unusual revenge

[cellio]

Some people fantasize about things like this, but few actually do it.

Seen in front of my house tonight:

I don't, off hand, know how expensive a repair replacing a head gasket is. Nor do I know how much damage the owner of this car is actually doing to the dealership. But wow, that's dedication.

(For the occasion, I'm dusting off an icon as commentary on one of my previous cars.)

Comments

[cellio]

Thank you for explaining all that!

I hadn't realized until people commented here that the car is that old; it looked newer, but of course that's just judging a car by its cover. Pennsylvania has laws requiring disclosure of known problems for used cars, but not lemon laws. (Those only apply to new cars.)

Around here sometimes mechanics also do a side business in used-car sales. Some customers probably see it as one-stop shopping: I already trust this mechanic, he can get me a car, score! But it does remove the independent review that buyers should be doing. I didn't find anything about whether this business does that; Google results are about their repairs, and they don't seem to have their own web site.

[bikergeek]

You're welcome.

Modern cars can look quite good for quite a while. Most folks would never guess that my car will be old enough to vote in a couple of months.

If you have a regular mechanic you deal with on a year-in, year-out basis, and you trust them, letting them know you're looking for a good used car can be a good way to look. They won't be looking to burn you by selling you a bum car. The mechanic I deal with locally is someone I trust a whole lot. (It pays to have an ongoing relationship with somebody.)