Hi Scotty,
bought a used 2012 Corolla from a used car dealer. I did a test drive on a local road, everything was fine. However, a few days later when I was driving on the highway, I realized 4th gear has delayed shifting and it makes grinding noise. I took it to the local Toyota dealer workshop. They said I need a new transmission that costs $6700. I did a lot of research before buying this used car. i watched lots of your videos. corolla 2012 is your top pick 5 cars. i paid $7000 cash for this car. I don,t want to spend another $6700 .. GWC warranty covered only $2000.
any suggestion or opinion
I appreciate it.
Gee
New Jersey
This is why you always do a test drive on the highway to see how the car performs under various conditions, and get a mechanic to thoroughly check it out before buying. The history and condition of the individual car you are considering is at least as important as the reputation of the make and model.
Get a second opinion from a good independent mechanic who, if the trans really is shot, may be able to install a rebuilt one at lower cost than the dealer. Who knows though, maybe changing fluid and filter might help.
second opinion another $130
Doesn't sound too bad for a transmission diagnosis if the shop is known to be good and honest. Depending what they find you may wind up saving some money.
You should have read the warranty before buying the car and never bought it from a dealer. You just got screwed and learned a very expensive lesson.
Stung twice by dealer. they are certified thieves .never ever buy used car again.
Sorry!!
A good dealer should have fixed it for you. Read the fine print on the sales documents to see what they're required to do. And make sure slam them on all the review websites and social media.
"Good" and "dealer" very rarely go together in the same sentence. Definitely @geee should carefully check all the fine print, but those guys are usually expert at taking away everything they say verbally in the written contract. Definitely slam that dealer online wherever possible, for that matter they could even be named here to warn other people to stay away.
Certainly there's bad ones out there. But I've had almost exclusively good experiences with dealers. They were happy to fix stuff for me. You have to go to the right ones, and know how to talk to them. Definitely avoid the "bad credit no problem" ones. A good dealer knows he needs to treat customers well if he wants repeat business. Obviously the car climate right now is bananas so there's an excess of shady stuff going on.
I have no doubt there are some good dealers out there, the problem is that 99% of them make the other 1% look bad. (I have not bought a car from a dealer in over 35 years.)
In my experience, you have the proportions reversed 🙂
Must be a USA thing.
I have not seen any not even 1%. they are all crooked. by the way who buy used car the people who can't afford new one. mostly they are poor like me. robbing poor and make them suffer is a good business?
It's possible that where @mmj lives good dealers are more prevalent. 😉
Was the dealer that sold you this 10-year-old car with what may turn out to be a bad transmission a BHPH (buy here pay here bad credit OK) lot? Those are the worst bottom feeders taking advantage of people.
Does it drive at all now?
yes it does