haik Screwed Him - Massive Backlash

[@DefinitelyNotYouThankGod]

This whole situation really pissed me off.. Mac Haik has been doing this for years… the guy that bought the soldiers car actually went to pick up a silver demon.. but the dealership sold that out from underneath him, then offered him the soldiers vehicle. I’m super happy Dodge stepped up and made this happen. Especially the Jay Leno delivery.,,, Thinking of you and your family Paul 🙏

[@luigivincenz3843]

and that same buyer, Larry I think was his name, felt so horrible he contacted the soldier and his family to give it back. It did not even have to reach this point when the stealership had every chance to correct this snafu.

[@LEFTY2GUNZ401twoGUNZ]

🙏🏾🙏🏾💯

[@forzfedv6]

Haven't heard that yet. Good on him. ​@@luigivincenz3843

[@631Reaper]

I really wish dodge took care of that guy too who came for the silver demon.

[@kenyokiel493]

Dodge should fine the dealership $50k and give it to the the guy that the dealership screwed over. This is why people hate car dealers!! This dealer is screwing people over!!

[@Saltydog96]

I’m a disabled marine and when I caught wind of this weeks ago I was fuming. I’m glad to see you tube channels step in and help one of my brothers in arms. I consider this a huge win for the small guy. Corporate greed has to be stopped at all costs.

[@fortheloveofnoise]

If this isn't proof that we don't need dealers and we should have direct to customer from factory purchasing....I don't know what is. Sadly the dealers are such a huge lobby and lobbying is the only way to have your voice heard in American politics.

[@Charlie-io6jm]

Thank you for your service sir

[@Jcs57]

Dude, if you watched the video it was corporate that stepped in and fixed this.

[@Jkkkk-bv5xx]

@@Jcs57not true

[@Graves-81_69]

I’m with you as I had a similar experience back in the early 2000s with a dealership. You know as well as I do that if it wasn’t for social media that dealership would’ve gotten away with it.

[@JW-lo2bh]

This entire debacle could have been avoided had Tim Kiniskus enforced his promise that he would not allow dealerships to charge more than MSRP. He ABSOLUTELY knows that many of the Demon orders had been placed bybusing straw customers, yet he chose to turn a blind eye to it. The same thing happened with sales of the Ram TRX. Stellantis needs to get their house in order.

[@voodoodiecast]

Exactly, he damn well know the orders of msrp are bs. This just so happens to be a new low for that stealership.

[@JuanRamirez-wx3id]

That’s great to see the car community step in to make the situation right for service members or for anyone for that matter.

[@george1la]

Thanks to the soldier for serving. Thanks to those helping him with his dream he earned by risking his life for others.

[@craigstark2712]

I had a finance manager at a dealership get into it with me on a Facebook group and told me that I'm not more successful in a sales role because I have a conscience. Explains a lot about their actions!

[@cart-wheels]

Unethical dealers should not be allowed to get any high end and/or specialty vehicles. There should be a list online of these dealerships for people to see and be made aware their deals could be altered at the point of delivery, which is messed up. Customer satisfaction is not their priority. Great job Dodge! I'm more proud than ever to drive my Last Call car. Prayers go out to the Racer X family.

[@11B_GRUNT]

Thanks Racer X for sharing this. Im a retired Army Veteran and have been on several deployments. Ive been on deployments and theres been times Ive saved my money and purchased cars while overseas that Ive really wanted and took delivery when I got home. It gives us something to look forward to when we get home. When we're oversea and having bad days, you can think about when I get home I have this car waiting on me, so Im happy Dodge made it right for this guy and there's people like you out here that take notice and step up to make your voice heard. I salute you all 🫡🫡🫡

[@jamesrosprim6234]

Awesome to see the community step up. Good on Dodge for stepping up to fix this. Unfortunately dealerships see service members that are deployed as easy targets. It's sickening.

[@TKsGarage]

Major salute bro. Heard through the grapevine about the fam. If there’s anything I can do please don’t hesitate to let me know.

[@RacerX9]

For sure buddy.. I sincerely appreciate it! Keep up the great work!!

[@randyrobey5643]

Dealership price gouging is not limited to Dodge. It is a problem that has infected most of the industry in which dealerships can talk people into spending $100,000+ on pickup trucks. The dealers are begging for greater government regulation with their fraud and dishonesty.

[@firefighter1c57]

Mac Haik Chevrolet is the dealer last year that got PP slapped by GM for selling a C6 Vette for 90k over MSRP, same owners as this Mac Haik CDJR That sold the 170.

[@deandee8082]

its even infected the used car market..

[@DemocratsRDemons]

You can't "price gouge" on a luxury item. You don't need a Demon to live...

[@stephendrum3365]

Will this even be a problem moving forward…are they going be building cars that anyone would pay an ADM on? I could be wrong but I don’t think the Banshee will in high demand

[@frederickarmayor946]

Wow! It appears that Mac Haik dealerships may have employees lacking INTEGRITY. Integrity, what is that? Ethics, what is that? Their contractual agreements appear to depend on who is offering the most money. Honesty may be running last with their employees and management.

[@bobmatthews6918]

I am impressed that so many people came to the support of this individual. I bought my 2012 Charger SRT direct from the factory and had it shipped to the dealership at the advice of a salesperson. This saved me thousands of dollars in dealer addons and mark ups. I ordered the car in April and waited until November for it to be built and delivered. I received emails and messages from the manufacturer during the entire building of the car. My wife and I were VERY excited to receive this car. When I went to the dealership to pick up my car, the owner of the dealership was there and tried to pull the car from under me. I had no idea, I could have been screwed by the owner and that I would have had no recourse to get the vehicle. Fortunately, in my case, the owner didn't push the issue any further and I am still the proud owner of a 2012 SRT................. My heart goes out to this soldier and his situation and my hat is off to Dodge and Jay Leno for making a PR Nightmare a better deal for him. Shame on the dealership for exploiting someone for profit and showing zero ethics.

[@ashantiannael-amin5058]

Being a 26 year military Veteran and a subscriber to ButtaDaInsider, I was very excited and Proud of BDI on how he broke the news on how this Service member was mistreated. I chimed in on this story at BuddaDaInsider’s channel and gave the Haik dealership my two cents on how unprofessional they were as a company. The ONLY way to describe this is greed on behalf of the Haik dealership. The last person they should have done this to is an Active Duty member , who is serving in a war zone, and protecting our way of living as Americans. There should have been some heads rolling over at Haik Dodge. Thank you again Buddy Da Insider for shedding light on this story and giving it the attention it deserves.

[@justinporter6113]

RIP to your mom bro. I could only imagine. Stay strong for her and keep doing your thing. Thank you for entertaining me since the black charger.

[@FaithfulServant316]

I'm happy that Dodge and Tim got one right from greedy dealerships. There's alot of us out there, but I'm glad they took care of the soldier. 🇺🇲

[@garyreinke4741]

My whole thing with this is, this wouldn't be a big deal if he wasn't a service member this stuff happens all the time.

[@RacerX9]

Thats the problem.. Thats why I did something a few months back for someone else as well. This is way to common

[@jusapurepower3114]

Hi Racerx, my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. In losing ur mother seems to me she was a awesome mom. She will be greatly missed by all of us. Just wanted to say again your you tube family we love you.

[@WineHouse33]

Service members are fighting for the deep state's ability to control the citizens...pat yourself on the back my man!

[@butleroferic1135]

@Gary Reinke, RacerX actually spoke to your point at the 3:00 mark of the video. I think we can ALL agree that these dealerships are a major problem right now with these shady tactics and price gouging. Not sure if anything can be done about it at this point.

[@Ej.504]

@@RacerX9hey im currently working with houston house of power to get a 10l90 swap for a chevy ss sedan. I would love to meet up with you one day so you could check it out.

[@johnapernorio8151]

Butta Da Insider should be there because if it wasn't for him, this would never have been heard. It's called "GREED." I also blame the people who pay the markups.

[@RedBud315]

Exactly. Too many people with more money than sense so they cough it up and let this crap perpetuate.

[@ocmotivator]

Prayers to you and the family brother 🙏🙏. Thanks for doing this video and getting the word out on this situation!

[@RacerX9]

Much appreciated buddy

[@boygeorgeismylover8653]

The value of that car that the soldier will get just increased by a substantial amount because of the story that is now attached to it.

[@dragvan1937]

Great to see you back on your channel. Prayers for your dad, you and the rest of your family. We all understand why you haven't been releasing videos. So glad to Tim to step up for the Dodge loyalists and get this serviceman a car similar to the one he ordered. These dealerships that sell ghost customer vehicles needs to stop. I'm sure they will think twice about doing it again after this one. But their greedy sales managers only care about numbers.

[@RacerX9]

Thanks buddy.. yes the system is terribly out of whack

[@kylejackson2823]

Thanks, Racer X, for sharing some insight on this. These dealers think they can do what they want without consequence. I went to pick up my title work for my '23 Scat, and the dealership acted like they didn't know me or had time for me. They already had my $$.

[@edwardqueffelec9815]

Hey RacerX, THIS is happening in Canada too, I live an hour from the plant that builds these 170s, we have no voice here, bravo to the USA for not letting this shit GO down, they are listed on websites like auto trader right from the dealer at 400k over MSRP, and Dodge is not doing anything about it????? Anyways love your channel , keep up the good work

[@alexandermgarcia6910]

I’m glad that the soldier is going to get his car It’s cool that while serving his country his country stepped up for him in this situation More importantly prayers to you and Dad That’s comes before the channel brother I’m proud to be part of this community and country RacerX Take care of PapaX Take care of yourself My condolences sir Losing a mom is tough and that’s my biggest fear currently right now Take care of yourself Buddy Boston Massachusetts

[@luigivincenz3843]

Thank you RacerX. On addition, TK's latest video this afternoon reports they have fired this Corey sales guy who sold the car 50K$ over MSRP. But no confirmed reports if the GM La Grange, who claimed he was a Marine sniper to his staff, was also fired.

[@johnconnor1946]

Thanks to all of the you tubers that took charge for this service person I am truly proud of you and all the you tubers Thanks 😊

[@SovereignKnight74]

Fantastic video, Buddy! It's great to see all of these KZbin channels reaching out and helping the cause! The hero of this story is Butter The Great! There's the Brotherhood of Muscle, I guess you could say, this is the Brotherhood of KZbin! Standing up for what's right! These dealerships need to get their 💩together! Enough is ENOUGH! That dealership called out a bunch of KZbin channels as "Third Rate". Yeah... Umm, how did that comment work out for them? 😆 Shout out to all the KZbinrs who banded together to get the word out! Especially Butter Da Great! Special shout out to Tim Kuniskis and Jay Leno! THANK YOU! Thank you for making things right!

[@patsandus]

Great video! Thank you for bringing this to life! I had no idea. But I'm def not surprised at the fact the dealerships are greedy bastards and will do anything they can to get more money. Makes me sick! My son is serving our country right now and I would be livid if this happened to him! Thank you again!

[@timrum7219]

X did not bring this to light this whole situation has been out there for some time now I understand X has been dealing with some family issues but why jump on the bandwagon now on the situation it's been resolved now by the CEO of Dodge so in my opinion why should X even be making a video about this

[@patsandus]

@@timrum7219 because he has every right to! Why would it hurt anything? I didn't know anything about it because I don't follow any of the other guys that posted about it. I'm part of the Dodge family too, so I appreciated X posting about it. You sound very defensive. Why? Did it hurt you in some way? No? Then stop bitching about it. In my opinion the more people that know about a situation like this the better. Sounds like your grudge is against X. Either way, count me under the "I don't really care about your opinion" category please.

[@jeffpistritto9524]

I have a friend who just bought a demon 170 , he agreed to pay $25k over sticker . Upon delivery (the car came in early) the financing became an issue so amazingly the dealership said we’ll wave the $25 k so the loan will go through ! How cool is that ! He’s picking it up this sat !

[@prestonprice3369]

I understand why you have been quiet brother. My best wishes and thoughts and prayers to you and your family in this time. It's not easy to deal with.

[@mydadworksforepicgames]

I was very distracted by the Christmas decoration on the right hand corner @ 1:27 lol

[@CarlSwanson-e7f]

Thank you for your help!; Dodge wont take away the franchise from these stealerships. you and others on you tube are examples of what greatness and true class people.

[@peteiles4602]

Thanks for this video. Great job from Tim K for correcting this sorry issue. The Cherry on Top is getting Jay Leno to make this car and its delivery a great event. We should treat this thieving dealership like we did to bud light.

[@RedBud315]

I can't wait to see the episode.

[@Charlie-io6jm]

Thank you to every soldier here

[@brianenochs]

Thoughts and prayers with you and your family Racer X 🙏

[@bdogjr7779]

AwesomeX《☆》Such a HallMark Heart Warming story👍🏾🍦🤳Kudos to Tim & Jay. It's a real Shame that DODGE & all Manufacturers don't have Control over these type situations🎉Happy New Year Brother✌🏼😎☯️

[@machdaddy6451]

So glad to see a manufacturer step up in this type of situation. Huge credit to Timothy Kuniskis! Mac Haik dealer should be punished by Dodge. Ford and Chevy are you paying attention?

[@John-yf4ie]

This Dealer should lose it's Lic. To sell New Vehicles!! The Attorney General should step in and pull their Lic. This should hold true to any dealership!

[@ezekielochieng8941]

Thank you to “Butter De Insider” to his coverage. This is why lawmakers need to get their asses together and introduce laws that would outright ban markups on any vehicle like the FTC did with junk fees regardless of whichever class car or truck.

[@BADHEMI300s]

Big prayers for you and your family bro God speed recovery wishing you healing and and prosperity

[@Polemic-2525]

This is bad. Chrysler Corporation should cease shipments to this dealership indefinitely.

[@tammyowens8144]

Thank you for this video!! My husband and I were planning to buy a Ram truck and Durango from Mac Haik in Flowood. I will now drive hours before I purchase anything from this dealership.

[@deanboucher9658]

Way to go Dodge! Glad to see a company step up and put dealers in their place. It's also great to see the car community step in and help out. I hope other dealers take notice and stop the gouging of the working man.

[@ubelionunez5278]

As a veteran I suggest everyone should boycott the dealer

[@dsj6677]

YOU AND THIS SOLDIER ARE THE ONLY 2 PEOPLE I KNOW THAT DIDNT PAY $250,000 TO $400,000 OVER STICKER... I SALUTE BOTH OF YOU. NEVER LET A DEALER PUNK YOU LIKE THAT.

[@Skidz75]

You’re on the cusp of 200k subs. Kudos! Still praying for you and your family my friend. Blessings.

[@jereignjayavenhenryjohn2985]

Damn this is beyond sick now U can't even trust the people in the car dealerships 😠😠

[@Red_Sector_7]

This thing with Mac Haik Dodge is literally everywhere right now on the net. You can't swing a dead cat without hitting posts about it. Really makes Dodge look terrible in the eyes of the public. Really stand-up of Tim K. to get this man a new allocation at MSRP, and it will be revealed to this serviceman on Jay Leno's Garage. That oughta REALLY put the spotlight on this shady Mac Haik dealership. Along with this particular story there a LOT of really bad stories of other customers and this Mac Haik outfit.

[@wanted-33]

Kudos to the CEO of Dodge for stepping up. And here's hoping that dealership goes out of business.

[@webmastersof]

I understand that there are many shady dealerships out there however let's be honest if there were not idiots out there over paying $50,000 or $100,000 over MSRP these dealerships wouldn't be able to pull the scams they are.

[@mikedaleiden7725]

Exactly!

[@keneofugotti4957]

100% Truth!!!

[@robertsmith5475]

Exactly

[@jmilz08]

The rich don’t care about 50k that’s y

[@raycox1293]

dodge needs to go and start removing these dealerships from their list. this shit needs to stop.

[@trevorhogen7761]

It's great to hear this soldier is going to get something truly special out of this whole thing.

[@Lets-do-this-]

Once again, my friend, I feel terrible about your loss. I hope y’all are getting along OK, and your father as well.

[@buldog190]

That car will be 1 of 1. Factory respray?? factory respec for a serviceman??? in 40 years this car will be special.

[@Adetokunbo03]

I am from Mississippi, and that dealership did the same thing to me when I ordered my dad a custom Dodge truck my sister and I bought him and I paid for half the truck and my sister was paying the other half. They said it was shipped to another dealership and sold. I see on the sold board my dad's green Dodge and the salesman that sold it. I caught them in the lie and then they wanted to give me crap about my 26,000 refund was going to take 10 business days. My sister is a lawyer when she was done they were begging me calling multiple times a day to come sign for my check I waited 10 days because I live in Arizona to make them sweat.

[@chrish8487]

I really appreciate you sharing your insights. I'll be praying for you and I hope everything works out well for you 🙏

[@1935ADED]

as a Vet, im glad to Dodge has stepped up to help this Soldier out. but Dodge and other companies need to hold these deals more accountable.

[@ScatPackRob]

My thanks and appreciation to all of the folks who together made the situation better for a US serviceman. I'm glad Dodge and Tim K. stepped in and found a solution. With that said, anyone who couldn't see this coming at the onset of Last call and chief donut maker is as blind as a person can be. As much as I wanted to step up from my Scat Pack to a Supercharged car I refuse to allow myself to be victimized. For that reason I turned my back on the last 2 years of Dodge, at least until they announced the unbelieveable Demon 170. I tried to purchase one from a dealer and salesman I know (they sell at MSRP or less) but both allocations were already sold. Fortunately, one was sold at MSRP on day 1 to a very deserving person I know. I hope he has the car now but 2 weeks ago he didn't yet have it even though he was a very earlier purchaser (order 600 ish) supposidly with priority for MSRP purchase while Mac Haik and other were floor planning Demons via fake purchasers.

[@fortheloveofnoise]

I can't even afford a 15 year old V6 Challenger....crazy how people can afford 50k over MSRP for the top of the line model....man I hate not having money 😂

[@registrationaccount1034]

Hopefully Dodge punishes Haik dealer for doing this and they lose way more than any markups they charged. Remove thier allocations for future high end stuff.

[@scottwinslow8772]

Bottom line is people need to stop buying anything for over MSRP.

[@AStanton1966]

Years ago, we signed a sales contract for a new Buick Rainer and left a deposit. When we went to pick the vehicle up, the owner of the dealership told us that if we wanted the vehicle we would have to finance part of it through GMC. There is a God, years later the dealership folded and the owner's wife was arrested for embezzling at work to pay off gambling debts. Ha, ha.

[@jasonthamos69]

Keep up the good work for helping our military guy

[@parrott350]

Well that 'dealer-network' is in trouble now. They have NOTHING to sell. Brampton was shut down in December and will be making go-carts with Ipad interfaces. Good luck with that. Thanks Racer -x Have a good one! Glad I have my 2019 Scat pack, Best regards, chuck.

[@johnosbourn4312]

I also want to say thank you to the soldier for serving our country, as well. BRAVO ZULU.

[@392Cherokee]

Well said X….great to see a new video! Hope things are getting a little better for you too…keep your head up 👊🏻

[@utahrusty7555]

Mine wasn't THIS bad, but I went to purchase a 2020 Durango Hellcat Red Eye, found one in the color and options I wanted, agreed to the deal, and the dealer started adding on all sorts of crap I didn't want, didn't agree to, and wasn't going to pay all the extra thousands for, I walked and the dealer threatened to sue me for breach of contract! MY attorney tore them a new one, and I got my Hellcat Redeye at below MSRP for the troubles, and falsification of documents after I had signed! This dealer wasn't going to do the right thing until I got my attorney involved, and it took some pretty serious discussions with the Owner of the dealership and his sales managers and staff before they decided it was cheaper to make it right then it would be to fight it out in court, and risk the very real likelihood of loosing far more then the "Deal" was worth! I sure love this Hellcat Redeye, while it's not a Challenger or Charger, or Demon 170, it's sure a hoot to drive!

[@failranch9542]

Corporate stepped in? That’s how you lose a dealership.

[@jasonthamos69]

Thank you for helping people

[@harryjohnson8605]

Much respect to Tim for correcting this deal for service man

[@cembellsteve]

I must have watched 20 videos of your channel, before realizing I haven't hit that subscribe button. I am hooked 100% now. Great content brother.

[@RacerX9]

Glad your here buddy

[@lmjames33]

I will tell everyone not to buy anything from this dealership

[@theodoredemopoulos5066]

I am very happy that this debacle has been resolved but like I have said before when this rediculous markup on the 170 started to pop last year with the greedy and unethical behaviour by the majority of Dodge dealers. But I blame the buyers even more for fueling that greed by accepting to pay so much above MSRP.

[@RacerX9]

It’s truly 1% of the population that has completely ruined it for the other 99% unfortunately

[@thystaff742]

Dealerships have been doing this with trucks too. Like charging 30k on a dealer lift kit when it only costs 5k. I never thought in my lifetime I would see sports cars and trucks costing as much as a house.

[@EJ-V8Bikes]

If Dodge wants to make this right entirely and align with their Dodge Brotherhood motto,, they should just give the servicemen the car for free 🇺🇸 💪

[@rogmcginty5938]

Great video. I just subscribed just because of your mentioning Butter de insider ! I'm wishing you the best on you personal issue. Sending prayers.

[@scarface9617]

Shout-Out to Dodge for make this right with this “Soldier that’s fighting for our Country & Shout-Out to Jay Leno, himself!”

[@RollinIsbell]

Kudos to all of the KZbin content creators that brought a spotlight on the situation. I'm glad that Tim at Dodge stepped in to correct the situation., But ... Dodge's seemingly hands-off attitude toward dealers gouging buyers during their BS "Last Call" marketing gimmick made it possible for the Mac Haik dealership to screw the US Soldier. Frankly, Dodge should pull the franchise from Mac Haik. Anything short of that tells other dealers that they can get away with anything and wait for corporate to solve the problem.

[@paulelliott682]

Prior to this Heik Chevy got caught selling a C8 90,000 above MSRP

[@bryandevries7210]

I think people should also take this up for Butter Da Insider. He lost his battle for a 170 with Hendrick over similar circumstances. Butter cracked this nut and has endured similar treatment at the hands of a dealer.

[@giuseppefondati9647]

Great Job RacerX !!

[@danlaur7973]

It's a shame that Dodge had to weigh in & make this situation go away, not the dealer

[@baldhead7705]

Hey keep your head up Racer X, I know you been going through a lot, take the time you need to to take care of yourself right now

[@danielh8045]

So on a nutshell.....Tim is giving the Soldier a VIP MSRP allocation; ALONG with a free $30k Jailbreak Special Paint Program allocation. My hat's off to Mr Tim Kuniskis!! No other major corporation's CEO is hands on like Tim! I know personally quite a few things he's done for people behind the scenes! He is truly a stand up guy!

[@mtyson0001]

I seen alot of comments asking if the soldier will get the replacement for MSRP or if he still has to pay the markup. I too was curious. According to an article published in The Drive he will only be paying MSRP. Great job Dodge.

[@hourbee5535]

Corporate America does this all the time and nothing happens about it unless the public make a big spectacle about it.

[@Polemic-2525]

It’s not just the car dealership’s devoted of ethics it’s society as a whole. It’s in every industry, it’s the times we’re in.

[@ksdxx1]

I'm glad this serviceman got the car he ordered and was taken car of by Dodge. But unfortunately this won't change a thing about how most dealerships operate. They will only care if an influencer that has a large sub. Pool exposes them. It's like you said racer x all ethics and morals are gone.

[@roymorgan5498]

RacerX don't worry about us . We know you have allot going on in your life so if you're not on for a week or 2 it's good. Now a month I might have to come down to Florida to make sure your ok. Great video! 😎👍

[@RacerX9]

Thank you Roy 🙏

[@OldMadScientist]

I have to wonder how this isn't criminal fraud on the part of the dealership?

[@warrenrodrigues6248]

The dealer might of been subject to a law suit unless this was resolved by corporate.

[@andiroo10]

Yeah, i ordered a Last Call Plum Crazy Purple widebody challenger scat pack from a dodge dealer and they themselves told me "we can't get you what you want and have to refund your deposit"... meanwhile mid October i was getting emails from dodge that it was getting built and that it was finally built in December and guess who came calling "oh your challenger is ready." They were probably gonna sell it for over msrp and the deal fell through and here they came back crawling to me. I told them to f*** off and found a great deal on 19' challenger with all the options i wanted for over 10 - 15k cheaper than brand new with it only having 13k miles.

[@br2943]

Do not buy from the dealer make him close his RIP OFF DOORS ,,TAKE HIS BUSINESS LICENSE

[@Chillax11]

It’s time these corporations start treating our services men with some respect! I am have never served but I have huge respect for our military. And our country is being ran and ruined by greed. Corporates and government need to start doing right for our military and citizens to the highest level . I am glad we have social and amazing people that are willing to stand up for what’s right! I will stand with our military men and women any day of the week!! 💪🏿✊🏿.

[@MrJudges4u]

You did the right thing giving “Butter the Great” (and other KZbin channels) recognition for being the primary catalyst spearheading the effort contacting Kuniskis and other brass hats. Unfortunately, but by design, Dodge HQ will not interfere with dealership ethics. The bottom line is profit. As long as that dealership is selling Dodge products, HQ will not interfere.

[@johnosbourn4312]

This incident was also reported by The Drive website, and I give Dodge two very big thumbs up for helping that soldier get a replacement car, and I'm sure this dealer will be punished, when Dodge rolls out another special edition model, down the road. Also, Dodge kept back 40 Demon 170s, not 20.

[@randysinger2673]

Mac Haik Dodge Needs their Franchise pulled, or Limit them on The Models they are allowed to Buy from Dodge.

[@jackasmaryan1776]

If most people didn't choose to live like sheep nobody would end up in situations like this hopefully all the people finally wake up & restore humanity soon before it's too late

[@fortheloveofnoise]

it's too late

[@RobZelinka]

Great video. I would submit this dealership will survive and come out of this virtually unscathed. I disagree that they’re in a world of hurt or in trouble. When all is said and done, most will forget what happened and won’t hesitate to go there, especially if their car is available and the price is right. Sadly there are very few honorable dealerships left. As you pointed out lots of bad things happening in this industry. Yes social media is a powerful voice for the consumer but some of these dealerships are run by well connected people. Anyone remember what happened to Paul from Family Crusin when he tried to disparage a dealer up north? His life quickly unraveled.

[@RacerX9]

Yes I remember that.. it was a shame! This was a situation where an entire community banned together! It will definitely take time and some damage control with consumers and Dodge in my opinion

[@RobZelinka]

@@RacerX9 You're right, an entire community did come together and that drove a positive outcome for the guy who got shafted. That said, if you define the community as the YT community, then I'd submit most of these people live outside the market this dealership serves so the impact to them would be minimal. For the sake of discussion, I will concede to your point here though and while the actions of this dealership are deplorable, they are in good company with other dealerships that are also doing deplorable things. Generally speaking, this is not an industry that operates from the premise of having high integrity. Last point on Dodge. I think it's fantastic that the CEO of Dodge got involved to drive the right and proper outcome for this customer. That said, how many other instances are there where a dealership shafts a consumer? Quite a few if you look at the BBB, and other online reviews. I would submit there's little to no accountability for these dealerships. In my mind these dealerships make a lot of money, and the manufacturers are benefactors. There is little reason to believe that a dealer will get cutoff by manufacturer. How many times have we seen so called market adjustments even with the manufacturer saying there will be consequences for this. I ask what consequences? I keep going back to in most cases, these businesses are very well connected in their communities, cities, states, and even in some cases they have national connections. All the reason why I think this will quickly be forgotten.

[@Carl.Little]

These dealerships are beyond greedy and have lose all morality. To put the cherry on top, the salesmen only get paid commission on msrp and not off the 100k “market adjustment” these dealers are making. It’s sad all together. I wouldn’t be mad if every manufacturer went direct to consumer. The dealerships are 🦕 The bad thing is the dealer that should be punished isn’t, and one dealer lost an allocation which does nothing for the dealer that need repercussions

[@razorfingers]

Yo Racer X, a little advice from a very long time KZbin user. Never underestimate the power of the personal connection between you and your viewers. We don't really need specific details but we do care about you brother so if you open up to us, we'll be there for you. Appreciate the content always!

[@JD-fx1mb]

Same thing happen to me at a Ford Dealership in Phoenix with a 2006 Mustang GT, I ordered a car from the factory and once the vehicle arrive at the dealer all the numbers changed . The dealer explained that the price change was due to market conditions. I walked away and never returned to that dealer. I have purchased three more Mustangs since without stepping a foot on that dealer that screwed me.

[@geosweet_]

To answer your question about how this worked because it was the people. This is why America was founded. When corps, governments, or anyone else tread over our neighbors we come together and stand up for each other. It’s beautiful. And I think we should have these attitudes towards more things in our daily lives. Getting back to that sense of community. Love you all!❤