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xBanditKeithx t1_iyydk8k wrote

I do not know if this falls under the lemon law; but when in doubt seek legal council for this matter.

You should list what the Make/Model of the car is as this could give others a better idea, as some vehicles are just straight garbage sometimes.

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IamSauerKraut t1_iyydysv wrote

Since you say you bought from a dealership, file a Lemon Law complaint with the state Attorney General's Office. Include copies of your bill of sale, title, registration, and any warranties. Copies, not originals (those you keep).

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E_Pluribus_Omnom t1_iyyex03 wrote

What are you hoping to gain by hiring a lawyer? You purchased a car with a warranty, then you needed to immediately use the warranty and they've been working on it such as replacing the engine.

So it sounds like they're working with you, it's just taking a long time.

Are they providing you with a loaner? That would be a nice convenience for you, I'd push for that if you don't have one.

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Sticky_Duck t1_iyyezci wrote

Replying to E_Pluribus_Omnom (#861,099)

The warranty didn't cover anything yet, that being another they lied/decieved me on... nothing was tsaid about the vehicle being in any bad shape or that i was going to need repairs or needed to be repaired immediately.. said that warranty would cover mechanical things in the car except cosmetic things, we're very rude about me trying to recieve a loaner and said that they don't usually don't that thing... what happened was the engine had tons of copper and metal shavings in it buy they could have told me/discovered this before selling me the csr if they ctually serviced the vehicle lile the carfax said they had. Bmw dealer said it hadn't been serviced for atlwast 20k+ miles and that's about a bit longer than the first owner had sold that car. So in-between the 1st owner and the dealer, the dealer destroyed this somehow by not properly maintaining the car... even though the carfax said it had been..

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Hot-Career-1326 t1_iyygpcb wrote

Replying to Sticky_Duck (#861,104)

Do you have the warranty paperwork you could go over to see if they purposely left things out? Definite call to a lawyer like others said. Some Dealerships do things like this all the time with lease turn ins. Not taken care of or as I seen recently 2018 Altima. Took the bumper off to blend the fenders and the impact bar was bent right down the center; unrelated to the accident dealer just slapped a bumper on it

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E_Pluribus_Omnom t1_iyygq6z wrote

Replying to Sticky_Duck (#861,104)

You've already paid to replace the engine, on what I'm assuming is a BMW?

Because you said they replaced the engine. If the warranty didn't cover it, and you didn't pay anything, who paid to have the engine replaced?

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Sticky_Duck t1_iyyhl9r wrote

Replying to E_Pluribus_Omnom (#861,099)

I plan to gain a functioning vehicle and compensation for my time and money I've had to use to travle around being sold this junk and not having a vehicle. Yeah I had an old 2002 with around 200k miles that was r titled that was on its last legs frame wise but it drove and worked like it was supposed to never had a big issue with it the 70k miles i drove but needed soemthing new as it didn't feel safe. And now I have no vehicle

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JacobRyanW t1_iyypxkd wrote

There’s always inherent risk buying a used car, especially a 10 year old plus vehicle. It sucks to be out a car though I feel for you. Not calling you stupid by any means but as I find it doesn’t matter the millage, the dealer or the carfax, a car with no bad symptoms can grenade out of the blue. This is coming from 12 years auto industry experience and I’ve seen this on cars many times, I’ll appraise and it seems/sounds fine and checks out in service. Two days off the lot it drops a trans.

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Signal-Maize309 t1_iyzqrlr wrote

You’re wasting your time. You’d have to somehow prove that the dealer knew about the issues with the car. It’s a used car, so you get what you pay for.

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ronreadingpa t1_iz01sa7 wrote

Litigation. Downside is it could drag out for a while and require spending more money now. Unless you can find an attorney to take the case on contingency, which seems a long-shot. Even if you win, likely won't get attorney fees back. Depending on the amount of money involved, may be better to cut your losses.

Replacing with used or reconditioned parts is common even for a new vehicle warranty repair. On the bright side, since the dealer has replaced parts, that clearly shows they know the car has issues. Keep pressing the dealer. Eventually they may get the car into reasonable drivable condition or offer to trade it for something else.

If all else fails, contact the local news media. It's a hail Mary, but sometimes gets results.

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Professional-Pea-962 t1_iz05396 wrote

You never buy a BMW you lease it after 50k miles repairs going forward usually exceed the value of the vehicle. The shop who fixes it doesn’t specialize in BMWs it will come back with more problems it went it with…

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xBanditKeithx t1_iz0lauv wrote

Replying to Sticky_Duck (#862,954)

from what I remember those (11-17 generation) are not very good cars after about.. 80k-ish. They have been known have some very horrible issues such as timing chains / guides going bad and destroying motors, oil leaks, cooling issues.

BUT as many others have apparently said you can seek legal advice, and/or hope that the warranty covers it in the end.

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[deleted] OP t1_iz12gdg wrote

Replying to Professional-Pea-962 (#863,538)

Yup. Would disagree with the “dealer made no mention of issues” comment, everything you need to know about this car was there in the fact it was a ten year old BMW with 130k miles. Like buying a time bomb.

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