Mistake was taking salesman's word
In June 1997, I leased a 1997 Nissan Altima. My father and I signed an initial Nissan contract with the agreed-upon term of 36 months. Before we signed, we read the contract front to back to make sure things were correct. When we returned to pick up the vehicle, the sales manager we had been dealing with said Nissan would not okay the deal, but a subsidiary of a bank would. When we sat down to sign the contract, the salesman said there was no need to read it, the contract was exactly the same except for a $2 increase in the monthly payment, so we initialed and signed the contract. I now had two contracts in my possession.