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Private,#2Author of original report
Thu, January 24, 2008
Im not arguing that I made a big mistake by not looking at the vehicle as good as I could of or should have, though Im not as knowledgeable about vehicle as I would like. I was also not aware you could have a private mechanic inspect the vehicle prior to sale as well. The buyers guide actually recommends you do this and had the dealer included this on the vehicle I would have had this done. However, I wrongly gave faith to the dealership thinking a GM dealer would be honest to its customers about what they were selling. They knew the vehicle had all these issues and they intentionally sold me the vehicle trying to hide them. I really wish it was something I had in writing, but the reason I bought the vehicle and didnt look it over as good as I should have was that they told me the vehicle passed a full safety inspection. I dont see how they figure a vehicle with bald tires which cant drive in reverse is safe. Also, the tires on the very outside have tread which is what threw me off which looks like at first glance theyre ok, you would have to get underneath the vehicle to see just how bad they are. Here are some pictures of the two tires and the one that is not on the vehicle is the one that blew out. (((3 links redacted))) Tell me you wouldnt be mislead into thinking the tires are ok when theyre covered with the new tire gloss and while looking at them from the outside edge And while I did get to test drive the vehicle, the salesman asked me to get out of the vehicle and wait for him in the sales room while he parked it himself when we got back to the dealership. I thought nothing of it at the time, but they knew exactly what they were doing. They didnt want me finding out the vehicle had no reverse, and theres no denying it to be fraud what theyre pulling there. Im stuck now because of the arbitration agreement and cant afford the outrageous mediator charges. Maybe nobody can help me with whats happened and I will be stuck paying for a car I cant drive and all the while worry how Im going to keep my job and get to work and pay bills, but at least I am letting the word out about just what kind of business this dealership runs to prevent others from making the same mistakes I did by dealing with them. CLICK here to see why Rip-off Report, as a matter of policy, deleted either a phone number, link or e-mail address from this Report.
John
McKinney,#3Consumer Suggestion
Fri, January 18, 2008
I'm thinking it would be hard to make bald tires look like they have tread on them by spraying armor all on them. I'm also thinking the reverse gear not working is somehting you should notice when you test drive / have the car inspected prior to purchase. You did, actually, buy it as-is. I would imagine every car dealer requires an arbitration agreement in a car sale, with an obvious reason for it. If you would have refused to sign it, they wouldn't have sold you the car. As a matter of fact, no dealership would have sold you a car. You could have bought from a private seller and avoided the arbitration agreement, but I dont think a private seller would be willing to pay for mechanical problems after the fact either. If you had traded your vehicle in to the dealership on a new car with a warranty and they found out after the fact that your trade had issues, would you be on the hook for that?....Of course not. It would be their problem. In this care, though, it's yours. The lesson to be learned is check the car thouroughly for mechanical and cosmetic shortcommings before you pay for it. If you expect problems that pop up down the road to be paid by someone other than you, get a warranty on hte car.