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Ford want to buy my car back, good or bad thing?

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  • carlih1
    carlih1 Posts: 846 Forumite
    Why wouldn't you swap a ford for a vw?
  • hewhoisnotintheknow
    hewhoisnotintheknow Posts: 3,162 Forumite
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    carlih1 wrote: »
    Why wouldn't you swap a ford for a vw?

    swap a good car for a unreliable one, no!
  • markelock
    markelock Posts: 1,735 Forumite
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    I'd say it was a genuine selfless act by the dealer to give you a bit of good news in an otherwise uphill struggle that is life.
    Remember the time he ate my goldfish? And you lied and said I never had goldfish. Then why did I have the bowl Bart? Why did I have the bowl?
  • carlih1
    carlih1 Posts: 846 Forumite
    hewhoisnotintheknow wrote: »
    swap a good car for a unreliable one, no!

    Not my experience x
  • lilac_lady
    lilac_lady Posts: 4,469 Forumite
    I thought VW still had a very good reputation. What's changed?
    " The greatest wealth is to live content with little."

         Plato


  • vikingaero
    vikingaero Posts: 10,920 Forumite
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    The only time I've heard of a manufacturer genuinely wanting to buy a car back was a chap who bought a Smart Car. The original cars had 2 years 25,000 mile warranties because they were meant to be City hacks. This guy had done 125k in 2 years ans Smart offered to buy the car back from him so they could check it out mechanically over such a high mileage.
    The man without a signature.
  • bryanb
    bryanb Posts: 5,034 Forumite
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    Offer to sell them your car. Go elsewhere to buy another. Bet they back down then.
    This is an open forum, anyone can post and I just did !
  • markelock
    markelock Posts: 1,735 Forumite
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    lilac_lady wrote: »
    I thought VW still had a very good reputation. What's changed?

    it's a marketing ploy. if only everything in life was as reliable etc etc

    they're not particularly reliable. people just think they are.
    Remember the time he ate my goldfish? And you lied and said I never had goldfish. Then why did I have the bowl Bart? Why did I have the bowl?
  • hewhoisnotintheknow
    hewhoisnotintheknow Posts: 3,162 Forumite
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    markelock wrote: »
    it's a marketing ploy. if only everything in life was as reliable etc etc

    they're not particularly reliable. people just think they are.

    exactly, infact they come below a lot of cars that suprise a lot of people for reliability

    Of course, these figures are wrong and the clever marketing and brainwashing are correct
  • nomoneytoday
    nomoneytoday Posts: 4,871 Forumite
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    Toyota have tried to entice me into the showroom 4 times since I told them I was keeping my car at the end of its lease period :D

    They want £4000 for a 3 year old car with no issues, why would I give it back and pay £12000 for a new one?
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