bought in Jan. Dealer won%26#039;t touch it b/c I put 9000 miles on it. It%26#039;s a commuter car!- Still paying finance, I have bad credit. What do I do?
96 Ford Taurus SHO died after 91 days of purchase - $2300 repair bill. Dealer won%26#039;t budge, Any options? Nothing. How was the dealer supposed to know there was a problem. They probably bought it at an auction, checked to make sure it was ok and sold it. Some issues can%26#039;t be detected until they happen. That is why it is your responsibility as a consumer to take it to a mechanic to have it inspected before you sign on the dotted line. I am sure you bought the car %26quot;As is%26quot; with no warranty implied. That is exactly what you got.
96 Ford Taurus SHO died after 91 days of purchase - $2300 repair bill. Dealer won%26#039;t budge, Any options? You are pretty much screwed. Even in states with Lemon Laws, most only cover cars for 90 days or 3000 miles on used cars.
96 Ford Taurus SHO died after 91 days of purchase - $2300 repair bill. Dealer won%26#039;t budge, Any options? bypass the dealer and go right to Ford%26#039;s head office. Speak to customer service and relate your entire problem,they usually get you what you need.
96 Ford Taurus SHO died after 91 days of purchase - $2300 repair bill. Dealer won%26#039;t budge, Any options? Keep paying, but file your complaint with the Department of Consumer Protection. See if you can show evidence that the problems started before the 90 days were up.
In the future, don%26#039;t buy a car on payments if it is older than 5 years old. A car that old simply won%26#039;t make it 90 days without something.
By the way, when this is over.... DON%26#039;T go to that dealer EVER.
96 Ford Taurus SHO died after 91 days of purchase - $2300 repair bill. Dealer won%26#039;t budge, Any options? we bought a 2002 f150 and about 6 mos later the clutch went out and the dealer (drive time dealership) said they would not fix the problem but the offset some payments to help us defer the cost. you might want to try to get them to do that. but a used car was some elses problem that is why they got rid of it. you assume a risk everytime you buy a used car or anything used. always think that you may have to put 1000.00 into it 6 months down the road and if you do you will know and if you dont well you got a good car that will do oyu good
96 Ford Taurus SHO died after 91 days of purchase - $2300 repair bill. Dealer won%26#039;t budge, Any options? Welcome to the real world.
Why would the dealer be responsible?
If you buy a gallon of milk and you let it go bad in the fridge after 3 weeks. Do you take it back to the grocery store and demand for it to be replaced? No.
So why would the dealership be liable for anything after the car left their lot?
I have worked in cars all my life, not sales, and it just blows me away by how many people think dealers are con artists, thieves, crooks, etc. Not even 1% are crooked and thats less then the basic retail division which is 4%.
A dealer buys a car at auction, checks it over the best he can, fixes what he see%26#039;s and then sells it. Past that he has no insight or magical ball that will tell him what will break in 2 months, 6 months or a year.
If cars were that predictable we wouldn%26#039;t need car wreckers, we wouldn%26#039;t need 1/2 the mechanics, 1/2 the dealers, etc.
Few years ago I bought a Blazer as another work truck. Bought it AS-IS. I drove around in the truck for over 6 hours testing it out, putting it through the course if you want to say. One tough sound truck. I paid, stopped by a local drive thru window for dinner and didn%26#039;t even make it another 6 miles and the fuel pump quit. After a tow and a new fuel pump...$1182 right AFTER I just paid for the vehicle.
Was it the dealers fault...no...how could it be?
Maintance and breakage is part of owning a car. When you buy a car never get what you can afford in payment but rather payment, insurance, gas and 10% of payment per month as maintanace.
So if you think you can afford $400 a month on a car, no....its $275 cause $27.50 is maintance, $50 in gas easy, $50 in insurance easy. That is the true $400 a month payment.
Since you have bad credit you have now realized that you are stuck with the buy here pay here cars, the low end cars, etc. Its the penalty for getting the bad credit. All you can do is work harder, suck it up and keep paying. The credit is the main goal to fix, not the car, just consider it cash lost to not loose as much later on.
I know the pain as I am watching cash go away due to being forced into bancruptcy a few years ago. Its the price you pay, all you can do is suck it up and keep going. To quit or fall back will just hurt worse.
96 Ford Taurus SHO died after 91 days of purchase - $2300 repair bill. Dealer won%26#039;t budge, Any options? It certainly is a dilemma. I would be surprised if you have anything in the way of legal recourse, although that said, I have more than once been surprised in this life.
Still, I have worked on Tauruses from time to time. I bought one from an auction once that needed quite a bit of work and fixed it up for my daughter to drive in high school. Thinking back on that experience, I was trying to imagine what the likely failures were that could amount fo so large a sum.
I recall having to replace both half shafts and all four cv joints. I also recall having to pull the engine to replace the drive plate--Ford%26#039;s flimsy stamped metal excuse for what should have been a cast iron piece of some substance.
If you are a mind to, I would be happy to have you contact me directly to discuss the nature of the repairs via an exchange of emails. Perhaps at least I can try to help you ascertain if the repairs are merited and reasonable. I can be reached at anonymourati@msn.com
96 Ford Taurus SHO died after 91 days of purchase - $2300 repair bill. Dealer won%26#039;t budge, Any options? Sorry %26quot;AS-IS%26quot; they dont have to help you.
