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Skriven 2009-05-15 01:12:18 av Michiel van der Vlist (2:280/5555)
     Kommentar till en text av Roy Witt (1:397/22)
Ärende: Ebay
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Hello Roy,

On Wednesday May 13 2009 17:28, you wrote to me:

 RW>>> A used car has a 30 day guarantee offered by the local garage or
 RW>>> used car lot.

 MvdV>> When I bought my Volvo the garage gave me a one year guarantee.

 RW> Wonderful. When I bought my 2002 Silverado in SD, I also got what was
 RW> left of the original factory warranty.

I did NOT also get "what was left of the original factory warranty". When I
bought it, it was 7 years old. The original warranty had long expired. No, I
got a brand new one year guarantee. Quit normal here...

 RW>>> In that case, the person you hire guarantees that what he's
 RW>>> reported to you is what you'll get. Plus there is always CarFax,
 RW>>> which gives you a complete history of the vehicle from day one
 RW>>> of it's life.

 MvdV>> How do I cash in on it when something goes wrong? When it
 MvdV>> breaks down on me how do I get the seller tp pay for the cost
 MvdV>> of repairs?

 RW> Didn't you read what I said? The inspector 'guarantees', means that
 RW> you get a guarantee from him. i.e. he stands behind his report with a
 RW> guarantee that it is what he says it is, or you get compensated for
 RW> any repairs, etc..

That is not what I get here. That e.g. an exhaust is in good order does not
mean that it will survive one year. Here the local garage does not guarantee
that the report is correct. What they guarantee is that if something breaks,
they will repair it for free, period.

 RW>  If he provides you with a CARFAX report, that company also guarantees
 RW> that the vehicle is what they say it is in their report. i.e total
 RW> milage is as they report, accident records if any are as they report,
 RW> damage, sales, owners and registrations are what they say they are in
 RW> their report. If they aren't, you get compensated for any mistakes
 RW> they may have made.

The report can be 100% accurate and some part can still break.

 MvdV>>>> No matter how skilled and trustworthy that person is, he/she
 MvdV>>>> can never judge if I am going to *like* the car. Only I can
 MvdV>>>> judge that.

 RW> Then you have no business buying a car where you can't depend on
 RW> someone else to judge it for you.

As I told you, I would not buy a car that I have not test driven myself.

 MvdV>> I am not interested in rare old cars. I want a car as a means
 MvdV>> of transport. There is plenty pf local supply, so I buy
 MvdV>> locally.

 RW> Then why did you enter into this conversation?

Because no matter how you twist it, this was not about rare old cars. See the
subject line.

 RW>>> Unlike Europe, in the US we have the freedom to select vehicles
 RW>>> from dealers, dealer used car lots, independent used car lots,
 RW>>> dealer auctions, reposessed vehicle auctions thru banks, credit
 RW>>> unions, wholesale sellers, private sellers and the list goes on
 RW>>> and on.

 MvdV>> Eh?? What makes you think we do not have that freedom here?

 RW> If you do, you would have mentioned them.

Why mention what goes without saying?


Cheers, Michiel

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