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"A low price car and high price repairs"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

To start off, the Dealer pulled a fast one on us. He pulled our credit before we even told him that we were interested in buying the car.

They then told use that this was a Dealer Demo car, come to find out when I traded it in, that it was a Leased Car.

The manual did not tell you how to program the clock on the radio. They had two different radio's and only one was in the owner's manual.

They also told us that our Warranty was 5 years 50,000 miles. Came to find out that that was a lie also.

The fuse panel box would never close. The arm rest would never go back. These were both replaced and did the same thing about a week after replacement.

I had the power steering belt changed by the dealer. A week after that, it became hard to turn to the left or the right. Took it in to find out that they had bent my pulley when they changed the belt. Had to have the pulley replaced.

I had my brakes and rotors changed for the price of 435 dollars. That is 107 dollars a piece for the rotors.

My last and most upsetting item was I was out and about, stopped the car and it would not go into park. I had to leave my key in the car all night long because you cannot get the key out without it being in park. This is where I found out that the Warranty would not cover this item. I don't know what they thought it was because they never put my car on the rack to look it over.

The every time I went to the service department, they were rude to me.

General comments?

The only good thing about this car was it being a Convertible.

It did have a nice radio in it.

It did not have cruise control.

It had no power when driving or when taking off.

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Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No
First year of ownership1999
Most recent year of ownership2002
Engine and transmission 4 Automatic
Performance marks 4/10
Reliability marks 6/10
Comfort marks 3/10
Dealer Service marks 0/10
Running Costs (higher is cheaper) 5/10
Distance when acquired8000 miles
Most recent distance39965 miles
Previous carAudi 5000
Date of Entry 30th May, 2003

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