Did My Customer Get Ripped Off: 5000 Used Subaru
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Date: 2020-08-05
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Comments and reviews: 10
R. a.
I am not personally a fan of these cars but that's only because I've had to work on them, I love the fact it's a wagon but up here in the salt belt it's common to see them fall apart after 120k or so. Lots of rust. We joke at our shop about them. They're like the Japanese version of Chrysler. Maybe slightly better these days. But they are lucky to have you as their mechanic. I could see dollar signs galore, and I am sure the dealer did too. The last thing you want to do is get too excited about a car in front of a dealer and always get it looked at. I am a mechanic and I do it. If a car is worth buying, it pays to hire an extra set of eyeballs. Plus I don't have the expensive computers, or lifts. It pays to have that done. Saved me thousands over the years.
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I am not personally a fan of these cars but that's only because I've had to work on them, I love the fact it's a wagon but up here in the salt belt it's common to see them fall apart after 120k or so. Lots of rust. We joke at our shop about them. They're like the Japanese version of Chrysler. Maybe slightly better these days. But they are lucky to have you as their mechanic. I could see dollar signs galore, and I am sure the dealer did too. The last thing you want to do is get too excited about a car in front of a dealer and always get it looked at. I am a mechanic and I do it. If a car is worth buying, it pays to hire an extra set of eyeballs. Plus I don't have the expensive computers, or lifts. It pays to have that done. Saved me thousands over the years.
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Michael
Reminds me of this time working at Jiffy Lube an older I'd say elderly woman came in she had a subaru too, said if we can check it out because she recently bought it and smelled burning oil. Me being one of the more experienced people there and liking looking at cars for people, I did. She took a bank loan out for 4, 000 for this car. Had a shabby oil pan gasket replacement, had oil leak, transmission fluid leak, power steering fluid leak, the frame was rotted out. I told my manager and we had to break it to this lady without giving her a heart attack that her car is very unsafe and she shouldn't be driving it but she said she's been traveling mainly on highways with her family. Heart breaking, absolutely heartbreaking.
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Reminds me of this time working at Jiffy Lube an older I'd say elderly woman came in she had a subaru too, said if we can check it out because she recently bought it and smelled burning oil. Me being one of the more experienced people there and liking looking at cars for people, I did. She took a bank loan out for 4, 000 for this car. Had a shabby oil pan gasket replacement, had oil leak, transmission fluid leak, power steering fluid leak, the frame was rotted out. I told my manager and we had to break it to this lady without giving her a heart attack that her car is very unsafe and she shouldn't be driving it but she said she's been traveling mainly on highways with her family. Heart breaking, absolutely heartbreaking.
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Leo
Have a P420 code pops up every month or two on my 2004 Buick Lesabre, I reset it and have no problems passing annual emissions. Seen videos where there was a crack on the catalytic converter, which was welded and corrected the problem. Never was a fan of Subaru. Eric isn't selling AS IS legal in New York? Legal in New Hampshire and you better have it checked out before buying a used vehicle, that's if you have any brains! If they won't allow you to have it checked out by a third party of your choice? Walk away!
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Have a P420 code pops up every month or two on my 2004 Buick Lesabre, I reset it and have no problems passing annual emissions. Seen videos where there was a crack on the catalytic converter, which was welded and corrected the problem. Never was a fan of Subaru. Eric isn't selling AS IS legal in New York? Legal in New Hampshire and you better have it checked out before buying a used vehicle, that's if you have any brains! If they won't allow you to have it checked out by a third party of your choice? Walk away!
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dan
Wowee, do some people not even look under a car before handing over readies (and high money IMO on a 15 year old Subaru, not sure what the going rate is over there though? OK I appreciate not everyone is able to grovel on the floor due to age/health etc but surely know someone that can at least take a cursory glance under there. Good that the dealer refunded them, but I don't believe a used car dealer of all folk would not know the car was a rotter. Hope nobody else got stiffed with it!
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Wowee, do some people not even look under a car before handing over readies (and high money IMO on a 15 year old Subaru, not sure what the going rate is over there though? OK I appreciate not everyone is able to grovel on the floor due to age/health etc but surely know someone that can at least take a cursory glance under there. Good that the dealer refunded them, but I don't believe a used car dealer of all folk would not know the car was a rotter. Hope nobody else got stiffed with it!
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South
GOOD NEWS! Just spoke with the customer, they returned the car to the dealer and he refunded them ALL of their money! He (used car dealer) also called me in total disbelief that the car was so rotted and had other issues. I think he did the right thing. Please folks if you are looking to buy a used car have it checked out by a mechanic BEFORE any money exchanges hands These folks got lucky the problem was resolved easily.
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GOOD NEWS! Just spoke with the customer, they returned the car to the dealer and he refunded them ALL of their money! He (used car dealer) also called me in total disbelief that the car was so rotted and had other issues. I think he did the right thing. Please folks if you are looking to buy a used car have it checked out by a mechanic BEFORE any money exchanges hands These folks got lucky the problem was resolved easily.
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Joe
Man that sucks, can't believe someone would sell a car in that condition con man everywhere. That's one good thing about living in Georgia we just don't have any rust going on. So when I see a car that looks like that underneath it looks like it came from another planet. I have a 20 year old Buick Regal GS it looks like it just came from the factory underneath, and it was built in Canada. The bulletproof SC 3. 8
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Man that sucks, can't believe someone would sell a car in that condition con man everywhere. That's one good thing about living in Georgia we just don't have any rust going on. So when I see a car that looks like that underneath it looks like it came from another planet. I have a 20 year old Buick Regal GS it looks like it just came from the factory underneath, and it was built in Canada. The bulletproof SC 3. 8
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RedfishCarolina
Ugh. How come we can fly at supersonic speeds in a tin can but we can't find a de-icer that doesn't also destroy our vehicles prematurely?
I live in an area that rarely snows/ices, maybe once a year.
Even then they seldom salt it. My 20 year old Suburban is as solid today as the day it was made, just dirty. Steel frame barely even has any surface rust
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Ugh. How come we can fly at supersonic speeds in a tin can but we can't find a de-icer that doesn't also destroy our vehicles prematurely?
I live in an area that rarely snows/ices, maybe once a year.
Even then they seldom salt it. My 20 year old Suburban is as solid today as the day it was made, just dirty. Steel frame barely even has any surface rust
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David
I lived in Buffalo, NY for seven years and grew up in New York State. Youd be nuts to spend more than 2-3k on something that was used in the winter in NY the salt brine they use wreaks havoc and makes them such a pain in the rear end to work on. Youre better off finding something cheap outside of the rust belt and driving it back.
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I lived in Buffalo, NY for seven years and grew up in New York State. Youd be nuts to spend more than 2-3k on something that was used in the winter in NY the salt brine they use wreaks havoc and makes them such a pain in the rear end to work on. Youre better off finding something cheap outside of the rust belt and driving it back.
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Gnefitisis
How many miles!
Please, I can tell you that they got ripped off just the price and year. Also, who buys a car without checking for codes, undercarriage rust, and the tires?
Recently bought a 10 with 95k for 4k. For 5k the dealer could kiss my ass, especially with no head gasket change. Lemon law that betch.
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How many miles!
Please, I can tell you that they got ripped off just the price and year. Also, who buys a car without checking for codes, undercarriage rust, and the tires?
Recently bought a 10 with 95k for 4k. For 5k the dealer could kiss my ass, especially with no head gasket change. Lemon law that betch.
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freebird1ification
ohhhhh the way that shop girl pulls on that udder ohhhhhh and she likes it when you are the bad boy lol you guys are great together and i hear she can cook too man o man if i was 40 years younger id ride up that way to have a look see ----on my truck lol
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ohhhhh the way that shop girl pulls on that udder ohhhhhh and she likes it when you are the bad boy lol you guys are great together and i hear she can cook too man o man if i was 40 years younger id ride up that way to have a look see ----on my truck lol
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