primitive gets "screwn" on purchase of used car

[JohnnyReb]

  I'd like to see the DUmmies rant if he paid $50,000+ for a piece of heavy equipment with the "as is where is" stipulation attached....and it had a scratch or two on it.

[landofconfusion80]

First, never buy GMC.

 

One's just as sorry as the next. I've got a GMC sprint sitting out in the driveway still running.  Had an 05 Sierra Performance Edition that was a blast to drive, loved that truck.  Beats the heck out of that mod motor Ford stuff, all that real estate for minimal amounts of power...  good for Ford for not taking the bailout however.

[Jmartin]

My Mustang's engine looked too small for the engine compartment. Of was a V8. You could almost stand inside the engine compartment.

[EagleKeeper]

It's Obama's fault the DUmmie was screwed.  Cash for Clunkers took a lot of high quality used cars out of the market and destroyed them.

Sadly this is too true.

The scrap yards had lines of perfectly good used cars that had people that were devoted to blowing up the engines.

They pour some substance into the oil pan and then run the engine at max rpm until it goes up in smoke.

The other day I watched a you tube video of them doing this to a perfectly good twin turbo volvo motor, I looked for it but couldn't find it so no link. It was a serviceable volvo that was purposely destroyed.

I'd ask the DUmmie if that's a problem but evidently it is.

[thundley4]

Sadly this is too true.

The scrap yards had lines of perfectly good used cars that had people that were devoted to blowing up the engines.

They pour some substance into the oil pan and then run the engine at max rpm until it goes up in smoke.

The other day I watched a you tube video of them doing this to a perfectly good twin turbo volvo motor, I looked for it but couldn't find it so no link. It was a serviceable volvo that was purposely destroyed.

I'd ask the DUmmie if that's a problem but evidently it is.

People knew that C4C was going to cause problems later on for poor and middle class people. but to Obama, bailing out the auto companies was more important.

[Jmartin]

Yeah for example a similar Mustang GT in the same condition as mine was in is worth $2800 more now than it was before C4C. That isn't even in the best condition it possibly could be in. A SN95 unless it happens to be a SVT Cobra is hardly that desirable to be worth $7000. Too common and later models were better. The same is true for every used car. C4C caused a considerable increase for all used cars.

[Zathras]

A DUmbass getting "screwn" makes God smile.  

And an angel gets it's wings.

[diesel driver]

A buddy of mine has an older (90's) Ford Diesel.
He found a trick to start it when temps dropped.
Instead of relying on the stupid light, he watches the ammeter.
When it kicks back up, plugs are hot and ready to go.

That's how I do mine.  Either watch the voltmeter or listen for the glow plug relay to start cycling (clicking) on and off.

I also have my engine block heater on a timer set to come on about 3 hours before I leave for work, so it isn't "running" all night.  F'n Barry and his EPA is making it hard to pay my light bill.

[diesel driver]

Yeah for example a similar Mustang GT in the same condition as mine was in is worth $2800 more now than it was before C4C. That isn't even in the best condition it possibly could be in. A SN95 unless it happens to be a SVT Cobra is hardly that desirable to be worth $7000. Too common and later models were better. The same is true for every used car. C4C caused a considerable increase for all used cars.

And used car parts, since the C4C cars had to be scrapped, not parted out.  A LOT of good used engines and transmissions were destroyed because of a DUmbass politician

[Wineslob]

And used car parts, since the C4C cars had to be scrapped, not parted out.  A LOT of good used engines and transmissions were destroyed because of a DUmbass politician

True, but my 72' Camero went waaaaay up in value.   

[BannedFromDU]

Orrex (39,433 posts)

I got screwn on a used car purchase

My circumstances did not allow me to finance the vehicle, TRANSLATION: Orrex has bad credit because he/she/it is an irresponsible asshole. leaving me only the "as is" roulette game.
Wait...you know it's roulette, but you don't like it when 00 comes up?

Having owned the car for two weeks, I have identified some significant but mostly non-critical issues.
That for $50 a professional could have identified for you, asshole.


However, two issues have caught my attention, and I'm wondering if I have any options.

1. The right rear tire blew out on me during my commute home from work on Sunday. During the test-drive, I noted a "bumping" sound that the dealer assured me was due to low tire pressure. They filled and rotated the tires, but the bumping returned during Sunday's drive, quickly getting worse until.... BOOM! Knowledgeable friends have diagnosed the issue as a broken belt.
That's the way of the DUmmy: as long as there's someone else to blame, any problem is tolerable.


2. While changing the tire, I noted significant flaking rust on the significantly degraded rocker panels. I was particularly aware of this because that's one of the things that caused my previous car to fail inspection (necessitating the new car).
So wait...you didn't bother to look to see if the new car had the same issue your old one did? WOW. Lazy and stupid.


I accept that I'm screwn on the issues requiring repair, including the CHECK ENGINE light that came on two days after purchase and the mysterious "bucking" of the engine when I accelerate from 55 to 60 up an incline. Not sure what to make of that. But here's my question:

The dealer inspected the car, slapping a sticker on it that's good until Dec 2014.

My suspicions are bolstered because they are also now selling the vehicle that I traded in, which would have required upward of $2500 in repairs to pass inspection. I'm confident that they effected no repairs because it's listed for $1998. Miraculously, that car also has a miraculous Dec 2014 inspection sticker.
Maybe they lifted a finger to address whatever issues your old car had and are about to laugh their way to the bank, you lazy asshole.


Do I have any recourse? Has this happened to anyone else?

Most of all I'm irritated that the cliche of the crooked used car salesman turned out to be 100% correct in this case.
I have another cliche for you: a ****ing moron and his money are soon parted.

Idiotic idiot.