Terri
Niles,#2Consumer Suggestion
Thu, August 10, 2006
Go to the State of Michigan website and report the dealer to the Sect. of State. They most likely knew it was a bad car. Instead of fixing it correctly or dumping it off at a auction, they sold it to you. You did pay a fair price for the Neon, with a good engine. I always tell my customers purchasing a car to have it checked over by someone you trust. Your first sign was the oil leak. You most likely purchased the car AS-IS, but a good dealer would have tried to work with you by either taking the car back in on trade or at least gave you their cost to put a good used engine in the car. I know because I work for a dealer in Michigan. We have taken 2 cars back in on trade because the young man destroyed both of them within months of getting them, this year already. Now we are stuck with 2 cars with bad engines. However he is still happy because he has a car and he isn't stuck with a car that doesn't run. So the next time you go to purchase a car take a mechanic with you or tell the dealer that you want to take it to the mechanic, they have to let you by law. And try to buy from a dealer that has been in business for quite a few years. Crooked dealers don't last long. We depend on repeat business to stay alive and working, but we are always looking for new customers.