Comments on: Guest Post: How Not to Buy a Car http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/guest-post-how-not-to-buy-a-car/ A premier personal finance blog, established 2003. Within, Flexo discusses his own experiences with money, and he and other authors comment on a wide range of personal finance topics. Fri, 25 May 2012 02:48:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mike Reitz http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/guest-post-how-not-to-buy-a-car/comment-page-1/#comment-270912 Mike Reitz Sun, 23 Oct 2011 18:21:56 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/04/03/guest-post-how-not-to-buy-a-car/#comment-270912 Sorry to hear about the frustration and time wasted that you had to go through to get a car that for your wife. Unfortunately this seems to be the norm when it comes time to getting a new or used car now days. Sorry to hear about the frustration and time wasted that you had to go through to get a car that for your wife. Unfortunately this seems to be the norm when it comes time to getting a new or used car now days.

]]> By: eR0CK http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/guest-post-how-not-to-buy-a-car/comment-page-1/#comment-91181 eR0CK Mon, 09 Apr 2007 13:44:59 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/04/03/guest-post-how-not-to-buy-a-car/#comment-91181 $2,000 for a cat? I guess that's what you get for buying an import. $350 for a new cat on my Ford Explorer, add some money for installation, and it's typically under $600. I think if you search an OEM parts store, you could have got it for MUCH less. Doesn't matter though, you did the right thing by getting an alternative! $2,000 for a cat? I guess that’s what you get for buying an import.

$350 for a new cat on my Ford Explorer, add some money for installation, and it’s typically under $600.

I think if you search an OEM parts store, you could have got it for MUCH less.

Doesn’t matter though, you did the right thing by getting an alternative!

]]> By: Sheldon http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/guest-post-how-not-to-buy-a-car/comment-page-1/#comment-91142 Sheldon Mon, 09 Apr 2007 00:44:10 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/04/03/guest-post-how-not-to-buy-a-car/#comment-91142 Something tells me that this dealership in Boston would not have ripped you off: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qbYNpnWBOE Certainly adds new meaning to the term "naked pricing"! Something tells me that this dealership in Boston would not have ripped you off: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qbYNpnWBOE

Certainly adds new meaning to the term “naked pricing”!

]]> By: corey http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/guest-post-how-not-to-buy-a-car/comment-page-1/#comment-91070 corey Sat, 07 Apr 2007 22:29:24 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/04/03/guest-post-how-not-to-buy-a-car/#comment-91070 Great, great story. Though sorry for your losses, tales of defeat and misfortune are the most intriguing and best told. Thanks! Great, great story. Though sorry for your losses, tales of defeat and misfortune are the most intriguing and best told. Thanks!

]]> By: Patrick http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/guest-post-how-not-to-buy-a-car/comment-page-1/#comment-91063 Patrick Sat, 07 Apr 2007 21:31:43 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/04/03/guest-post-how-not-to-buy-a-car/#comment-91063 I recently wrote a post about how my neighbor just purchased his latest car. Although he bought a new car, and your situation was for a used car, there might be some good info in the post. Buying a car is a big event for most people, so we should do anything we can do to help level the playing field. :) http://cashmoneylife.com/how-my-neighbor-just-bought-his-new-car/ I recently wrote a post about how my neighbor just purchased his latest car. Although he bought a new car, and your situation was for a used car, there might be some good info in the post. Buying a car is a big event for most people, so we should do anything we can do to help level the playing field. :)

http://cashmoneylife.com/how-my-neighbor-just-bought-his-new-car/

]]> By: Duane http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/guest-post-how-not-to-buy-a-car/comment-page-1/#comment-90961 Duane Fri, 06 Apr 2007 17:42:19 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/04/03/guest-post-how-not-to-buy-a-car/#comment-90961 This reminds me a story I read about car purchasing lessons, except the Volvo was a planned out good purchase choice: <a href="http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/11/14/reader-story-two-approaches-to-car-buying/" rel="nofollow">link</a> This reminds me a story I read about car purchasing lessons, except the Volvo was a planned out good purchase choice: link

]]> By: Flexo http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/guest-post-how-not-to-buy-a-car/comment-page-1/#comment-90959 Flexo Fri, 06 Apr 2007 17:20:07 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/04/03/guest-post-how-not-to-buy-a-car/#comment-90959 Chris: selling the car after resetting the check engine light isn't what you mentioned in your previous comment as illegal, you asked if the act of resetting the light was illegal. Regardless, I don't see how even selling the car after resetting a check engine light can be illegal if the light has the ability to be reset -- even by the service professional -- without actually doing maintenance on the car. I don't see how the act of bringing a car to a professional can change the legality of an action. If you tell the buyer that the check engine light has been reset, would that make it legal (if it is in fact illegal to not do so)? Chris: selling the car after resetting the check engine light isn’t what you mentioned in your previous comment as illegal, you asked if the act of resetting the light was illegal.

Regardless, I don’t see how even selling the car after resetting a check engine light can be illegal if the light has the ability to be reset — even by the service professional — without actually doing maintenance on the car. I don’t see how the act of bringing a car to a professional can change the legality of an action.

If you tell the buyer that the check engine light has been reset, would that make it legal (if it is in fact illegal to not do so)?

]]> By: Chris http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/guest-post-how-not-to-buy-a-car/comment-page-1/#comment-90955 Chris Fri, 06 Apr 2007 16:47:50 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/04/03/guest-post-how-not-to-buy-a-car/#comment-90955 Resetting the service light without service (an attempt to correct the problem, or at least identify the problem) would basically be selling a vehicle with hidden damage that you are fully aware of...and isn't it illegal to knowingly hide information from a prospective buyer about the automobile? If I know the vehicle was in a flood, and I tell the buyer it wasn't, isn't that illegal? Resetting the service light without service (an attempt to correct the problem, or at least identify the problem) would basically be selling a vehicle with hidden damage that you are fully aware of…and isn’t it illegal to knowingly hide information from a prospective buyer about the automobile?

If I know the vehicle was in a flood, and I tell the buyer it wasn’t, isn’t that illegal?

]]> By: Flexo http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/guest-post-how-not-to-buy-a-car/comment-page-1/#comment-90952 Flexo Fri, 06 Apr 2007 15:46:59 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/04/03/guest-post-how-not-to-buy-a-car/#comment-90952 Illegal to reset your own check engine light without service? You mean, against the law? I don't think so. Dealerships won't be happy if you do, and by doing so you may miss something that is wrong with the car, but there's no way the law is involved. Illegal to reset your own check engine light without service? You mean, against the law? I don’t think so. Dealerships won’t be happy if you do, and by doing so you may miss something that is wrong with the car, but there’s no way the law is involved.

]]> By: Chris http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/guest-post-how-not-to-buy-a-car/comment-page-1/#comment-90942 Chris Fri, 06 Apr 2007 13:27:40 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/04/03/guest-post-how-not-to-buy-a-car/#comment-90942 Someone may correct me, but I believe it is illegal to reset a check engine light without attempting a service to correct the problem. Someone may correct me, but I believe it is illegal to reset a check engine light without attempting a service to correct the problem.

]]> By: Jerry http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/guest-post-how-not-to-buy-a-car/comment-page-1/#comment-90699 Jerry Tue, 03 Apr 2007 21:54:30 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/04/03/guest-post-how-not-to-buy-a-car/#comment-90699 Did you consider going private party? I picked up my Audi wagon for about 1/3rd what a dealership wanted for something comparable. Did you consider going private party? I picked up my Audi wagon for about 1/3rd what a dealership wanted for something comparable.

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