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In reply to the discussion: Did you ever buy a lemon of a car. You had one thing go wrong and very soon another did. Or they would say that they [View all]Tadpole Raisin
(1,889 posts)9. I'm surprised about your Impreza Deb as I would never expect that from this car
although I also never seriously researched it. Old car batteries used to last 5 years. Youre lucky now if they last 3.
Still even highly rated car makers can birth a lemon. My first thought was that the dealership might be less than honorable in addressing the issue especially if it started early and they wanted to skirt the lemon law requirements (if F47 hasnt blown up that consumer protection too).
Hope you get it resolved.
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Did you ever buy a lemon of a car. You had one thing go wrong and very soon another did. Or they would say that they [View all]
debm55
Jun 30
OP
I'm surprised about your Impreza Deb as I would never expect that from this car
Tadpole Raisin
Jun 30
#9
I know. We have had the car for 5 years. We have had 5 batteries. We did get a letter that there a someone wrong with
debm55
Jun 30
#12
Oh my . Rich charges it enough to get to the dealership. They replace the battery. Same problem
debm55
Jul 1
#23
Thank you very much , Freddie. Rich buys new cars because. honestly he can't fix them We would expect this from a used
debm55
Jul 1
#28
Thank you very much LogDog75, for sharing with us. Glad you got rid and the couple of the lemon.
debm55
Jul 1
#29
Wow what a post. Thank you for sharing with us, some_of_us_are_sane. That is terrible what happened to you. Love the
debm55
Jul 1
#30