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My Salesperson Misled Me
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-moo
Wait. You want someone else to deflower your car??!!??? You might want to talk that over with the car before making any long term commitments. You know, just so you can't be accused of being misleading.
I'm obsessive about maintaining my power equipment and vehicles properly- from my mowers to my 1999 Wrangler to my 2007 Mazda. I just cannot understand why someone would buy a nice car and then ignore, cut corners, or otherwise cheap-out on maintenance and repairs. A friend of mine used to be the General Manager of a BMW/Porsche/Audi store. Customers would bring their cars in for service and would swear up and down that they hadn't taken their car to Jiffy Boob. The service tech would then take them into the shop and show them where one of the Boobster's chimpanzees had stripped out the oil pan drain plug threads and replaced the metal plug with a rubber substitute.
All without telling the customer of course.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
here are my main questions:
1) I drive a 2005 Dodge Neon SXT, 5-speed manual, and I have never driven a manual SUV. Is it much different than that of a sports car?
2) Pros and Cons of the 2007-2008 Wrangler?
3) We also own a 2005 Jeep liberty, Special Edition, 3.7L 4X4, 4-speed auto. Does the 2008 Wrangler drive anything like the 2005 Liberty?
Please answer ASAP!
Think you could help?
You mean, to make sure he's there during those dates? :P
Also, a few inappropriate posts have been removed.
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2015 Kia Soul, 2021 Subaru Forester (kirstie_h), 2024 GMC Sierra 1500 (mr. kirstie_h)
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-moo
jeepboy, you can get one for $15k and they get 35 mpg! What's not to love! Sign here, please!
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
-moo
What happens when the dealership cuts corners?
I usually do the oil changes on my G/F's Escape, but in the winter, when it is really cold, I tell her to take it in to Ford. So, when I was doing the oil change last spring, after she has taken it to the dealership in the winter, I found my old filter was still on. The reason I know is bacause I used Advance Auto Parts Orange cans with black grippy area on it, and Ford is supposed to use Motorcraft. I highly doubt that the dealership is using Advance Auto filters instead of Motorcraft. I told her not to take it there anymore. Who know what kind of oil, if any they are putting in the crankcase.
At my store the prices for the oil changes are right behind the service advisors station and it clearly states oil and filter change.
Mack
Ps. trust but verify. I always check the oil and filter after an oil change. If the oil is nice and honey colored we're good to go. Only once did them mess up the drain plug thread but they fixed it and let me know about it.
Mack :shades:
And how many wrecks has it been in?
HAHA.
Since you're accepting opinions...Jeep is junk, Chrysler is junk, all of Mopar is junk.
All of Honda and Toyota line is good and some Chevys and Fords are good. Corvette is excellent, but ill advised for a 16 yo.
2013 Mustang GT, 2001 GMC Yukon Denali
Sorry, I went into the "if I had a rich dad when I was 16 mode".
I hope you took it in jest as I said it. ps I'm not a salesperson and didn't want to mislead you.
2013 Mustang GT, 2001 GMC Yukon Denali
Anyway, i understand what you are talking about.
Why do you think so poorly about jeeps?
2013 Mustang GT, 2001 GMC Yukon Denali
My next question is, what if it's the Powertrain Control Unit that has been replaced? From what I understand, this is the "brain" of the car. What are your thoughts on a major component being replaced?
Mack
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
Huked on foniks wurked fur me.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
What a mess.
Sounds like a shady dealership. I'm sure they had more than one car like yours in stock.
The dealer was totally unprofessional in saying they wish to cancel the deal and selling it to someone else for more money. Sounds like they renege on their word.
Swapping parts out of one car to fix another is common practice at most dealerships from what I read and I've seen it done at my store too. However, we put a sign on the car "Do not drive or sell, parts on order" and the service writer takes the main keys so the car won't be shown to anybody. We don't do it much since our distributor stock most parts and if we order before 2pm the part is at our doorstep at 5am the next day.
Good luck on your vehicle search and let us know how it goes.
Mack
We did it on the V day weekend. Only took the kids out of school for Thursday and Friday. As a bonus we got to watch the space shuttle launch from our hotel room.
My salesman did not mis-lead me.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
In some country's it is considered an honor to have the village chief deflower your car. It is just another accepted practice in other country's that we here in America do not understand so we think therefore it must be wrong.
CLEAN UP ON THE DETAIL BAY!!!
-moo
Gives new meaning to the term "lube job". :sick:
Damn straight!
I'm almost tempted to fly out to Hawaii on my personal jet to check out this dealership myself. They've pulled out 4 parts and don't know what any of them are?
I'd bet if you ran a VIN# check on that car it was sold a week ago. More than likely it is as the salesman said though, They probably found someone who liked the color or whatever, and was willing to pay more. :surprise:
-moo
:shades:
On the plus side, this turned into a really good "My salesperson misled me" story. Hope you get your deposit back quickly.
Oh, its a clean carfax, so it must be an accident-free car.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
Actually what they (we) will tell you is that residual value don't mean squat. What car is worth at the end of a lease has no bearing what so ever to what one is worth on trade.
-moo