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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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
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
Today, my dad brought home a used hunk of junk from someone he knew. It was covered in rust and dents, and the engine was making weird noises. Thinking he was being generous, he said to me, "When you get your license, you'll be driving it!" It then died with a loud bang and black smoke from under the hood. FML
Today, after searching online and in the newspaper for an affordable used vehicle, I finally came across one that wasn't a scam or the seller lying about the actual condition of the vehicle. It was legit and and sold about 10 minutes after the seller gave me his info for me to go look at it. FML
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
Today, I woke up and saw my new car was gone and my son seemed very shifty. When I questioned him with the cops, he admitted to taking it for a joyride and "leaving it" behind a derelict mall. We drove over. It was wrapped around a light post, completely destroyed. FML
Today, after having saved up my money for months to buy my college-bound son the car of his dreams, I got a phone call telling me it had been totalled during a drag-race. I only gave him the keys two days ago. FML
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
Today, I've owned my dream car for 11 days. Someone backed into it while it parked at work, and drove away without leaving a note. A man at a nearby business knows who did it but won't tell me because it was one of his customers. FML
Today, my husband bought his fifth car in two years. He doesn't wreck them, but he keeps buying old junk cars "for a bargain" that are one bad day away from being scrapped. The last one lasted two months before the frame broke in half from rust. FML
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Brightside86 31
I bet this happens all the time. My insurance totaled out my car after a wreck, but it was still perfectly drivable. It has some front end damage largely cosmetic but hard to repair because of its unibody design.
FrankHotpants 31
A car being Totaled doesn’t mean it’s destroyed. It’s just the repairs would cost more then what it’s worth which is common as the vehicle gets older. often times you can get a huge discount on a salvage title car that was properly repaired.
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randybryant799 21
So you managed not to buy a bad car. Why is that not a good thing?
Undiscovered_X 8
dealership is in the wrong for not handling the paperwork correctly. OP could've saved tons of money if there was a rebuilt title to it
Brightside86 31
I bet this happens all the time. My insurance totaled out my car after a wreck, but it was still perfectly drivable. It has some front end damage largely cosmetic but hard to repair because of its unibody design.
FrankHotpants 31
A car being Totaled doesn’t mean it’s destroyed. It’s just the repairs would cost more then what it’s worth which is common as the vehicle gets older. often times you can get a huge discount on a salvage title car that was properly repaired.