by "JustAnotherG6" (bcabrington)
Published 10/18/2017 at 12:18
by "JustAnotherG6" (bcabrington)
Published 10/18/2017 at 12:18
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Anyone know what sort of issues the 2016 GT350 have experienced or have a carfax account to see what is up with this one in particular?
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"jimz" (jimz)
10/18/2017 at 12:27, STARS: 0
it just had a bunch of repairs in a relatively short timeframe and probably just tripped the lemon law threshold.
"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
10/18/2017 at 12:30, STARS: 2
$53k seems like a lot of $$ for a lemon law car—
"JustAnotherG6" (bcabrington)
10/18/2017 at 12:43, STARS: 0
Agreed, #23k - $33k is more of what i’d be willing to pay for such blanket statements.
"JustAnotherG6" (bcabrington)
10/18/2017 at 12:44, STARS: 1
still seems a bit fishy.
"Under_Score" (tomtheatum)
10/18/2017 at 12:46, STARS: 3
One of my favorite CarFaxes has to be for a 2015 Jeep Renegade I saw once. It had a transmission repair in the CarFax, and only a few days after that, it was for sale at a Kia dealership. I could feel the frustration of 60-year-old Carol as she traded in her “broken, no good car” for probably a Kia Soul, and the three paragraph Facebook post talking about her POS Jeep ran through me.
"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
10/18/2017 at 12:54, STARS: 0
I would want a hell of a lot of documentation before I was interested at any price. And how does the warranty work on that? I would want an extended warranty, for free—
"Arrivederci" (arrividerci)
10/18/2017 at 13:01, STARS: 1
Perhaps - but I’ll add a personal anecdote. My Dad bought a ‘95 Impala SS in 1996 that had been lemoned, apparently for some electrical issue. Chevy bought it back, fixed it and then sold it to him. He says it’s the best car he’s ever owned, 250k+ miles later he still has it. The transmission finally dropped a gear, so he’s putting a new one in, but that’s the first real issue that car has ever had, outside of maintenance.
"jimz" (jimz)
10/18/2017 at 13:10, STARS: 0
Oh believe me, I wouldn’t go for it- the repairs were fairly major and it supposedly had a long history of trans complaints.
"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
10/18/2017 at 13:11, STARS: 0
Sounds like your dad did his homework in finding out exactly what the car was lemoned for, which is critical.
I think that, if you did that, and were comfortable with the repairs/got an extended warranty for that item, the car could be a good buy - but I’d still want a significant discount for that. Your re-sale price will take a big hit, even if the car is OK.
"Arrivederci" (arrividerci)
10/18/2017 at 13:55, STARS: 0
True, but is still a risk. Honestly, I don’t think I’d ever pull the trigger if I saw a car come back as Branded/Lemon on the title. That could be one problem they couldn’t get right or a laundry list. Ostensibly those are all fixed and you could get something good like my Dad, but you could also get something that’s going to continue having a variety of issues. Especially electrical - if my memory serves, that was the reason and if so, I think he got lucky, hah.
"bryan40oop" (bryan40oop)
10/18/2017 at 14:35, STARS: 0
Majorish repairs
1. Sync (update any idiot can do it.)
2. trans grind
3. axle leak (seal)
4. Exhaust Mode Actuator (no loud noises)
5. A/c nothing major (transducer)
6. Trans grind
Honestly, not that bad. Definitely not a lemon.
Ford did have to replace both rear tires for resale.
Something tells me driver error, not mechanical error.