On 3/23/09 went to purchase a reliable vehicle. my credit is not hot but my job is great. I had 1300.00 to put down.
They gave me one option of driving a 2004 dodge stratus. i'm thinking pretty nice car, i am actually going to have a nice looking car. Other dealers have turned me down, and the car I had been driving died.
So, I go for a test drive, I do the testing, but the salesman in the back seat keeps talking to my husband, and I can't hear nothing. I get back to the dealership, I notice an oil leak, I had him write it up, due bill. He said he would fix it.
We're in the office, now 1300.00 down payment is not good enough. I stood up and said, you put me in chrysler 300 i'll come up with another 300.00, but for the 2004 no, 1300.00 i'm firm on.
We get done with everything. He tells me to bring the car on monday.
monday comes, i call him he says he ordered the part, come in on thursday.at that time, i told him about the rattling noise i hear under the hood and the something in the left front tire keeps on knocking. i take it to my mechanic, he says sounds like the cv joint, and a bearing in the pulley.
i take it in thursday, they keep it till friday at 5pm, the rattling is gone, the oil leak is fixed, now the power steering is leaking and i am bringing the car back sunday evening so PETE can take it to sanger ford mercury so they can fix the knocking on that left side. Pete was pissed on friday when i told him to ride with me so he can hear the noise. he said he would give me a loaner car to go to work in. wow, can't wait to hear his excuse tomorrow, i will keep you updated. i refuse to get burned again.