Business ProfileforElite Car Care & Sales

Elite ******** has engaged in unethical business dealings with me. I went to test drive a 2015 Jeep Patriot at Elite ********. I went in with a pre-qualified loan and $1,000 cash for a deposit. I had every reason to believe I would drive the car home. *****, the owner of Elite ********, instead highly recommended me to apply for a loan from his chosen ******************************** They did not give me financing. He took my deposit anyway and told me to come back in a couple of weeks when my credit score was better and that he was confident that the credit union would give me a loan with better rates. I never got the loan and ***** wont give me my deposit back. Without that $1,000 I have no money to deposit for a different vehicle.For this reason and others brought on by concerns of the Patriots transmission slipping and the associated increasing safety concerns with the vehicle, I decided to cancel the transaction (two days after I had gone for the test drive and given a $1,000 deposit.)In response, *****, the owner of Elite ******** unleashed a whole storm of vitriol on me, he threatened me, he insulted me, he would not take my calls. And when he did, he kept revising the date when I could pick up my deposit check, threatening to delay it 6 to 8 weeks. I spoke with his mother and his father, who also work at the business, and was told to come to pick up a check and now they all have ghosted me. The dealership is 91 miles from my home.Im a 60-year-old woman with a fluctuating, low income and I feel Elite is trying to take advantage of me extort me. Further, his keeping my deposit is impeding my ability to purchase a different car. My current vehicle is becoming increasingly unsafe to drive, which is why I am in the market for a vehicle. I have documented our exchanges, along with a timeline of events.