Money: Today, I finally bought a car, after saving up for a year. My...

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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Today, I bought a used car from a private dealer my parents had recommended. On my way home they called to tell me that their car broke down. They bought it last week from the same guy. FML

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By Emmpag - 02/02/2020 01:00 - South Africa - Johannesburg

Today, I bought my very first car that I spent years saving for. A few hours after I signed all the papers, I let my boyfriend go for a test drive. He totaled it. FML

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By Anonymous - 16/05/2021 00:01

Today, I bought a car that literally caught fire seconds after I started the engine. The dealership then fobbed me off, saying I'd driven it off their forecourt (by about 3 yards), so it was entirely my problem, but they still expect my monthly payments to be on time. FML

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Sounds like a scam

By Onlymeiswear - 15/03/2021 05:01

Today, I bought a car. Made a down payment and everything. Have the papers saying it’s mine, only to find out a few hours later it was sold right before I bought it. FML

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By rippedoff - 04/03/2010 14:09 - Australia

Today, I found out that the man who sold me my car 6 months ago lied about it being "recently serviced" and "in excellent condition". It actually hasn't been serviced in years, and fixing all its problems is going to cost me $900 more than what I paid for the car. FML

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Today, I took my car to dealer because of the loud knocking sound I heard while driving it. Twenty-four hours later, they told me it was fixed. Fifteen minutes after I drove away, the tire flew off my car while I was on the highway. My car is now totaled. FML

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Best to check

By Anonymous - 17/08/2021 08:00

Today, I was offered a "rust and accident free“ used car at the dealership. By chance, I managed to track down the previous owner, who was quite surprised I was asking about it, saying, "That one was totaled, I thought it had been scrapped!” FML

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Carless whisper

By JaneSimple - 05/02/2021 17:01

Today, my car broke down. Yesterday, my husband mentioned he found my dream car for sale, but I'd insisted my car had a lot of miles left and we should save money. They sold my dream car this morning. Now I'm carless. FML

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By stolen-car - 26/06/2012 02:55 - United States - Columbia

Today, I finally got enough money to buy the car I wanted for a year now. It was stolen today too. I had my car for 4 hours. FML

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By Nchristine - 27/05/2010 20:59 - United States

Today, I came home to find my dad had backed into my already crappy car. The reason they didn't buy me a nicer car in the first place was they were afraid I'd wreck it. FML

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egc573 40

Tuesday 8 May 2012 2:04

"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.

RabidBunny 10

Tuesday 8 May 2012 2:03

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

Comments

Omnomnomnivore 10

Tuesday 8 May 2012 3:33

Why would you not check the car out for yourself and just take the word of a car salesman? You completely deserve that.

fml286064 4

Tuesday 8 May 2012 3:36

You should have asked for the CARFAX

ajeppsen 25

Tuesday 8 May 2012 3:38

You got lucky. There are plenty of FMLs where people don't even get refunds

Jawzx01 7

Tuesday 8 May 2012 3:49

You believed them? You ******' deserve it!!

maxamus951852 3

Tuesday 8 May 2012 4:00

i voted FYL, but I also voted YDI. Wtf were you thinking? Ofcourse the dealer is going to tell you the car is fine, are u ******* retarded? Thats like saying "An undercover cop assured me he wasnt a cop when he sold me drugs, but now I'm locked up." seriously dude, you can't be so trusting of people, we live in a ****** up world.

CustardAndPie 13

Tuesday 8 May 2012 4:01

You're an idiot, but also, thanks to UK statutory law, he has to give you your money back. A full refund, not a half-price buy-back. Get trading standards on him, if he is an actual car dealer. If you bought it off "a friend of a friend of a friend", (and didn't check it out first) then you deserved to be ripped off.

runescaper123 0

Tuesday 8 May 2012 4:17

That sucks!

xBMWxLOV3Rx 3

Tuesday 8 May 2012 4:20

Must've been a Ford!

SoultheWolf 19

Tuesday 8 May 2012 4:24

Car dealers are melivolant for cheating people out of money. You should have done your research before buying the car. It sucks that you got tricked but you should have been smarter. Force him to give you all the money back else treaten with the police and a lawyer, they will probably be too afraid of how much they can lose and will give you the money back without hesitation.