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Age Discrimination by auto dealership

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fgs

Member
What is the name of your state? AL
Is it legal for an auto dealership to discriminate against a potential customer because of his/her advanced age? Does the federal protection (Age Discrimination Act) not apply to them?
Thank you.
 


fgs

Member
The dealership turned down an auto loan application for a person over age 85. The reason they gave was that the car was that the car was a sports coupe.
 
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hexeliebe

Guest
And you have not gone to another dealership why?

And you have not financed this auto through the bank why?
 

HomeGuru

Senior Member
fgs said:
The dealership turned down an auto loan application for a person over age 85. The reason they gave was that the car was that the car was a sports coupe.

**A: what was the real reason?
 

fgs

Member
Sorry Hexeliebe and HomeGuru. I must be missing something here. I'm trying to determine if an auto dealership can turn down an auto loan app from someone over 85 and give a bogus reason like the car is a coupe. There are federal regulations against age discrimination. An auto dealer isn't a federal agency like a bank. Does any kind of age discrimination apply to them, or can they just turn down whomever they want for whatever reason they want? Whether the ultimate decision is made to finance through another dealer or a bank or a credit union doesn't seem to apply to the rationale of the action taken by this particular dealer.
 

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