Last Saturday, I was looking at a 2001 VW Beetle and I fell in love. My dad and I took it for a drive, and my dad told me he thought it was a good car.
So I was going to put $3000 down but my brother wanted to look at it before I made my final decision. He is smart when it comes to cars and knows what to look for mechanically. He gave me the okay, so I got a receipt but couldn’t sign the papers until I completed getting my drivers license. So the dealership where I was buying the car from said they would get the windshield replaced, (just a minor crack) and detail the car. Anti-freeze was also leaking from the car.
So they said they would fix everything wrong with it, and that I needed to get it by the end of the week, which was yesterday. So I got everything in place that I needed to so my brother took me to pick it up. Upon arrival, we discovered the car was filthy and the windshield wasn’t replaced. The salesman told us they fired the mechanic that had been working on the car, but he fixed the problem. The owner came by, and my brother asked him if the leak had been fixed, why hadn’t everything else he promised happen. He told us he would go get the car washed, and vacuum it out himself. Then he told us he would pay half for the windshield to be replaced, because he hasn’t even considered fixing it until my brother came along. So I said I could deal with that, but I was willing to drive my car of the lot as long as he was going to go through with his deal. I signed all the paperwork, and my brother & I drove off the lot with his son, and our niece.
We get on the interstate, and it kicks in to turbo and is running like a champ. Then we get on one of the busiest streets in our town. My brother proceeds to tell me how good of a deal I got, and I am relieved to know my life is finally falling into place. But suddenly, the clouds roll into the sky and life goes back to being shit. Smoke rolls from the car, and the anti-freeze comes pouring out.
So we pull into a parking lot, and this couple followed us to make sure we were okay. I struggle to get my nephew & my niece out of the vehicle, and take them to safety.
WHAT THE HECK JUST HAPPENED? Why did my car do this?
Also, this morning my dad went to talk to the dealership, and all they told him was to get off their lot.
What are my rights? I have a year warranty on the car. Not to mention all of the promises about fixing the car. Help, please!