Michael Fazzina
Active Member
This was announced yesterday on the local news here in CT. :
(Middletown-WTNH) _ Customers of the Town and Country auto dealership claim they have been left out in the cold after the business suddenly closed up shop.
Some bewildered customers are without their cars and close to 200-employees no longer have jobs.
Brian Mulvey recently bought a 2001 Nissan Frontier for $9,000 at Middletown's Town and Country Auto Sales Incorporated. Brian would have to bring his truck back to Town and Country at least four times for an alignment problem. Little did he
know he would soon have a bigger problem.
The dealership provided a rental car from Enterprise and it was Enterprise that told Brian something he could not believe.
"I got a call from the rental car company that the dealership closed, and had to return the truck today or otherwise I had to be liable for it," said Mulvey.
The Town and Country dealership, run by Steven and Rob Augerie, has been a staple in Middletown for almost 50 years. Officially, the dealer shut its doors on Friday, but many customers found out about the closure Monday.
Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce president Larry McHugh says about 170 people are out of a job.
"It's not only the loss of the jobs and the taxes, but the continuity of a family run business for many, many years," said McHugh.
As for Mulvey, he got his truck back, but it still isn't fixed.
"I called the owner and left a message for him, trying to find out what I should do. When I spoke to a manager at the place where I bought the truck, he actually told me to go and get a lawyer," said Mulvey.
(Middletown-WTNH) _ Customers of the Town and Country auto dealership claim they have been left out in the cold after the business suddenly closed up shop.
Some bewildered customers are without their cars and close to 200-employees no longer have jobs.
Brian Mulvey recently bought a 2001 Nissan Frontier for $9,000 at Middletown's Town and Country Auto Sales Incorporated. Brian would have to bring his truck back to Town and Country at least four times for an alignment problem. Little did he
know he would soon have a bigger problem.
The dealership provided a rental car from Enterprise and it was Enterprise that told Brian something he could not believe.
"I got a call from the rental car company that the dealership closed, and had to return the truck today or otherwise I had to be liable for it," said Mulvey.
The Town and Country dealership, run by Steven and Rob Augerie, has been a staple in Middletown for almost 50 years. Officially, the dealer shut its doors on Friday, but many customers found out about the closure Monday.
Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce president Larry McHugh says about 170 people are out of a job.
"It's not only the loss of the jobs and the taxes, but the continuity of a family run business for many, many years," said McHugh.
As for Mulvey, he got his truck back, but it still isn't fixed.
"I called the owner and left a message for him, trying to find out what I should do. When I spoke to a manager at the place where I bought the truck, he actually told me to go and get a lawyer," said Mulvey.
