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Had my C5 for a year. Wife drove it thru a bad storm last August and flooded the motor. Insurance paid for another motor. Ran good since then. But little things were starting to go wrong. Didn't want to sell it to a person and have problems with it so I traded it in on a 2015 Ram Sport. I traded a Ram truck in to get the Vette last year. I've owned about 5 Ram trucks thru the years. We just moved to Georgia last month so after we buy another house I'll go looking for another Vette. Not sure if it will be a C5 or C6. See what happens. I'm more of a reader than poster so I'll still be around. Thanks
I'm on my forth Ram Hemi since 2008 and they are hard to beat for price/performance. My current 2017 only has 21,000 miles and the 3 year warranty ran out last month. Yesterday the battery went bad, first problem I had since new. I'm more of a Mopar fan and had bad luck with GM stuff except my eight Corvettes. Good luck!
Yea I was OK with trading into a dealer. I said the car ran good and little things needed to be fixed (AC blowing cold on one side, TPS sensors going, etc). It was a old car with 108,000 miles. I've drove it to North Georgia from Florida 4 times this year with no problems. Title will say flood DICK! You sound like a little idiot boy behind a keyboard. It will end up at a auction.
I'm on my forth Ram Hemi since 2008 and they are hard to beat for price/performance. My current 2017 only has 21,000 miles and the 3 year warranty ran out last month. Yesterday the battery went bad, first problem I had since new. I'm more of a Mopar fan and had bad luck with GM stuff except my eight Corvettes. Good luck!
As far as trucks I'm a Mopar guy. Only new car/truck I've ever bought was a 2002 red RAM Sport. Owned it for 14 years before I traded it in on a 2013 Blacked out Ram. I've always had good luck with them.
Yea(h) I was OK with trading into a dealer. I said the car ran good and little things needed to be fixed (AC blowing cold on one side, TPS sensors going, etc). It was a(n) old car with 108,000 miles. I've drove it to North Georgia from Florida 4 times this year with no problems. Title will say flood DICK! You sound like a little idiot boy behind a keyboard. It will end up at a(n) auction.
As someone who has worked at a car dealership for all of my adult life, I can tell you - everybody does that. lol
Rich, poor, sports car, Kia, truck.... everybody trades in vehicles when they have problems they don't want to live with.
If the money spread isn't that much, it's a better way to go than having someone show up at your house, drive it, buy it, and then have problems and know who you are and where you live.
I'm 71 years old. I learned a long time ago to be careful when you have a vehicle up for sale. If you sell it to the wrong person they will expect a lifetime warranty and call you every time anything happens to the vehicle expecting you to do something.
Bullcrap with that! Once I'm through with a vehicle I don't want to see it again!
The moral of this story is I don't blame you for trading in the C5. It's the dealers responsibility to check the car out and correct any problems. Most dealers don't even want you to tell them what's wrong with the trade in. They have specialists evaluating it.
As someone who has worked at a car dealership for all of my adult life, I can tell you - everybody does that. lol
Rich, poor, sports car, Kia, truck.... everybody trades in vehicles when they have problems they don't want to live with.
If the money spread isn't that much, it's a better way to go than having someone show up at your house, drive it, buy it, and then have problems and know who you are and where you live.
Originally Posted by Grandpa1
I'm 71 years old. I learned a long time ago to be careful when you have a vehicle up for sale. If you sell it to the wrong person they will expect a lifetime warranty and call you every time anything happens to the vehicle expecting you to do something.
Bullcrap with that! Once I'm through with a vehicle I don't want to see it again!
The moral of this story is I don't blame you for trading in the C5. It's the dealers responsibility to check the car out and correct any problems. Most dealers don't even want you to tell them what's wrong with the trade in. They have specialists evaluating it.
. At 60 It's not worth getting super upset. Just made the response to someone who didn't know all the details.
Could be problems with the truck. I'll eventually find out. Most vehicles I've traded in thru the years is because I got tired of working on them. I'll find me a C5 or C6 soon.
The day after I bought the truck the dealership changed the advertised price to $3000 less than I payed for it. Then put sold on the ad after one day. They have the Vette on their website for sale with the wrong description of the car. It's just a black coupe.
Extremely Clean Condition - 50th Anniversary Edition - Triple Black - Head Up Display - Magnetic Selective Ride Control - Removable Roof - Automatic Temperature Control - Factory 50th Anniversary Wheels - Must See .
As someone who has worked at a car dealership for all of my adult life, I can tell you - everybody does that. lol
Rich, poor, sports car, Kia, truck.... everybody trades in vehicles when they have problems they don't want to live with.
If the money spread isn't that much, it's a better way to go than having someone show up at your house, drive it, buy it, and then have problems and know who you are and where you live.
I never expect the dealership where I buy a used car from to be upfront on the condition of the car. This is my responsibility to have it inspected before buying, which I do every time.
The dealer would give a trade in price based on condition, and what he needs to do to it to get it sold, and how much he has in the Dodge wagon - or he'll send it to auction, which is the ultimate "as is" sale. OP was honest about what needed fixing, so what's the discussion about?
most people know a used car is never sold because everything works perfectly and isn't expected to need any serious cash outlay for some time. A car getting old age problems is better sold into an environment with a professional service staff that is able to bring it up to market conditions , possibly with a small warrantee on the car as a possibility , before the next owner gets the keys. . Not a dick move at all.
Most people know a used car is never sold because everything works perfectly and isn't expected to need any serious cash outlay for some time. A car getting old age problems is better sold into an environment with a professional service staff that is able to bring it up to market conditions , possibly with a small warranty on the car as a possibility , before the next owner gets the keys. . Not a dick move at all.
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If the dealer was honest he would look and see that the description of the car is wrong. And I told them about the flood title and replaced motor. But like I said they are just trying to flip it or it goes to the auction.
traded the Vette
