I bought a new to me 2008 dodge ram 1500 today. This is my 3rd Dodge truck and I love'em. I like all american made trucks but the dodge is tops to me. I smoke this truck over and drive it and decide that it is in need of a home. I get the deal, my credit union gets me a great rate and all is good. I spend the day doing errands and when I get home I smell something......crap its antifreeze.
I cant find anything but Im smelling it. I get under the truck and see nothing, Under the hood I see what looks to be some dried antifreeze (in dodge its red). I get in close and see it. The freaking water pump is seeping out at the shaft !@#$%& I say. Ok, its a used truck it was a easy miss if you didnt know where to look. I claim that brain fart and start thinking Im just going to sell a pistol to fund the fix. Im not that pissed as crap happens and I still love this truck. The wife says just call the saleman and just see if they can do something, all they could say is tough luck.
I get in touch with them and tell him the problem. To my amazement without a pause he tells me to bring it in next week and they are going to put a new pump on it. He said "Im not selling something and then find its bad even if it was a as is no warranty". Damn it feels good to have someone do the right thing. I mean he could have said it wasnt his problem as no warranty was provided. Thanks Hardy chevrolet in gainesville for doing a customer right.
NOTE: I never spring for add on warranty crap. I have never in all my years of buying cars had a fix that cost more than any problems I had and made up the cost of said warranty.
I cant find anything but Im smelling it. I get under the truck and see nothing, Under the hood I see what looks to be some dried antifreeze (in dodge its red). I get in close and see it. The freaking water pump is seeping out at the shaft !@#$%& I say. Ok, its a used truck it was a easy miss if you didnt know where to look. I claim that brain fart and start thinking Im just going to sell a pistol to fund the fix. Im not that pissed as crap happens and I still love this truck. The wife says just call the saleman and just see if they can do something, all they could say is tough luck.
I get in touch with them and tell him the problem. To my amazement without a pause he tells me to bring it in next week and they are going to put a new pump on it. He said "Im not selling something and then find its bad even if it was a as is no warranty". Damn it feels good to have someone do the right thing. I mean he could have said it wasnt his problem as no warranty was provided. Thanks Hardy chevrolet in gainesville for doing a customer right.
NOTE: I never spring for add on warranty crap. I have never in all my years of buying cars had a fix that cost more than any problems I had and made up the cost of said warranty.
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