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Old 12-14-2014, 03:11 PM
 
Location: Texas
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Bought the focus yesterday at a Volkswagen dealership in San Antonio. Said they took it on a trade in. Clean carfax, drove fine. Few interior and exterior flaws, but nothing major. 24 hours later the car leaves me stranded in a walmart parking lot. Car won't turn over. Just clicks. Battery looks new. Connections were tight. Color me frustrated. Glad I purchased the warranty they offered. Hopefully they do me right tomorrow
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Old 12-14-2014, 03:20 PM
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Bought the focus yesterday at a Volkswagen dealership in San Antonio. Said they took it on a trade in. Clean carfax, drove fine. Few interior and exterior flaws, but nothing major. 24 hours later the car leaves me stranded in a walmart parking lot. Car won't turn over. Just clicks. Battery looks new. Connections were tight. Color me frustrated. Glad I purchased the warranty they offered. Hopefully they do me right tomorrow
Terrible. If I were you and had only 6500 to spend on a vehicle and no option to finance one I would have bought one from a private owner and had my mechanic look it over thoroughly before I pulled the trigger. Good luck with your new (dead) car.
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Old 12-14-2014, 07:59 PM
 
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Bought the focus yesterday at a Volkswagen dealership in San Antonio. Said they took it on a trade in. Clean carfax, drove fine. Few interior and exterior flaws, but nothing major. 24 hours later the car leaves me stranded in a walmart parking lot. Car won't turn over. Just clicks. Battery looks new. Connections were tight. Color me frustrated. Glad I purchased the warranty they offered. Hopefully they do me right tomorrow
See if Texas has a lemon law......
You may be able to make them give you
your money back.
Check it out, a s a p
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Old 12-14-2014, 10:34 PM
 
Location: East TX
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See if Texas has a lemon law......
You may be able to make them give you
your money back.
Check it out, a s a p
No lemon law will apply for a single instance of no-start. A reputable dealer will work with a customer if he only had the vehicle a day, and maybe not repair at no charge, but certainly identify and discount a repair.
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