Wine merchant wants a taste of automotive compassion

Maybe she should sell her horse to cut expenses and to be able to fufill her obligations she agreed to. Sounds like she cant use it anymore so she doesnt feel like she should have to pay. Sad what this country is turning into.

My horse is a retired, 25 year old guy that my father left to me when he died. He lives on my friend's family farm in Stonington CT. He has an old injury, and therefore can no longer be ridden, so he is turned out to pasture. I didn't foresee going blind 6 months into a new lease on a vehicle. Chrysler could keep my large down payment and just take the car back and re-sell it- very easy for them to do.

Best wishes to you Amy. That Chrysler Financial is playing hardball is simply disgusting. More importantly, I hope your medical condition improves or at least stabilizes. Thank goodness for your palate and nose. Chrysler Financial is 'corcked'!

brownie wrote:

Maybe she should sell her horse to cut expenses and to be able to fufill her obligations she agreed to. Sounds like she cant use it anymore so she doesnt feel like she should have to pay. Sad what this country is turning into.

That Horse means the world to her he is so old and has a heart bigger than any person could ever give Amy. Best Wishes Dixon I hope it all works out for you tell the big old Beast Clarence and I say Hello.

get them Amy and tell them to put them selves in your shoes. I will NEVER buy a Chrysler in honor of you

I will never buy a Chrysler. This just shows how greedy and disgusting corporate America is. She has a real disability and rather than trying to discharge or bail thru bankruptcy or a bailout, she tried to deal with them honestly. Honesty and integrity have no place in American corporate life and that is why we are all in the mess we are in....

Amy I remember you as a little girl, ad to have all of this change your life so fast I only pray it will get better.

Good luck to you Amy! I met you at a charity event and your commitment to helping others in inspiring. You have good karma. I wish you all the best.

Look, it's unfortunate that you have this medical condition but why should you not pay for the car that you leased? Life takes twists and turns everyday but there are no guarantees. What makes your situation any different from the person that lease a car and becomes bedridden shortly thereafter? That is why there are contracts in the first place. To protect all parties. Yeah, it would have been compasionate of Chrysler to allow her out of the lease but then if they did that for everyone with a sudden hardship they would have been out of business a long time ago. Americans in general expect to not be held accountable for any of their commitments and obligations. Just like it is only the bank's fault that a person goes into bankruptcy. NOT!!! JMHO. I do wish you well.

hi amy, i just read your story in the paper. hang in there! i have a feeling that
chrysler is going to help you out. i am holding good thoughts for you.
and, don't give up hope about your eyesight. that too may also get better.
God Bless you and may He guide you and help you throughout your present ordeal.
sincerely, marcia

Jan wrote:

Look, it's unfortunate that you have this medical condition but why should you not pay for the car that you leased? Life takes twists and turns everyday but there are no guarantees. What makes your situation any different from the person that lease a car and becomes bedridden shortly thereafter? That is why there are contracts in the first place. To protect all parties. Yeah, it would have been compasionate of Chrysler to allow her out of the lease but then if they did that for everyone with a sudden hardship they would have been out of business a long time ago. Americans in general expect to not be held accountable for any of their commitments and obligations. Just like it is only the bank's fault that a person goes into bankruptcy. NOT!!! JMHO. I do wish you well.

What do you mean if they did that they would have been out of business a long time ago??

Chryler's tanking now and its because they and all the US automakers were blind long before Amy.

If the Chrysler dealer had stepped up to the plate and arranged to have the payments frozen until the car could have been sold, then this would have been a different story...of a US auto company and a local dealer putting the customer first.

Favorable publicity? Chrysler doesn't get it and neither do the other US automakers. All they understand is greed and government bailouts.

Its time for a change.

Best wishes Amy.

Just another reason we should have left Chrysler and GM go under!

Down with the Sickness!!!!!!!!!!
Big Businesses get the bailout and we the consumer get screwed. Whether the auto industry or credit card companies, they take tax payer money to get bailed out and then continue to expect us pay increased interest rates, or car payments like Amy, who can not drive. I am sure she never missed a payment or was late, but to the industry it does not matter ( Show us the MONEY ). Even if it means keeping your home or putting food on the table because these Executives need vacations to Hawaii or the membership to the country club. We need to tell our politicians we are not having it, and if they do anything about then, let the next person elected take care of it. No one wants to loose there jobs even politicians.

Sorry, Amy, but you are just flat-out wrong on this one.

Why don't you try to sell the car yourself? Since you are quite sure it would be very easy for Chrysler to do, I'm just as sure it would be simple for you as well.

What would that type of car, with 6K miles, sell for? Do you have any idea whether it is more or less than the "large down payment" you made?

You made a large financial commitment when you signed the lease. Sadly and unfortunately, your personal situation has changed radically. But I'm sorry, there is no justification for you to demonize the leasing company for something that is not their fault.

martel wrote:

Sorry, Amy, but you are just flat-out wrong on this one.
Why don't you try to sell the car yourself? Since you are quite sure it would be very easy for Chrysler to do, I'm just as sure it would be simple for you as well.
What would that type of car, with 6K miles, sell for? Do you have any idea whether it is more or less than the "large down payment" you made?
You made a large financial commitment when you signed the lease. Sadly and unfortunately, your personal situation has changed radically. But I'm sorry, there is no justification for you to demonize the leasing company for something that is not their fault.

I have tried to sell the car since January on three websites, and via Facebook, leaving signs on it at the beach. Unfortunately in the Northeast no one wants a brand new convertible in February. Chrysler has the MEANS to transport it to a market where it will sell quickly. It is a $38,000 car brand new. The LEAST they could have done was freeze the payments until the car sold. I have spent a LOT of money advertising the car to no avail. I called them the SECOND I knew I was losing my license, asking them what my best route was to take- they told me to HIRE A DRIVER....Not a good answer to the problem. It is a very expensive lawn ornament.

1. It's not "brand new" - you've put 6000 miles on it.

2. How do you know it will "sell quickly" somewhere else, and how much would it cost someone to transport it to that hypothetical market?

3. I agree that "hire a driver" is an unhelpful response in your case - but I'm not willing to condemn the finance company without knowing the entire context of the conversation - that might actually be a good solution for some people.

4. Should we all be able to walk away from our financial commitments when our personal circumstances change? Again, I sympathize with your situation but don't see why this is Chrysler's responsibility. Have you considered bankruptcy? Chrysler did.

martel wrote:

1. It's not "brand new" - you've put 6000 miles on it.
2. How do you know it will "sell quickly" somewhere else, and how much would it cost someone to transport it to that hypothetical market?
3. I agree that "hire a driver" is an unhelpful response in your case - but I'm not willing to condemn the finance company without knowing the entire context of the conversation - that might actually be a good solution for some people.
4. Should we all be able to walk away from our financial commitments when our personal circumstances change? Again, I sympathize with your situation but don't see why this is Chrysler's responsibility. Have you considered bankruptcy? Chrysler did.

Spare us your crocodile tears. This woman is going through a tragedy and doesn't need to be bashed by you.

She is going through a tragedy, but I'm not bashing her. I simply don't agree with her idea of what ought to be done.

It's hilarious to watch Martel bash this poor woman.

When Chrysler, Chrysler Financial and GM couldn't pay their bills, they got massive taxpayer-funded bailouts and got to walk away from their debts for pennies on the dollar... talking about the need for "painful sacrifice for the common good."

Now that one of their customers is facing a situation out of HER control, however, she's being lectured about "responsibility" and "fulfilling the contract."

That's why people give up on the "American dream." For the powerful, contracts and debts and obligations are easily nullified. When they run out of cash, the government steps in with bailouts. There are no negative consequences for them.

But for unfortunate citizens like Amy, they're expected to pay for the bailouts of the big boys yet receive no relief themselves... just lectures from self-righteous blowhards.

And BTW, I have GM "secured" bonds in my retirement account that were supposed to be backed by GM's collateral, that the government is transforming into basically unsecured credit.

But would the government intervene to nullify GM or Chrysler's security interest in car loans for ordinary Joes?

Hell no.

Contracts are one-sided things in the New America. Rigorous enforcement with dire consequences for everyday people... minor things easily shrugged off and nullified for the powerful.