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Originally Posted by camp guy
Tough situation, tough question, no easy answer or answers; however, the one time I bought a used (10k miles) vehicle I looked the salesman at the dealership right in the eye and told him I intended to have ALL my service done at the dealership and if any situations arose that had their origin prior to my ownership I'd be looking for complete service at no charge, and probably would want to return the vehicle for a full refund. He looked at me for a moment, shook my hand, and we had a deal. Some 125K miles later I donated the still well running vehicle to a local school for their mechanical arts classes. Good luck to you. Keep us posted.
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Found a replacement in Concord at Bob Mariano Jeep. 1 Owner, clean car fax, all the work done at that dealership. Only 64K, 2004 Jeep GC, Fair Price. Our Jeep was a 2004 with 104K.
Camp Guy's advice, along with many others suggestions helped us in the search and the negotiations.
We ended up with a very fair settlement from the "other guys" insurance, and never even had to file a claim with our insurance. The check arrived yesterday, just 9 days after the accident. They auctioned off the wrecked car, and it was picked up yesterday. We have the check from the auction on the way and it will arrive by Friday this week.
Besides the aggravation, this process was fairly smooth and handled very professionally by Commerce Insurance. (The other guys insurance) I went into the process ready to do major battle, I was dead wrong, they could not have been easier to work with. They even asked me for a list of recent repairs and replacements on our car. (We had put all new tires on just 30 days before the crash) and adjusted the appraisal to reflect the added value.
Only major difference is that the replacement is an 8 cylinder, so it will cost us a Little more to run it.
Alls Well that Ends Well.
Thanks Again... Winni.com as usual, is a great place for lot's of good advice.