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Old 23-08-2006, 10:30 PM   #1
JTFG
In a Ford..at last!
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 700
Default screwed by a car dealer, so I think!!!

hey, well last week i bought my car from a car dealer, it's a 1990 Mazda 626, well firstly you will think I'm an idiot which is fine with me, but I didn't really know much about buying and had know one with me.

Anyways story goes I bought a 626 for $4,500 with a rwc (so they say) and for the money you would expect it to be in tip top condition. The only thing on the way back home noticed something on the windscreen, thought it was a bug which got caught up on the rain. Thought it would just wash away, and noticed the car rumbles a far bit when idles in traffic and first thing was going to get that fixed!!!

Then next problem came was when coming from park, and needing to go into drive it will think it's in nuteral, so had to go 1st, 2nd, then drive (auto).

But this never happened all the time just sometimes, then next thing I noticed it will go into limp home mode i think it's called, when if I'm at the lights or doing a U-Turn it will take forever to pick up speed even with my foot all the way down.

But today I went to see a mechanic from Fordforums who kindly checked my car for no charge (thanks blownba) and came up with whats with it (as in problems).

-Trans. wont shift
-oil leaks (car had no oil when got checked)
-engine mount
-w/screen (in the end that bug was a cracked windscreen :P)
-suspension

Thats all I can think of personally, but lets say I got suck in when I asked "has it been inspected" then getting a reply back saying "yeah all our cars get checked before we get them traded in and get it checked out when it get a roadworthy *wink wink*" and thought the laws will help me, since theres apparently laws for car dealers.

But I didn't know anyone who can check out the car with me so I had to drag along my sister but next time I'm definatly going to find an adult to come and check out a car with me, get it looked at by a professional.

Last of my long post, tomorrow me and my friends mum will be going down and attempt to get a refund and should have other options around if I can get anything done. The car was purchased last Thursday and got incontact with the dealer today, and as far as I know there's the cool off deal which is 7 days?

Hopefully my post isn't confusing since I get carried away with long posts :P

Thanks.

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