re: Elderly man spends 20k on ATV; family upset with dealer

If the guy went into the dealer with the ability to drive to the dealer, pick out a model he wanted, know enough to put x amount of dollars down to get a note to a certain point, fill out & sign his name on a credit app, get approved due to correct credit info, take delivery of the unit, get it home, and put some hours on the unit the deal seems legit.

I bet the dealer would have worked with the family if they would not have thrown them under the bus.

Someone with mild dementia can still be capable of making legal and financial decisions. The only person that can determine if someone is competent or not is a medical professional and this man was diagnosed after the fact.

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. The only person that can determine if someone is competent or not is a medical professional and was diagnosed after the fact.

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That's Bs and dementia doesn't just turn on overnight usually, it's usually a pretty slow process. So if he was diagnosed a couple months later he extremely likely to be affected by it well before the official diagnosis. It's definitely extremely likely this guy had a very difficult time buying this vehicle. If you've ever been around someone with dementia there are absolutely warning signs and clear indicators.

It's also extremely possible his dementia was part of the reason he bought it, it could of been for some stupid reason like he thought he could drive it on the road without a license or it was 'a cool looking jeep'.

No one was there so it's very possible it was hard for the dealer to know. But it's also extremely possible they knew they were selling to a lunatic that could barely sign his own name. The only sure thing is no one knows and no one can say either way. But the family very well could of known that he was losing his mind at that time and that no one should of sold to him. This guy had been driving for years and there are tons of older folks who shouldn't be on the road, so his ability to drive there and home is really not a great indicator either.

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Rando what kind of whip is your wife driving?? I'm 27, but if you'd like to adopt any children I will volunteer.

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Given that I'm 7 years older than you, that may not work

Wife's old car. Ls460L sport with the levinson package and every other stupid option you can imagine. Had a warranty that paid for itself about 4x over before we cancelled it.

We have thankfully both downsized. Newest vehicle is now the jeep. And I think it's a 2004..or 03. Idk actually

Live poor. It's infinitely cheaper.

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try to take a truck load of chainsaws or generators down to FL after the next hurricane and sell them for one penny over what you can prove that you paid for them and see what happens

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Wtf are you talking about?

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Wtf are you talking about?

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just saying there are laws in certain states against taking advantage of consumers in certain situations, including the elderly and mentally challenged, that's all, my Dad died from Alzheimer's and had some wealth, the snakes came a slithering out of the grass to try and get him alone and separate him from some of it, that's what I'm talking about

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certain states against taking advantage of consumers in certain situations

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Did you even watch the video?



Old baw bought a 10k side by side, threw about 3 grand in parts on it. Judging by the pictures, he got bigger tires, a light bar, and a windshield. And that's just what I can see. Idk.

In the court of Rando, that's no big deal.



ETA: I just realized I know this guy. He used to hunt with us. Given a few guys in the club have CF motos, I bet that's why he ended up getting one. Didn't know Tony was going through that. Haven't seen him in probably 2 years. I think he used to roll a honda on 30s or 28s. Maybe a 300? Idk.

Pretty sure it's the same guy. I don't think he's in baker anymore. But that was at least two years ago.

I feel bad for him, but I stand by what I said. You don't go buy a side by side, then have the wherewithal to go buy a trailer to go pick it up all while being mentally deficient.

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But a medical professional could also determine, to a degree of medical probability, that the man did not have the capacity to enter into a contract at the time of contracting this invalidating the contract.

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And no medical professional would risk their reputation purely on conjecture.

Circular logic is circular.

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Happens in court rooms and depositions every single day.

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And those "experts" are paid handsomely for it.

Therefore they have no reputation to worry about.

Respected physicians do not gamble on pure probability.

Show me an insurance company producing "expert witnesses" and I'll show you a victory via a bad faith claim.