He's likely hosed, I came to post about it and saw the thread already running.
My mom and dad have no $$$, they basically live on social security. Their engine on their only car blew, an approx 13 year old Sebring, and he had to get a replacement. The plan was take out a loan for the car (credit isn't that great, so high interest rate). He also applied to take out a mortgage on his condo with the intent of using it to pay off the car loan and consolidate all his bills.
He bought a used minivan from a lot somewhere in FL and it was "great" for a couple of weeks, then he started noticing things going wrong. Back hatch handle falling off, power door locks dont unlock. Now it started stalling. He took it into a Ford dealership and sent me this email:
I brought my van into a local Ford dealer because it kept stalling. There are so many things wrong with it that the repair bill will be $2700.00 !!! The A/C compressor is leaking, it needs a new cam shaft synchronizer, it needs electrical work done (the locks don’t unlock), etc.
I called the dealer from whom I bought the van and talked to the General Service Manager. He said, “The car was in perfect operating condition when it left the lot and there’s nothing he can do for me”. There is no lemon law for used cars in Florida.
So now he and my mom are without a car again and now they have car payments they can't afford and the bank turned down his application for a mortgage as well. He made a lot of mistakes here, no PPI, assuming he'd get the mortgage, etc, but at this point that's water under the bridge. Other than telling him he's f'd, any practical suggestions?
My mom and dad have no $$$, they basically live on social security. Their engine on their only car blew, an approx 13 year old Sebring, and he had to get a replacement. The plan was take out a loan for the car (credit isn't that great, so high interest rate). He also applied to take out a mortgage on his condo with the intent of using it to pay off the car loan and consolidate all his bills.
He bought a used minivan from a lot somewhere in FL and it was "great" for a couple of weeks, then he started noticing things going wrong. Back hatch handle falling off, power door locks dont unlock. Now it started stalling. He took it into a Ford dealership and sent me this email:
I brought my van into a local Ford dealer because it kept stalling. There are so many things wrong with it that the repair bill will be $2700.00 !!! The A/C compressor is leaking, it needs a new cam shaft synchronizer, it needs electrical work done (the locks don’t unlock), etc.
I called the dealer from whom I bought the van and talked to the General Service Manager. He said, “The car was in perfect operating condition when it left the lot and there’s nothing he can do for me”. There is no lemon law for used cars in Florida.
So now he and my mom are without a car again and now they have car payments they can't afford and the bank turned down his application for a mortgage as well. He made a lot of mistakes here, no PPI, assuming he'd get the mortgage, etc, but at this point that's water under the bridge. Other than telling him he's f'd, any practical suggestions?