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Zombie Trade-Ins! When The Dealership Goes Under, Your Old Cars Come Back To Haunt You

Zombie Trade-Ins! When The Dealership Goes Under, Your Old Cars Come Back To Haunt You

Meet Christine O’Kelly. She just bought a new Kia and traded in her old car. Kia of La Quinta, California sold her a new Sorento and offered her $4,000 for her trade-in. They then took the other $4,000 she owed on her old car and rolled it into the new loan. That was in October. Now she’s getting calls from former employees of the now out-of-business dealership — telling her that she is still responsible for the trade-in and had better come pick it up.