Buying A Car
Asking a used car dealer to change a part on a Buick before buying car?
I’m thinking of buying a 1996 Buick LeSabre with a 3800 engine I saw and drove at a dealer, who is also a new car dealer. However, I read the engine has a problem with the intake manifold because it’s made partly of plastic and tends to burn out and ruin up the engine. This car has less than 46,000 miles on it, and the engine is fine at this point. I ran a carfax report on it, and it came up completely clean. However, I don’t want something happening soon after I buy it. Otherwise the car is just what I’m looking for. I have a report on on this defective part even though there never was a recall on it. Should I show this to the car dealer and ask him to install an updated part (that is all metal)? Would a dealer tend to go for that? Would it help to show him the report and tell him I’m going to show it to my friends to warn them about the engine as an incentive for him to change it?
I have been there and trust me to give you a few words of advice.
1. Carfax is only good if the owner(s) put info on it. I bought a lemon that came up clean but burn up 3 engines for ‘unknown’ reasons.
2. Unless you by ‘AS IS’ the seller is obligated to repair all damaged parts before sale and any that are not your fault after for at least 90 days. 30 day return if you deem it a waste of time or too costly.
3. Take a computerized printout of a diagnostic when you get it done and show how much you paid for it. Always go to a brand dealer, in your case GM dealership. Show ‘A Copy’ not the original to the seller so his own mechanics can check the problem.
4. Keep the originals of everything from the beginning because this is your proof should the deal go bad.
5. Usually the part you speak of will cause problems with the head gaskets and such, costing $1000+ if gone unrepaired.
6. All you can do is ask and they can say yes or no, if the answer is no find another dealer and another car, because that means the seller is not willing to help. DO NOT LET HIM TACK THE COST ONTO THE PRICE ALREADY STATED. He must absorb the cost plain and simple through insurance and such.
In the event you do purchase the car (Buicks w/ 3800 engines are great cars) and after the sale within the 90 days and the deal goes sour be prepared to eat the cost yourself or take him to court for unfair business practice. Report him to the Better Business Bureau and the Attorney General in your State.
By the way in case his name is R. Burdette, he is a liar, a con and a thief who sells cars that have hidden problems and then frauds your warranty company to get the repairs reimbursed to himself not you. I can say this because he closed his business after doing BAD BUSINESS and oddly enough right after the Attorney General recommended I sue him. His mechanic stole the car while it was having its 3rd engine replaced in 4 months from time of sale when they closed.
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