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Old 05-06-2005, 01:04 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Help with bad used truck purchase
I recently bought a 98 2500 Ram on ebay. The seller is a used car dealer in SC. I thought he had a accurate description of the vehicle and I asked additional questions about its' condition. The seller ended the auction early and I paid $10,200. The truck has 250,000 miles so I thought is was a fair deal for a truck in good condition. The truck was shipped to me and after the first 10 minutes with the truck I could see that there were problems.
The truck was very hard to start and continuously died.= low idle
The AC didn't work= I had it charged but, there is a leak
Interior reading lights didn't work=new console
Front speakers don't work
Ignition switch cover is missing
Front cup holder is broken
Cracked tail light
Rear window leaks. They replaced the carpet with vinyl but the bolts for the seats are rusted. I'm worried they covered up rust on the floor and the head liner is water stained, possible rust on inside of cab roof
Fuel gauge doesn't work
Passenger door doesnt unlock with key and won't stay open=I had repaired
Drivers rear door won't open from inside. = I had repaired.
Stake hole in bed looks like someone stuck something in it and ripped it apart. This is visible under the warped bedliner.
10" x 1/4" dent on bed by fuel door.
Front end has been repaired previously. Replaced radiator supports. they used epoxy to repair the headlight box. covered screws with epoxy.
Brakes need to replace along with new front rotors.
Cigarette lighter missing
I expected the normal wear and tear like the door dings, rocker panels with no paint, loose stitching on the rear seat, faded, scratched interior, touched up scratches on the body.(the truck has all of the above problems)
I paid $400 to have the truck shipped. Over $500 for the door repairs and reading lights repaired. $70 to charge the AC. $30 to adjust the idle.
The dealer first said that they would give me $375 toward the repairs. Now he is talking to his partner to increase it to $1000.

This is a link to the ad.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=4542055669
I need to know what my options are. Is there a licensing board to mediate this kind of thing.
Thanks in advance for your help,
Jeff
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