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No, unless they are very upfront why it was repurchased Posted by Bill Homer [Email]  (#3427) [Profile/Gallery]
(more from Bill Homer) on Sun, 8 Jul 2007 11:42:03
In Reply to: Would you consider a 'factory buy-back' (aka lemon)?, CWilson, Sun, 8 Jul 2007 09:11:57 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
I purchased a new 1985 car (not a SAAB), which was the last year this Japanese manufacturer used carburetors in the US market - emissions requirements got more strict over time and must have had a big change around that year. Note also in 1985 we did not have today's "lemon laws" allowing the manufacturer three tries to fix the same problem before they had to buy it back.
This car was in the shop eight times over a few months for carburetor-related problems, i.e. extremely rough idle, dying at stop lights, hard to start, etc. They put on new carbs, tuned it, waved magic wands over it, all to no avail. I had worked through the regional service rep who off the record told me that because of the polution issues the car would never be right as is, but he also told me how to fix it illegally (drilling holes through chambers in the carb) - not my problem and not for me to risk warranty rejection or polution inspection testing. The eighth time in, they mercifully backed another car into the front fender, which they replaced (metalic paint didn't quite match) and I now had grounds/motivation to escalate with the US HQ office. Long story short, they bought it back from me, (and probably turned around and sold it to someone else).
Bringing a car in eight times was a huge hassle; each time I needed a car rental or eventually a loaner, half an hour of paperwork and waiting just for this. None of the dealers was exactly on my way to work, more wasted time.
Unless the dealer can document exactly why the car was repurchased, and it's something quite benign such as paint not matching perfectly, treat it as someone else's problem that you don't want a part of.
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