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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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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, 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 saved enough money to buy a new car, but the dealers wouldn't sell any to me unless I agreed to finance, which is not what I wanted to do because I had enough to flat-out buy. After a screaming argument, I left empty-handed. FML
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
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
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
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
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
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 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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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.
RabidBunny 10
You didn't ask for the carfax did you? Tsk tsk :/
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Comments (119)
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.
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.
eman1972 4
Just remember a consumer like you trade it in. So it's the consumer that's typically the scam artist.
evilplatypus 39
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.
emeraldisle 30
Should have said show me the carfax.
IsThatAHorse 5
Theres always one way to avoid this sort of thing, just say show me the carfax!
kandi_kid69 15
Don't listen to the car fox. He's a sneaky little shit. :o
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. :/
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!
LtBrenton 16
Sounds like you just bought your very own Pratmobile. ...Plonker.
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