back in the fold/need advice

kenchan

wow, bad luck one after the other. scared to say wat the 15's csc is going to be like for u

how much of a 'hit' are you taking on the trade-in? if it's only a couple of thousand i'd just brush it off and enjoy the new car. time is money. i dont feel like wasting either.

remember that buying a used car = buying the previous owner's problems
this is why i dont buy used cars.

Inspector71

Thanks and great advice. I took a 2 thousand dollar hit. I realized, if I tried to sell the car outright, either it would be worse or it would not sell. I couldn't deceive someone that way. I am way upside down but am selling some other toys and hope to refinance in six months to close that gap. I am sorry I sold my first Z. I should have explored an after market fix and saved the car. Thanks to this forum, I have already researched a csc fix. Once the warranty on my 15 is expired, I go straight to the fix and I should be good to go.

EzDz

Did you go to a big dodge dealer? One that moves at least a 100 cars a month? If you did walk in and ask for the GM. Tell him what happened and ask for some money back because of the trade loss. If he doesnt then tell him what you plan to do. My mom has been in the corporate car business for 40 years and I never bother with anyone but a GM. Its your best chance.

kenchan

2 grand isn't too bad honestly. i would just take it as lessons learned and move on. be a waste to be focusing on the negatives while you should be out enjoying your new ride.

ur dealer may honestly not have known about the accident when they sold u the RT....carfax reports take some time to get processed from wat ive seen.

Inspector71

Yes, big dealer and they really pushed that car hard. It was there for some time too. I am going to contact them by letter first, tell them what I lost on the trade, and ask what they will do to fix what happened. I am giving them a chance first before I respond.

Array

Snail-Mail?

Try an E-mail and CC a few important people from the dealer an issue with something thousands of dollars should have action taken

Sorry about the loss, I've been in the same situation with a previous Altima, Dealer sold it as is with clean Carfax, the day I went to trade it in for the Z It had a front end collision about a year before I bought it (Explains the massive problems with alignment I had + paint issues)

Live and Learn My loss would have been minimal but still a load of BS, something like yours should have a restitution

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Inspector71

I now have a copy of the read out with the accident. You all have been a big help.