Buyer Be Really F***ing Aware

[earplug]

Looks like it could have happened while it was transported or towed. REPO in the past?

[OtterbatHellcat]

I really hope this settles out good for you, Bailey.

[BushMasterBoy]

Stealerships. Everytime I try to get an inspection from a dealer, they won't do it. So I walk away from the deal. I guess in your case, having it on the lift would have saved some grief. Definitely leave them a negative review online.

[Bailey Guns]

Looks like it could have happened while it was transported or towed. REPO in the past?

No...new car.

[Bailey Guns]

Stealerships. Everytime I try to get an inspection from a dealer, they won't do it. So I walk away from the deal. I guess in your case, having it on the lift would have saved some grief. Definitely leave them a negative review online.

It's entirely possible no one at the dealership knew of the damage. The mechanic didn't even see it until he took that heat shield off. I seriously doubt putting it on a lift would've prevented this. That's probably not a practical thing for people to do when buying a new car.

[ray1970]

I miss the old days when a hole in an exhaust system made enough noise that it definitely couldn?t go unnoticed.

[Bailey Guns]

^^ I thought the same thing when I saw it. But it sounds perfectly normal. Quieter than most cars, even.

[Irving]

Is it a turbo diesel? You'd think that hole would've woken up the neighbors when you started it.

[Bailey Guns]

^^ Yep.

[Skip]

I would just MIG welded it.

Good PSA!

The last used car we bought we paid to have it inspected by and indy repair shop which included pulling codes and putting on a lift. It was really clean and I trusted the dealer but you can never be too sure given the cost of things these days.

My folks have a RAV4 that needs a new converter and they were quoted a similar estimate just this week. A lot of labor to get at it apparently.