Jason
Simpsonville,#2Consumer Comment
Mon, August 22, 2005
Some of the things you mention.. I wonder if the mechanic is telling you they need to be replaced, or they NEED to be replaced. Carrier Bearing, and many of the other things are things that you would expect to be worn out on an 11 year old vehicle. Not saying that they shouldn't have been fixed before buying the vehicle, but that can all be considered normal for a vehicle of that age. This includes the brakes, muffler, tailpipe, etc. A Head Gasket, I will guess that you have a leak between a water jacket and outside the engine, causing a loss of coolant. A 4 cylinder engine, you can almost bet on that happening every 70,000 miles or so. This, pending on when you bought the car, could have happened after you took ownership. When have you noticed leaks? From the get go? The cracked axle. No idea on that one. All in all... Did they take advantage of you? Possibly, but you should have done a better job of protecting yourself. From now on, always either bring a mechanic with you, or take the car to a mechanic you trust prior to buying.
Dave
Jacksonville,#3Consumer Suggestion
Mon, August 22, 2005
Most dealers DO NOT buy back their cars, once a sale is made, too bad. Next time, take the car in to get it checked out BEFORE you buy, if the dealer won't allow this, then you don't buy the car, because obviously, there's something wrong with it. Fix what you can, trade the car in, and don't look back, it's your best alternative. It's now 3 months after you've purchased the car and now you're discovering you were ripped off? Sorry to say, but it's way too late to do anything about it.