I will tell you a quickside note about a buddy at work that bought a 2002
1500 Silverado and sued GM under the Indiana lemon law, and won... he was
paid $10K for the truck and kept it...
I dont know anymore details other than that.
Bill Day
billday@consolidated.net
AIM - BadManD73
'95 Ext Cab 3.9Mag 4x4 Flame Red
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Troidl" <ttroidl@bluefrognet.net>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 9:59 PM
Subject: DML: Re: OT: I'm not a dissatisfied GM owner anymore!
>
> 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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