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USCGRetiredJosh

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Found a vehicle and it was a buy back for the check engine light always coming on(I called the stealership and asked) I see on the car fax that they were replacing parts.

 

Something tells me most people here will say don't waste me time but I willing to listen to people's 2 cents. FYI, I'm not in a rush on a vehicle I just happen to be poking around online and this vehicle got my attention. It's a 2015

muddkatt Senior Enthusiast

muddkatt

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I really don't know why you made this post....do you really think anyone here is going to recommend you buy a truck that GM had to do a buy back on?

 

RUN FOREST RUN!!!!!!

KARNUT Senior Enthusiast

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Sure for 1/2 price, and the reason for the light. I would buy a hail damage truck first. I'm surprised they can resell a buy back.

Rolling Thunder Enthusiast

Rolling Thunder

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Found a vehicle and it was a buy back for the check engine light always coming on(I called the stealership and asked) I see on the car fax that they were replacing parts.

 

Something tells me most people here will say don't waste me time but I willing to listen to people's 2 cents. FYI, I'm not in a rush on a vehicle I just happen to be poking around online and this vehicle got my attention. It's a 2015

 

You're also not telling the whole story. What's the asking price and how many miles on it? Was it a lease? Did you ask to see who the original owner was?

JimCost2014 Senior Enthusiast

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Sure for 1/2 price, and the reason for the light. I would buy a hail damage truck first. I'm surprised they can resell a buy back.

Buybacks have to be "branded" as such, not as bad a lemon law return in their eyes. as far as I know, they have to give full disclosure as what was wrong, and If the problems have been resolved.

Thomcat Senior Enthusiast

Thomcat

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.02..

 

Buy it if you like, but then don't waste people's time writing to forums posting and asking assistance for your complaints.

M J Enthusiast

M J

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Buybacks have to be "branded" as such, not as bad a lemon law return in their eyes. as far as I know, they have to give full disclosure as what was wrong, and If the problems have been resolved.

My bff was in the court room with a lawyer fighting GM to lemon law his silverado, and at the last second GM agreed to buy it back not as a lemon buy back, but to give him XX amount of dollars plus 3K cash on his next purchase. So it was a lemon in every sense, but was not branded as such.

JimCost2014 Senior Enthusiast

JimCost2014

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My bff was in the court room with a lawyer fighting GM to lemon law his silverado, and at the last second GM agreed to buy it back not as a lemon buy back, but to give him XX amount of dollars plus 3K cash on his next purchase. So it was a lemon in every sense, but was not branded as such.

kind of like what happened with my 2014. It was to be a buyback, but everyone involved drug their feet during the 5 months it took too get my 2016, so it ended being just a "trade in" with Chevrolet giving me $8000.00 towards the down payment of the 2016. Dealer was then able sell the 2014 as though nothing had ever been wrong with it.
JimCost2014 Senior Enthusiast

JimCost2014

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Found a vehicle and it was a buy back for the check engine light always coming on(I called the stealership and asked) I see on the car fax that they were replacing parts.

Something tells me most people here will say don't waste me time but I willing to listen to people's 2 cents. FYI, I'm not in a rush on a vehicle I just happen to be poking around online and this vehicle got my attention. It's a 2015

l like the looks of the truck. Reminds me of mine.

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