Don't be foolish when buying your next used car !!
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I just dealt with a similar situation; my idiot grandson purchased an Audi. He did not talk to me before the purchase. Long story short, he ended up selling the car for $2000 less than he paid for it a month before.
Ikr, they have Google to look anything up and all they care about is tik toks instead of doing some research for buying a prospective car 😢
Scotty Kilmer is easy to dismiss but he's right when he says German and European cars are "Endless money pits."
Scotty "Click Bait" Kilmer!😕
He's kind of gone to the Dark Side lately! 🙄😁
Back in the 80's I was creazy about European Car since the design, look were prettier than Americans and Japanese and safety when it crash at high speed like Volvo etc. I brought a brand new Volvo GL and found that after 50K the repair parts was much more expensive than standard car but ealibility was very poor. The mechanic rate was the same as $30.00 per hour and no flat rate 2 hours like what we have to-day. The 760GLE was a nightnare the simple parts like shock struct and rotor were about $430.00 a piece. I got rid of these Europeans and never look at them again.
Im a master certified Bosch tech. For those they don't know I'm specialized in European automotive. I see this all the time if you don't have deep pockets stay away from them
One of your best non-repair videos that deal in common sense. All people should view this video before buying a vehicle. It's all about image for some folks. Do homework on vehicle before purchasing it. European luxury can be very costly to own. Thanks Kenny!!!
Water damage has to be the worst nightmare. Even if you get it repaired, rust and corrosion never sleep. Any exposed connector pins and interconnections can become a nightmare to diagnose.
Your right some people just want to show they can ride around in luxury vehicles but they don't tell u fixing them is a small fortune and insurance is always higher
People are lazy they just want a car and think all cars are the same problems
That is why they buy it to look like she has money😂
A lot of these seni-exotic European cars sell really cheap when they're old for a reason. I had a friend at work who traded in older Mercedes S550 convertibles. I told him he was just one repair from losing his butt flipping these cars. Any single repair like a convertible pump or suspension airbag would exceed the value. Thanks for sharing this story. The public needs to hear it over and over.
SO true, well said
That's true for a lot of stuff from the last couple decades however. A heater core that requires removing the dash for example in whatever cheap car you can name.
Yes buying older semi luxury vehicles you have to remember the spares are still priced at semi luxury prices, not cheap at all. Funny thing is that Audi and VW are essentially the same car in a lot of models, but the spares can differ by up to 50% in price, depending if you ask for the unit using the VW part number, or the Audi part number, both of which appear on the box. Same part, same warranty, but price depends on end use vehicle.
I used to buy VW wiper blades for my Ford, simply because the VW part number was actually cheaper than buying them from the regular spares outlet, and the VW part was a very good quality Bosch wiper blade, much better than the retail version, bat was sold by VW for use on a Golf. But buy the same blade for the equivalent Audi, and the price was nearly double.
I’ve learned this also from the car wizzard his channel is good too
I did for a while, but he is just too doom and gloom.@@renj6531
There's a reason I buy mid level American cars, they're cheap and easy to fix and parts are plentiful. Keep the good advice coming Kenny.
I agree, but even those are going up drastically. People need to stop paying what they do for new cars. That would help, it's causing insurance to skyrocket too.
Chevrolet makes some crap too.
Example: 2009 to 2011 Chevrolet Aveo5.
Bought the car May 2020 used. 1.5 years later a plastic water manifold behind the thermostat blows apart (plastic crap) warps the cylinder head.
Again this year right now cylinder head off again warped again. Aluminum head.
Problem: Thermostat opens at 212F (engine runs to hot) and using a surge tank instead of a rad cap with a over flow tank.
Right now I’m spending big money to rectify this crap Chevrolet puts out.
Going to adapt a thermostat form a Plymouth Horizon with a 160 degree thermostat and throw out the surge tank and put a inline rad cap and over flow tank.
It’s not until you drive the vehicle for a bit, you start to find out problem areas with the vehicle.
I do the same, BUT not always easy to fix. Stuff like the Traverse is an engineering disaster. Engine gets dropped out for quite a few repairs. Same with Ford equivalent like the Edge
Back in the 80s, my first car was a Hyundai pony. Super cheap to run, and there were hundreds in the scrapyard. Learned a lot replacing parts on that super simple vehicle.
Wow that makes sense. Hyundais back then were cheap, but they weren't very good. Today they are just as good as any, or should I say the others aren't any better. Back in my day you could buy a used car for a couple of hundred bucks and fix them up yourself, and have a decent ride. Now days some cars cost more than my first house.
I love it. Every time they people bring in these cars. I tell to take it to dealer, and laff as they drive away.
Thank you, this video should be mandatory viewing for anyone looking to purchase a used car. I’ve had friends that did exactly what you are saying, buying an older year model of a car they could never afford new, for the social “Prestige” of owning a - (pick any of the high end manufacturers) and having them turn into very expensive boat anchors because they couldn’t afford to fix them.
You got that right man, a starter or alternator can cost a fortune, like Kenny said, even an oil change. We won't even talk about timing belts or any major repair.
People want to act rich ,but don't have the money so they buy a used Mercedes thinking there are getting a deal till they have to fix it ,then get mad when it can't be fixed for 100 .
Used cars usually need $2000 repairs to make them right, not including purchased price. Food for thought
There's a simple reason why German cars that sold for +80k new can be purchased for 10k a few years later.
Kenny, applying the capacity to use critical reasoning to customers is the mistake. Many customers have common sense but they aren't as common as many think. They are the suckers who become prey to the car salesmen.
As Scotty Kilmer once said they’re endless money pits when they age
Well said Kenny, you speak perfect truth. I am a big fan of Jaguar and I get fed up with “experts” on the internet complaining about their alleged unreliability when 90+% of the problems are caused by people buying the car and then not having the money to maintain them properly or giving them to people to repair who don’t have the ability!!!
If you have Ford money - buy a Ford!
I've seen a Jaguar engine stamped Ford. Overpriced status symbol.
You're right big K ! Just because you can buy something doesn't mean you can afford it !! 😂
If you don’t have the money to pay for a PPI, you can’t afford the car.
I was raised in a neighborhood of hot rodders growing up, I learned to wrench and later was a Navy Electrician, I just spent a year restoring a 1977 chevy 454 truck, also have 3 other trucks, when buying a vehicle I look at replacement part cost as well as ease of mechanical work.
Those kinds of cars are made for people that can afford them brand new and they always trade in for the newest model a year or two later
I see this situation frequently in the dealership I work at. People purchase used SRT models and then quickly learn why it was a good deal when they hear the price for the brakes replacement that it needs. $4,000 - 5,000.
Congratulations you just bought someone else’s headache.
That vehicle should have never been resold, that's a rip off and whoever sold it to her Should go to jail
Dang, Kenny! Thirteen year old German car. Oh, Lord!! Money pit straight to hell. Great advice, Kenny. You’ve got to budget repairs.
Absolutely right. My 25 year old Audi S6 routinely costs £1000 for a service, brakes etc. The car is worth about 4k
Unfortunately, some people can get excited and caught up in the hype when they see a 'nice' car they can only just buy, their sensibilities leave them completely.
Coworker bought a 2007 pickup 2 years ago. He brought it over or me to do some work on it. I could not even lift it on the lift since it was so rusty. Fist sized holes in the frame. He paid like $13k for the truck 🙃
I agree with everything you said, you were a good samaritan to even look, but if she don't have money going to someone asking to do something free go with a cheap car ... some people want to show but don't want to pay, and i hate that.
In Louisiana selling a car with a totaled title as anything but salvage is a felony. I do not know about the laws where you are, but in Louisiana she can bring that car back and sue them for three times the value plus her legal fees if she wins. Many lawyers here will take such a case with no charge if they lose, because that is usually a slam dunk win.
Great video Kenny! Simple common sense, sadly a rare thing these days! She must have got the car at a "Bargain" price, (Instant warning sign!). As you said, this was probably a "Ooo Shiny!" moment.
I've always told friends looking for a car if in doubt talk to someone who knows cars and take them with you when you go to look at something your interested in!
I suggested to a friend to ask at a few local repair shops for advice on what to buy. One of them happened to have a car for sale. It was a Ford Focus (UK version). It was a bit battered around the edges but solid and very well maintained.
I checked it out for her and told her, Yes, buy it. She got a good deal as it was taking up needed space outside the repair shop. 8 years later she's still got "Freddy" and it's never let her down yet.
I know a few people who live beyond their means, like my mother used to say they don’t have a pot to piss in or a window to throw it out
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As a boomer, I grew up with parents who had lived through the depression, they instilled a frugal lifestyle in all of us. We all lived without personal phones and lived in small houses with only one vehicle and often only one breadwinner in the house. Instead of internet, we listened to the radio and went to the library and the drive in. Fast forward a generation, and younger people grow up with the expectation of the dual income lifestyle we later became accustomed to. Unfortunately those kids don't have the financial resources to live that lifestyle, particularly with reference to houses and vehicles. Even education costs a lot more. So, I guess we should not be surprised they are experiencing a shock to realize that they need to lower their sights and think practically.
We also had only one bathroom, that taught us to share!!!
Central cause of most of problems today is the charge card.and the cell phone. Cell phone prevents one from thinking and gives one the belief that everything has to be immediate. That is enabled with a credit card. You can have it now.
If everyone had to use cash there would not be as much inflation. Whatever happened to the age old standard, do not buy what you cannot afford.
What a combo, flood car and an Audi.
Thanks, Kenny!
Too many kids naively expect a car they just purchased to need no maintenance, not even oil changes, for the first months. Sadly, most seem incapable of planning for next week, much less tomorrow.
Aided by parents who will buy them another or rush to fix the problem. My first car was $300 and the repairs taught me how to maintain. Had to use money I had saved up to buy.
Very sound advice Kenny. Thanks for sharing.
Kenny, your videos always feature the 3 I’s: insightful, instructive, and informative. Thank you for your passion for the automotive repair industry and more importantly your compassion for helping people through your shared knowledge and expertise. Keep leading and continue inspiring, my friend. Blessings to you and yours for a joyous holiday season.
Best wishes,
Steve
Thanks for making this video Kenny. So many people buy a car just because of the way it looks. Repairs are expensive and on those higher end vehicles much more. A friend asked me about a car that looked rough, but was mechanically sound. I told him that being mechanically sound is all that matters. You can always work on cosmedics a little at a time, if it bothers you. It sounds like that girl needs to see a lawyer. If it was not disclosed to her that it was a flood car, she has a case even if it was a salvage title. She probably got a good deal on it, if it is too good to be true, there is a reason. Also I am fairly mechanically inclined, and even though I know how to check out a car, I let a good mechanic look at it, sometimes even a dealership. Why? Because of all the electronics, patched up ac systems and such, even check to see if it was wrecked before. Many times a carfax will not show that it was in an accident. Like you said, not a bad idea to google it either.
Thanks for the content, always entertaining to hear your story's.
Good advice Kenny, I hope all is well with your family. Merry Christmas to you and yours!
Ken, this video is so on point! I worked for 32 years as an insurance adjuster and appraiser in the SC and NC border area. I cannot tell you how many times I would pull into a yard with a 6 to 12 year old high end European, German or American luxury vehicle sitting there. Look at the damages complete an estimate and explain your estimate is 1800.00 you have a 1000.00 deductible, you are responsible to pay that amount to the shop upon completion of repairs. I don’t have a thousand dollars! I can’t afford to pay 1000.00! I have full coverage I shout not owe anything! Or the opposite would be they stood in silence, then two weeks later they would call, and say no one will fix my car for 800.00 you need to come back. Great video, great content. People need to learn just because you can afford the payment does not mean you can afford the car. Hope the wife is doing better and wish you and your family a Merry Christmas
There is so little personal accountability, it's ridiculous.
Sounds like you are in a pickle then, would be my response😆But then the irresponsible person is butt hurt🤣
Great advice Kenny. Thank you.
Thank you Kenny for all your info very helpful to a lot of people.
A person like that should buy and early 2000's Honda or Toyota. I was doing a training class a while back and had a student who had the nice Civic 2 door model sporty little car around a 2005 vintage. He hooked up on it a couple months before this and bought it for like 2100.00. The paint was a little roached but it was reasonably clean inside for its age and ran great.
The price and ease of maintaining the car is amazing. I mean it, it was NOT a beater but was rather a nice little car with my high standards I would own and drive. It was a great candidate for a freshen up with a new paint job and basic service really being all needed. I agree with you wholeheartedly! Buy a car you can afford to maintain and repair!
This video reminds me of one of my sisters that had her heart set on getting herself a fixer upper used Jaguar years ago with the assumption that I would fix the issues for her. Luckily we were able to dissuade her from that idea and got her into a more reasonable car. She had a very difficult time understanding the cost of the parts and that I'm not wanting to be spending tens of hours of my weekends wrenching for free.
This video should be shown in all High schools.
Great advice, thanks!
Thanks for the "down to earth" advice. I will pass this along to my "still learning" son!
Exactly! My neighbor fortunately bought a BMW convertible that she had to have, and I said fortunately, it broke down before she made it home. Yes the dealership took the car back and gave her down payment back. She bought a Toyota Corolla a few weeks later. She apologized to me after buying it.
Sadly, it's no different here in the UK, I've lost count of how many times I've seen this exact situation. And as for European cars being money pits in the US, we have the same issues with US brands here, being just the same money pits. So many people look at the social status of vehicles and rarely the practical or financial implications.
A few decades ago, I bought an older prestige car. Now, I was young and foolish but I had a very good income. It went well for me. I had no issues. My then GF's dad thought it was a good idea and swapped his close to new car for the same model of car. It was a disaster. He could not afford to have any of the repairs. He was carless for ages until he reversed his decision. Never buy what you can afford to buy but can't afford to run/fix.
💯 percent right. I think is the feeling of owning a luxury car that make people save to buy those cars but can't afford to fix and go by crying from mechanic to mechanic hoping one will feel bad and give them a break. I see that way to often.
Right on. Cheap car only needs cheap repairs!!
Many years ago I had to get car fixed at a shop. Cannot remember what it was, but the shop found it was something simple and did not charge me. I was insistent they get paid for their time, but they still refused. That shop went out of business shortly thereafter. Always felt bad about that, however I believe they fell into the trap of trying to be nice to the public who will gladly take advantage of them and in the end not respect them. People tend to value what they pay for and not when it is free.
Dealerships know that so they charge a lot so people will love them more. Just kidding.
I hear you loud & clear on this. I bought a Volvo not knowing everything cost $400 & up no matter what it was. I've had friends pull in my driveway proud of the Mercede's they just got at a great deal, just needed a few things. Buying the vehicle is one thing, keeping it is another.
That’s great advice. Thanks.
I bought a 2008 Volvo S80 T6 with 111,000 miles on it for $1,200 but it needed some work. Input shaft bearing on Haldex unit which cost approx $200 in parts. Rebuilt vacuum pump, removed and then reinstalled blower motor/ replaced water pump/ new battery/ power steering leak fix/new tires and alignment/ replaced sun roof glass panel that shattered while driving/replaced oil filler cap o-ring/ had to make smoke tester to find that vacuum leak/rear brake rotors/oil changes and it now has 143,000 miles. The worst part is that it gets 20 mpg but the car weighs over 4,000 pounds and if my wife gets in an accident it offers more protection. I am able to do my own repair work so there is no cost for labor thanks to you-tube videos people have made on repairing Volvo's. When you factor in gas/ oil/insurance/repairs-owning a car is not cheap. But I do not have car payments and the depreciation of this car is still near zero because of car prices. I plan on keeping it till something expensive breaks and exceeds the residual value of the car.
sure helps being a mechanic before buying a car or truck , or paying a mechanic to look it over BEFORE a purchase .
Good info for car buyers. Always helpful to watch your videos. Thanks for sharing.
Have a great day!
Is there any recourse, perhaps for fraud or misrepresentation? Florida does have an "as is" condition on sales of used cars, but was anything concealed about the car? Your tips, Kenny, are worth their weight in gold....😊
Your right do not live beyond your means.
The German manufacturers only care about the original purchaser, they couldn't care less about the used market.
They are built to last till the warranty expires, then the car does.
Looks like other manufacturers are now following their lead 😢
I worked for 20 years at a major OEM manufacturer. We made components for every brand out there. The European manufacturers design great cars. It's just too bad that they can't make them run to the quality of their design. I wouldn't buy any European car, period. USA is almost as bad. Japanese companies are the best, and they even treat their suppliers as partners, not as hired help.
Buy a good old american car from the 1970s they last 4 ever
I understand,,,,,,,I hear this "ALL" the time ! People just don't understand. By the way "Love your channel & may God Bless. Happy Holidays !!!!!
Kenny thank you very much for your video. Love watching your videos
Soon as Kenny said rust I thought " Flooded in salt water ". It can't be fixed but nice that he didn't charge her. Yup, I bought a nice rust free '04, Z71, Burb this fall that came from S. Kansas and been in Michigan for 4 yrs. My mechanic checked it out and I had Trans case fixed, fuel pump, dash cluster, 2 tires, oil pick up seal + more. 4K to previous owner of 4 yrs., 3K to mechanic and today I found exact same truck for $1,200 that my mechanic also serviced but body mounts rotted out. Why? Because apparently previous owner quieted the lifters with STP and after all that work all the lifters rattle like crazy. The $1,200 truck runs like brand new, very clean interior so between the 2 I'll have a real nice truck. 2 wealthy owners owned the rusted out one and took excellent care of it. I did realize when I bought the Kansas truck I may have to put money into it and looks like I surely will. Scarry buying cars with all the flooding around the nation recently.
You are still ahead on a rust free 20 year old car in Michigan over what is here. Everything you mentioned on that SUV are common problems. You could try to put a high volume/high pressure oil pump such as the Melling 10296 to quiet the lifters. I have done that before with great success. Or just have the engines swapped and move on with life. Save the trans just in case.
“Rust!!!” 😂 Great video!
Kenny, thanks, for a good common sense video on buying used car ! Hope your wife is feeling better! God bless!
Thanks for having that "Talk" with people about purchasing a car. One should start learning about how to look for a reliable vehicle when they don't need one. If your vehicle breaks down and you need to replace it then you are at the mercy of the sellers. Ask yourself what do you "Need" this vehicle for. Then what can you afford. After this is answered you can add what do you want on a vehicle, and start looking for one that fits all your thought out options. Remember that unless you live in the rust belt, a car will last a lifectime if properly maintained. Don't cheap out on repairs.
It is amazing how instructive a broken down car event can be. For many we learn from it. For others they just look for another cheap problem.
In my case, I am travelling with my parents and the car breaks down on the interstate. Parents did not have AAA. So we call and pay for tow truck. Wife informs me why did I not use my AAA card? I thought I could only use if for my cars.. OUCH AAA covers the person, not the car. Life learning experience.
Kenny, when I was wrenching years ago, I'm 72 now, I tried to be honest Abe with every customer, no matter what. Some of the managers didn't like that but oh well, I could sleep at night! Don't ever change my friend as you set the benchmark with others in your area for a standard of excellence in Auto Repair!
I would get a good attorney and try to sue the car dealership. Isn't it against the law to resell a flooded and totalled vehicle.
Probably is, however hiring a lawyer and extensive court costs will probably exceed the value of the car. If you buy from a private party, which this probably was, it is buyer beware. Most of us have bought lemon cars and learned from the experience. But there are others who go thru life clueless blaming everyone else for their problems. If you know nothing about a car, buy new or a late model and get an pre-purchase inspection. For those who go cheap (like me) expect to do repairs.
@@lloydballard7051 I've never paid over 4 grand for any car I've ever owned I've paid as low as 50 bucks for cars that ran and drove sold them for more.
Awesome content! I’ve never bought a European vehicle because of labor and parts. I also ask my insurance company about repair and reliability on a prospective vehicle because they have statistics on that.
That is a great tip my friend! Thanks for sharing. I honestly never thought of that & it's brilliant! Keep wrenching 🔧
Many people do not use basic common sense. They look at how pretty and shiny a vehicle is, but pay little attention to the details. I work at a local auto parts store; we do free basic code scans on vehicles. I can't tell you how many times I have scanned a vehicle with a check engine light on, and I ask, when did you purchase this car? Invariably, many will say "I just purchased it." Of course I cannot say it, but I think, why in the world would you buy a vehicle with a check engine light on? People do it. Sad.
Thanks for the words of wisdom
All great advice bud 👍
Interesting thank you. 😊
Started buying cars in 72 and those first years were beaters. Soon learned that if you can't fix it yourself or afford to pay someone else to fix it don't buy it. The ladies see nice paint and shiny. They need to have family or friend knowledgeable about cars go with them when shopping or at least pay a reputable mechanic to look it over before closing the deal. It really takes a despicable kind of person to take advantage of people this way. Lots of VIN searchable databases online to help out.
A young fellow at work recently bought a 2010 Volkswagen suv. The car looked amazing but had high mileage . Older couple owned it blah blah. It wasn’t running right and needed a few repairs according to the (Shady) used car dealership . lol. Well he bought it. . 2 months later and several expensive parts later the timing jumped so game over. 7k to purchase the car. 3k in misdiagnosed repairs . Now he has a parts car and an empty bank account. He bought the car as is where is with no warranty at all. That young fellow knows absolutely nothing about cars. He asked me for advice for his next car. I told him very much the same as Kenny’s advice with one extra. Take it for a test drive and set up a visit at a trusted repair shop. Pay for an inspection and general look over the car. Or take a mechanic or knowledgeable person with you when buying a car. That couple hundred dollars may save you a costly mistake and misery.
Yep absolutely correct don't buy what you can't maintain or keep insurance on my exact reason for older and repairable by myself vehicles other than the satisfaction of I know what I have and how it's gonna hold up.
You do such a great job and you’re kind, too….👍
Will add that a sneaky way car shysters by me hide a rebuild title from casual view, is to move the car registration districts a few times. As the title paper only shows the last 5 registration authorities they often will buy it off auction, then register it at another adjacent province, then move every month to a new one, in the interim actually fixing it to the point it will run. The moves are just on paper, the vehicle gets a roadworthy test, then, in the validity period of this bought one, vehicle not needed (6 months validity) for test, it gets "moved to 5 different registration authorities, each one giving a pro rata reduction in fee for the previous one, as the vehicle is "sold" to different dealers for a low price, or on consignment, or as a swap. After 5 moves, the original registration, easy to search for and get accident info, along with auction info, rolls off, and they then finally fix the vehicle, or at least get it running well enough, and then get another current roadworthy that it might actually pass (sort of, if Stevie Wonder was doing it, and had Beethoven there to hear the noises) before selling it to some schmuck.
Audi Q7? Wait until she has to do timing chain job on that one😂😂 a freaking fortune
In New South Wales in Australia they have banned repairable write offs to make it harder for people to rebirth cars,I knew of someone who had a Nissan FJ20DET bolted into a Datsun 180B coupe which rusted out so what he did is bought another Datsun 180B coupe,cut the old chassis number out of the old rusted out body then he welded into the car he bought which had a good body then swapped the import motor & transmission from the old rusted out body into the donor body.
He did that to avoid having to go through getting it engineered to make sure that it complies with the ADRs (Australian Design Rules) since the engine came out of a Japanese import.
These days you can't do that once the car is written off, etc.
Yes,I have always bought Holdens because I am a Holden & they're cheap to fix & easy to work on, particularly when I can buy a whole set of hydraulic lifters for $100 AUD.
My point is that when Holden ran the Nissan six in the VL Commodore it was more like $75 AUD per hydraulic lifter !
Any luxury vehicle will have luxury prices to maintain THEM.
Fantastic post, I hope a lot of people learn from it.
My 2013 tacoma has 203,000 miles and I've done both outer CV boots and that's it other then maintenance.
I wondered why Toyota's were so reliable until I had to fix one. The car was old and tired so the failure was expected. Needed bearings. Well Toyota bearings are measured in the 1/10,000 versus US 1/1000. That tells you the degree of precision they make their vehicles.
I rather have a old junk car than one of the new one’s easier to work on last longer and no $$$ modules to go out
You sir are 100 percent correct I work for Valvoline as a senior tech and European cars are expensive maintenance, and there are plenty of people with price shock for the oil change alone.
Outstanding content, thank you very informative ..
I use to tell my customers..... any one can afford a used BMW or Mercedes..... the problem is not many can afford to drive it...... then I gave an example.... a water pump for a ford chevy and so on is 100 bucks installed... these was in the 80's..... but the benz you just brought me to check out before you buy it..... the good news is the pump is still good... the bad news.... it will cost 1250 to 1500 bucks when it goes bad!
amen ,so correct
Too true Kenny, there are lots of shady used car dealers out there, and some new ones too !
Buddies daughter, bought a 2013 I think, nice looking white toyota camry sport edition at the dealer. Her mom went with her who does know cars pretty good. Well, a year or so later her trans takes a dump. She lives in Vegas, so too it to a highly recommended shop for trans service. Well, in the end they NEVER touched a bolt on the trans pan, nor checked and filled fluids. She picked it up few days later, same issue, would go into neutral and not shift in gear. So I went to Vegas, towed her car home to check it out when I found it had not been touched.
Made another trip to Vegas again with her mom, to this "shop" Well, it was very pristine inside, with black n white tiles shop floor, way too clean to do much real work in !! I told em they ripped her off for $500 for something they NEVER did ! Of course they lied and denied it etc, Lady @ counter whips out her phone to show me a pic of a trans pan corner with magnet dirty with some metal (a month + later!) Who saves pics like that? hahaha I told her that could be ANY ones pan not hers.
Then the manager changed his tune, saying well " We can help you on it and find you a trans etc" I told him, "look dude I been doing this longer than you been alive, you cheated her plain and simple. Plus I already towed it to my "shop" (they don't know I don't have a shop! lol) Her mom found a used trans in San Diego for it for $1,200, so we went and got that. Upon me changing her trans in the driveway on the ground, I noticed her front end had replacement parts on it and minor old damage.
It had been crashed and fixed probably another auction car as well, the new parts had the paper stickers on the back sides of pieces. The kicker is the dealer she got it at wouldn't let her look at other cars, they kept pimping her to this 1 car, and for $22,000+ !! I told her you got burned it probably was a couple $1000 at auction, thats why they wanted to sell it soooo bad the profit margin had to be HUGE !
Great advice and a great service to your viewers! Sadly the lady with the Audi should have had someone with experience helping her shop for a car. She was ripped off by an unscrupulous dealer who deserves a lawsuit!
Great advise
Good advice for the novice buyers out there. So easy buy a lemon and live to regret the transaction. There are web sites that give the history for a fee and can save $$. Penny wise and pound foolish comes to mind.
Retired shop owner/ tech here. I trained all my customers that spending the money for a pre-purchase inspection is a must. If the seller, be it dealer,car lot or individual is not willing to let you take it to be inspected. “ DO’NT TOUCH IT “.
I'm strongly agree with you
What a great life's lesson, applicable for a lot of stuff I'd say...
I was always taught not to buy a car that you can’t afford to put 2 new tires on at any given time. And that lesson has served me well throughout my life.
people don't use any sense with buying vehicles they buy one that looks nice and has lots of toys in it to break down. we had someone who drove to work all week on a spare tire because she was saving money to go to comic con and couldn't afford to get her tire fixed.
Ugh, son , nephew, and niece has to learn the hard way as well😢
In Florida it's a misdemeanor to sell a car with a rebuilt tile, rental or cop car without disclosure it. My ex wife purchased a used vehicle from a buy here and pay here. I got back every dollar towards the principal. From the bond company .
Don't buy with emotion buy with facts !! if you have no idea about cars take some one with you !! If you want a BMW lease it don't buy it keep the great videos coming thanks Kenny
Rich people trade high end cars as soon as out of warranty for a reason.....they can afford to pay the HIGH repair bills but choose not to....rather have a new car payment....ITS CHEAPER
If i lived in america ,even though he admits he not the cheapest , I'd move close to him because he's thoroughly honest and doesn't give up until he's fixed your problem. Bit of a rarity these days. Rock on kenny.
I'll take winter rain over the white stuff 😅
(as long as temps is above freezing, of course)
I look forward to snow in my Subaru.
@@fubartotale3389👍Lots of white sand in Hawaii.
Very good tips . I am like you i own older cars that i can fix ez and cheap
Why is the Audi battery under the seat?
There are several practical reasons why electric car battery packs are placed underneath the passenger compartment: 1. Weight distribution: Placing the battery pack underneath the passenger compartment helps to distribute the weight evenly across the vehicle, lowering the center of gravity.
The rule of thumb I've heard many times over the years is the original factory purchase price of a vehicle will give you a good idea of the cost of ownership. There is also no such thing as a cheap to own German car.