For those who read my previous post on bed size I finally settled on a PU truck, a 2004 Chevy Silverado 1500 extended cab. Got it up in Elkhart.
I took it for a test drive. It has some issues. I need to fix the fuel gauge, drivers side mirror needs new glass. There are several more issues, all of them relatively minor. The worst after talking to my local car guy was the fuel gauge, he guessed a simple fix could be a bad wire for $50 bucks or less to dropping the fuel tank and replacing the sensor for less than $500. Okay. I can live with slowly fixing minor things.
However, tonight I was out with friends and the brakes went out. A massive leak under the front drivers side.
First, I am well aware that I bought it "as is." I signed the binding arbitration paperwork. However, to my thinking as it is a potential safety issue is there any hope of contacting my attorney to see if I have any grounds to get them to pay for at least the unknown brake line / other(?) failure or do I just eat it? I am guessing that I just eat it and can live with that although I don't want to, but I understand it.
I just don't know if there is some caveat that due to the safety of the vehicle on the road if they had any responsibility to inspect it and fix it?
That's my simple question. I got it very slowly to my mechanic and will have them fix the issue this week. I'll post a picture or two when I get it back.
Regards,
Doug
I took it for a test drive. It has some issues. I need to fix the fuel gauge, drivers side mirror needs new glass. There are several more issues, all of them relatively minor. The worst after talking to my local car guy was the fuel gauge, he guessed a simple fix could be a bad wire for $50 bucks or less to dropping the fuel tank and replacing the sensor for less than $500. Okay. I can live with slowly fixing minor things.
However, tonight I was out with friends and the brakes went out. A massive leak under the front drivers side.
First, I am well aware that I bought it "as is." I signed the binding arbitration paperwork. However, to my thinking as it is a potential safety issue is there any hope of contacting my attorney to see if I have any grounds to get them to pay for at least the unknown brake line / other(?) failure or do I just eat it? I am guessing that I just eat it and can live with that although I don't want to, but I understand it.
I just don't know if there is some caveat that due to the safety of the vehicle on the road if they had any responsibility to inspect it and fix it?
That's my simple question. I got it very slowly to my mechanic and will have them fix the issue this week. I'll post a picture or two when I get it back.
Regards,
Doug