Liars and cheats - Richard Nichol
I am stationed at Tyndall Air Force Base Florida. I called Mike well in advance asking questions about the vehicle particular pertaining to any leaks. He described that he looked over the truck personally and it is in really good shape and no leaks. Even though I'm not mechanically inclined when I arrived I looked over the truck as best I could and determined to buy the vehicle. I also purchased a 3-month service warranty through cars. After getting it home I had serious transmission problems and several leaks throughout the entire vehicle. The engine had two oil leaks, the transmission had 3 fluid leaks, and both gas tanks leaked. All four tires were off road tires and all for rims were rusted Beyond repair, some of which with holes in the rim itself. The belt tensioner arm is shot, the vacuum system is jerry-rigged and must be completely redone, the transmission has to be rebuilt, four brand new tires and rims must be purchased along with all new lug nuts (because all of them are bulging from rust problems), both gas tanks and one fuel pump needs to be replaced, heater core hoses need to be rerouted and potentially replaced, and the coolant reservoir needs to be replaced. This is just the major things that I'm able to find in the first week. There's a bunch of smaller things that need to be fixed or replaced like door attachment, running board attachments, and spare wheel attachments. Even though I paid for three month warranty they will not fix anything because they deem the transmission as broken before contact acceptance. The contract was accepted four days after purchase. So my truck was not covered during my drive home, what a load of crap. Without an inspection they can deem everything broken before contract acceptance and I just wasted $400. Mike also will not help in any Financial way as he claims I bought as is. I understand he is trying to run a business and profit is the bottom line however I feel like I was lied to and a lot of things were hidden to make the purchase. On top of it all before I even flew to New Jersey for the vehicle I requested that he have it inspected by Ford dealer and he refused. Saying that he doesn't have the Manning or time to do it, however he doesn't come into work until 12 and while I was there there were several Gentleman Just sitting and standing around doing nothing. I find his business practices and work ethic appalling and I will be reporting this to the BBB. I cannot say this loudly enough do not purchase any vehicles from this gentleman. He will connive and cheat his way to a buy. I simply requested him to pay for the rebuild transmission and all will be forgiven however $1,800 was too much for him to Bare even though he probably made $3000 off the truck that I purchased
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