Linder truck Leasing?>????

This company is a FRAUD! They are out to take your money!! DO NOT SIGN A CONTRACT with these people!! DO THE MATH! These people are out to RIP YOU OFF!! I was told by Gerald Linder (the owner) that if I changed my mind I would get my money back. On 6-8-12 I sent Linder Truck Leasing/Lines a partial deposit of $500, On 6-22-12 I sent another deposit of $500 for a total of $1,000 on a 2005 International Tractor. I was told by Gerald Linder that it would be atleast a week before I could pick up the truck because the truck was in the engine shop. After many phone calls he told me everything was ready on
7-6-12 and I could make arrangements to be there on 7-9-12. I caught a bus from Atlanta, GA to Summerville, SC arriving there @ 0745 on Monday 7-9-12. When I got to the shop I met Gerald and he stated he was only waiting for a signed copy of the lease from the trucking company that I was going to work for.
After a phone call the trucking company stated that the lease had to be in my name & Gerald would not agree to it and stated I would have to put another $1000 down before he could do that. I told him that I did not have the money right now. So, his son (Andy) said "well we will have to wait until you pay the other $1,000 before we can do that, you can just go home and come back when you have the balance". Gerald said "To be honest I have to have this truck leased to somebody by the end of the week". He then pulled a stack of papers out of his desk and said all these people are waiting for trucks and I only have five. Initially the term of the lease was 3 years. But, he changed the term to four years because the truck had a rebuilt engine ($25,740.00 for an inframe) making the total cost of the truck $102,960.00 for a 2005 International.
I caught a ride home with a truck driver and contacted Gerald on 7-11-12 to inform him that I did not want the truck and I wanted my deposit refunded. He stated that it would be a minimum of 30 days before I could get my deposit IF he decided to give it back. I have never signed any contract whatsoever. But this company is trying to RIP me off for $1,000. Gerald kept telling me that the deposit was not refundable according to the contract. But, I never signed a contract. He kept trying to make up excuses as he go as to why I could not get my money back. Finally he said "That's just the way it is". This is a very SHADY company with two SHADY characters in the office as owners. They have a little "hole in the wall" shop with junk trucks and truck parts everywhere. They will take parts & tires from one truck to put on another truck just to get someone in it. Keep in mind the maintenance cost is yours after you sign that contract.

 

Why aren't you filing a civil suit?

Why would you think someone would in business to lease trucks with no credit check? They ain't doing it because they are nice. They are going to get you first chance they can. You have enough experience to know that.

It was foolish to even mess with any place like that in the first place. Committing to something you never seen. Never, ever send anyone money over the internet unless you are buying something from a store.

Hard lesson learned. I see you are posting all over the internet. I'd be real careful what you say.

Here's from his website.

 

insults removed by moderator.

 

No, he is the forum staff and was warning you to not be so slanderous about your comments and that you maybe should have read their website and information BEFORE you sent someone money. Common sense obviously is not your strong suit......

 

This customers deposit is being refunded and the customer was notified in writing from our office that the deposit was being refunded. We sent confirmation to him within a day or two of receiving notification from the customer that he wished to back out on the lease. We are not holding a deposit for a minimum of 30 days. Per our website, if someone changes their mind a deposit will be refunded no later than 30 days. Generally, it comes much quicker. But, we allow up to 30 days. If someone has questions about this, the best thing to do is to call and get the facts for yourself.

 

I made it through thefirst paragraph tomany I don't know properspacing mistakes for me to really care *shrugs*

 

Iwasgetting a headachereading it as well

 

wow my eyes hurt and umm seems shady on both ends to me

 

You're A Liar!! First of all you can't stop payment on a U.S. Postal Service Money Order. You are still trying to justify holding my money when you have no right to. You received both money orders the next business day because I sent them overnight and you signed for them. So, you had both money orders....the last one by 6-25-12 and I showed up two weeks later on 7-9-12. But, you have to make sure that payment had cleared the bank...Really?....you could have thought of something better than that. Next, you add all this information to your website about refunding deposits and the full deposit required after the fact. Then you come on here and state it's on your website. Then, you flat out lied when you say I showed up and demanded that the lease be in my name. When I spoke to Gerald on 7-6-12 he stated that he had the lease from the trucking company and it was in Linder's name he was just waiting for a signed copy from the company. But, when the girl tried to get the V.P. to sign the lease on 7-9-12, he refused because they required it to be in my name. Then you say I was trying to get away with paying half of the deposit..that's nonsense!!! I would have never wasted my time or my money coming to S.C if I was not told by Gerald everything was ready and it would only take 1 hour and I would be on my way. You then say" you turned people down because you were holding the truck for me". That's funny because your daddy said it was in the engine shop until 7-6-12. You are a bunch of LIARS!!!