Rini Cars

The worst buying experience continues to be a nightmare I purchased a car for my daughter from Rini Cars in Avon, MN. I was assured while looking at the car that several things had been checked/replaced/re I purchased a car for my daughter from Rini Cars in Avon, MN. I was assured while looking at the car that several things had been checked/replaced/repaired on the car (as he listed them) and that it was a good car. The owner told me that he would allow his daughter to drive the car. The transaction took extraordinarily long for a cash transaction (1-1/2 hours for the transaction alone). While I was waiting, they replaced the battery 3 times in the car in order to get it off the lot. After I got it home, it would not start again, so I purchased a new battery for the car. Then I discovered that the alternator was not working and needed to be repaired. After it had sat for a couple days, I started it again and VERY thick smoke filled the neighborhood from the tailpipe of this car. I then called the owner, to tell him about these bad experiences with the car. He told me that I could bring the car back and he would repair it for a good price. I chose not to do that because he didn't repair any of the problems as he stated he did in the first place, I didn't trust him to repair them this time and pay him additional hard earned money to do it. After a few months passed and my daughter drove less than 300 miles total in this car, it left a 2-1/2 block trail of fluid behind it from the engine. I checked the oil and the transmission fluid to discover both were just about empty. After bringing it to an auto mechanic, I learned that the entire underneath of the car was rusted badly. My mechanic called it fragile as an eggshell and transmission fluid and oil was dripping a constant stream. I called Rini Cars to ask what they would be willing to do about this situation and Rini's Son/representative stated that they will give me the value of the car which would be the scrap value (he stated "$50/$150 something like that"). Then as I asked him further about what his father stated about the repairs and the quality of the vehicle, he stated "He didn't want to fix it in the first place, so he didn't". Which completely contradicts what his father/the owner stated when I was looking at the car prior to purchase. I made a huge mistake by trusting this dealership. They lied to me and cheated my daughter out of her hard earned money. The son/representative also stated that I could have purchased a warranty on the vehicle. When I asked if I signed a waiver for that or it was ever offered, he said, "no, but you could have asked for it". I'm not sure how I would assume that there was a warranty on a used car, if it wasn't written or stated at any time or anywhere. Besides, the standard contract states that there is not a warranty, expressed or implied, therefore even if I asked for one, one would not have been able to be offered. This is a very bad business and I strongly recommend everyone to stay away from Rini Cars in Avon, MN. You will have a very bad experience from start to finish as well as throwing your heard earned money away, as we have. The representative for the company, clearly stated that they have no interest in repairing cars that are “sold as is” and, after repeated calls, the owner will not call us back to discuss the situation. More