Re: OT: I'm not a dissatisfied GM owner anymore!

From: Tony Troidl (ttroidl@bluefrognet.net)
Date: Thu Jul 31 2003 - 22:59:15 EDT


personally if I purchased a lemon from a dealer and they had to buy it back
from me I would not settle for one cent less than I paid them!

Depreciation should not be a factor when dealing with a car that is junk and
YOU had been stuck with dealing with all the problems!
Tony.
----- Original Message -----
From: Jon <jonsdak@midmaine.com>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 2:18 AM
Subject: DML: OT: I'm not a dissatisfied GM owner anymore!

>
> Hey all,
> Monday, for those of you that have followed my troubles with my Sunfire, I
> was making the 25-mile trip back home from my family's camp, and while
> turning on to the highway, my Check Engine light came on. After doubling
> back to ensure that my dad was following closely (cell phones are dead in
> this area, and I didn't want to walk!), I continued on. 4 miles from
home,
> my entire dashboard flickered (lights on). After this, I made it the rest
> of the way home, shut the car down, let it sit for a minute, started it
back
> up, the light's still on.
> By this time, Dad was out of his car and he asked if the light was still
on.
> I said yes, see... and started the car. The light went out!
> So, after this, I made up my mind that I had to be rid of this GM junk.
> Here's a rundown of the trouble I'd had with this car in the 32 days that
I
> owned it:
> A nasty popping in the steering that the dealer said was "play in the
piston
> on the rack and pinion." that remained until I ridded myself of the car
this
> morning.
> The A/C dumped untold gallons of condensate on my floor, due to a plugged
> condenser return line.
> The blower motor would intermittently die, then start again.
> The A/C occasionally emitted a nasty squeal/growl/grind noise.
> The blower motor buzzed horribly on high
> and last night, the power steering began growling...
> Seems like a lot.
> So, after hearing that I just didn't want to deal with all the problems (I
> take all my long trips in the car, I didn't want to be 60-100 miles from
> home and have it break down! I was experiencing approximately one new
> problem per week), the dealer quickly offered to buy it back. Great, I
> said. So, after this, I went car shopping, because I do need a car.
>
> Finding anything with a manual transmission is tough!
>
> At the third dealership I visited, I found a fern green 1997 Dodge
Stratus.
> 2.0L/5-speed, A/C, tilt, AM-FM/Cassette with 85,000 miles, which is on the
> high end of average for a six-year-old car.
>
> Needless to say, I picked the car up this afternoon :-)
>
> I have a couple of questions for you guys:
> would you agree to a buyback after experiencing the number of problems in
> such a short time as I have, regardless that most were relatively minor
> (though the steering _scared_ me... I've never known any play in a piston
> to cause a pop you could feel in the wheel, and in the car), and if you
did,
> what would you expect a fair amount of depreciation for 32 days and 1,300
> miles to be?
> I think I got the short end of the stick in the deal. Not brutally raped,
> but I think I should have gotten a bit more.
> Thanks,
> --
> -Jon
> jonsdak@midmaine.com
> http://jonsdakota.tripod.com
> 1996 Dodge Dakota Sport 4X4, 3.9L V6, 42RE, 3.92:1 8.25 axle, "BackRack"
> Headache Rack, Dodge Motorsports decals, steering wheel cover, and front
> license plate, diamond-plate bedrail covers, Lund VentVisors, Lund
> BugShield, Jensen MP-3310 CD/MP3 Receiver, Pioneer TS-G1347's in front,
> TS-A5713's in rear, Bulldog RS-82 Remote Starter
>
>
>



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