Callisto in NC
Washing Up
I have a 17 year old and she works, goes to school, and is trying to get into college. Because of this, we needed a second car. In my first attempt to be totally unselfish I bought a Honda Passport this weekend for $900 because the paint wasn't perfect and it had a ticking noise that I looked up and is a common problem with the vehicle. I test drove it and purchased it from a dealer "as it". I expected it to need work but I didn't expect to only get it 50 miles and have it completely break down.
I know, $900, but I trusted the dealer when he said his girlfriend had been driving it and that he'd drive it anywhere and there were even receipts from South Carolina from a week ago in the car, so it looked like it had been driven. The test drive didn't reveal any issues and I trusted someone who said their son had cancer (kind of thought it would be bad karma for someone whose son has cancer to sell a lemon to a single mom).
I am such an idiot. The question is, now what do I do? My mechanic was supposed to pick it up last night be we had snow. Should I just dump it for $900 "as it" to someone else? I can't. I'd love to, but I can't for some reason.
I feel like such a fool trusting a dealer. Has anyone ever been this foolish? I'd like to feel like I'm not alone. I do get the idea of "too good to be true" but I didn't have huge expectations. I expected the car to need some work but I didn't expect it to only work for 50 miles and not even be able to get it to the garage for diagnosis.
I know, $900, but I trusted the dealer when he said his girlfriend had been driving it and that he'd drive it anywhere and there were even receipts from South Carolina from a week ago in the car, so it looked like it had been driven. The test drive didn't reveal any issues and I trusted someone who said their son had cancer (kind of thought it would be bad karma for someone whose son has cancer to sell a lemon to a single mom).
I am such an idiot. The question is, now what do I do? My mechanic was supposed to pick it up last night be we had snow. Should I just dump it for $900 "as it" to someone else? I can't. I'd love to, but I can't for some reason.
I feel like such a fool trusting a dealer. Has anyone ever been this foolish? I'd like to feel like I'm not alone. I do get the idea of "too good to be true" but I didn't have huge expectations. I expected the car to need some work but I didn't expect it to only work for 50 miles and not even be able to get it to the garage for diagnosis.