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By exalia - 07/05/2012 20:40 - United Kingdom - London

Today, I finally bought a car, after saving up for a year. My dealer had told me it was a good buy, so I snapped it up then and there. On the way home, the rear axle practically fell out of the car due to frame rot. My dealer wants to buy the car back at half the price. FML
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egc573 40

"My dealer told me it was a good buy." No shit! What was he/she supposed to say? "No, this is a piece of crap just waiting to come apart the moment you take it off the lot. Now give me your money." Bad call on your part.

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RabidBunny 10

You didn't ask for the carfax did you? Tsk tsk :/

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immaMonsta 8

That tends to happen when you drive a car off the lot. I hope you at least took the car for a test drive, but I guess that doesn't matter now. Either way, YDI for just automatically believing your dealer...he's trying to make a sale, he's not concerned about what happens after you buy it.

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shannonjnae2706 0

Buying a car based on the word of the car salesman is always a gamble. Next time, invest in a quick test drive/mechanic visit before you sign anything. Sorry, but YDI.

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eman1972 4

Just remember a consumer like you trade it in. So it's the consumer that's typically the scam artist.

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evilplatypus 38

Yes, except the dealership is loaded with trained professionals who know what to look for whereas the average person does not. The dealership knows exactly what it's buying; it's really hard to "scam" them.

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emeraldisle 30

Should have said show me the carfax.

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IsThatAHorse 5

Theres always one way to avoid this sort of thing, just say show me the carfax!

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kandi_kid69 15

Don't listen to the car fox. He's a sneaky little shit. :o

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krysxkatastrophe 14

You gotta be careful; that's their game. They lure you in, and then they trick you into taking the bait. It's all about money. :/

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Finnick_fml 12

Shouldn't have been so quick to buy it. It's a car - and especially after saving for so long - you have to be careful! Dealers don't care about you, they care about making money. Anyway, that's against the law - threaten legal action or sue if he doesn't give you full price back!

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LtBrenton 16

Sounds like you just bought your very own Pratmobile. ...Plonker.

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keidus324 6

Lemon law and that's why you always bring a friend who knows cars when you go car shopping.. Never trust a dealer, they're only trying to get your money

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