Tempey Cooper
When I pressed Jelleys, to fix the turbo - something that was broken on the car at the time of sale, I was offered a fix with junk parts.
4. The check engine light was on with P0420 (was from the very day I drove off the lot, verbally promised to be fixed by the dealer, and was never fixed).
Finally 1.2 years after owning the car, the tensioner snapped in half, and the timing belt slipped, taking out the motor. That was the end of this junk car. The timing belt was supposed to be good for thousands of miles still.
Jelley said he replaced the EGR valve, but no proof was ever provided for any work. He dragged his feet promising time, and time again "I'll take care of ya", while at the same time, coming up with excuse after excuse why it couldn't be looked at for weeks at a time.
The car required at least $2500 in parts and labor before leaving the lot (wastegate, turbo, and rotted oil lines going to the turbo) that I was ultimately stuck with.
When dealing with this dealer, don't take him at his word - Get everything in writing, receipts too, so he can't try and weasel his way out of fixing things he promised verbally, and later on reneged.
*The oil lines going to the turbo were rotted, so the turbo couldn't have worked from day one.
*The turbo was bad
Their used cars have STD's
Since Jelleys did the first oil change, they had to have seen the fact that the wastegate was clamped over. Gary later admitted to clamping over the rotted part.
If anyone could have ever told me that a used car could have cost this much to drive in one year aside from a single large repair like an engine or transmission, I wouldn't have believed it until I experienced this all first hand.
Jelleys also said that six hours was spent cleaning the intake, which I didn't believe at the time there was anything wrong with. Cleaning the intake is a six hour job - if you spend six hours doing it. When the car was at the lot, I noticed it hadn't moved an inch, and I rode by there several times over a couple of days, and never saw it being worked on, then I was called, and told it was done.
*The cars motor was previously replaced.
Great guy, honest and he stands by everything he sells. Thank you Gary. Jellys Autos mechanics are 2nd to none!
3. The ABS light was on.
Gary and his kid are just a couple conartists the vehicles they get in have nothing but problems and they still want top dollar for them. Their "mechanics" aren't even capable of fixing a evap leak and the muffler they welded on needed to be rewelded and the exhaust flange fixed within a month of their replacement. In all don't waste your money on anything these jackasses have to offer.
When my mechanic did the second oil change 4,000 miles later, he said the car should have never been sold like this, they need to fix it"
The car was slow out of the gate from day one, but I made the mistake of just assuming that this was how these cars were supposed to drive.
During it's last few months, it needed several repairs, which would have been cost-prohibitive to bother with.
Apparently, you can legally get away with murder in the State of Vermont when selling a vehicle as-is, even if you omit critical information out concerning its true condition.
*The wastegate was clamped over, and completely rotted. The clamp was brand new, and had no rust.
1. All the door locks would not lock all the time.
First, I was promised it would be done for free. Then when Jelley realized he didn't have a junk part lying around, wanted me to pay $350 to replace the turbo.
I spent a total of $5,000 in just over a year fixing rotting oil lines, and other issues resulting from the junk engine.
Jelley took care of me alright. Ultimately, I was left with a $14,000 loss on a car I could only drive for just over one year.
2. When the door locks did lock, you could arm the car, roll the window down, and open the drivers side door, and the alarm wouldn't go off.
A number of years ago, I was sold a 2002 VW Jetta TDI Sedan, $2000 over fair market value. The KBB Value was $7,000 in the best possible condition. The dealer conveniently failed to disclose the following at the time of purchase:
Don't walk away from this place, run!
I dont even wish to give them a star. They sold my young nephew his first vehicle for 12 grand just to discover that it would not pass NY state inspection because of multiple hidden issues and had a cracked frame. They took it back because they had to and conducted quick band aid repairs. 30 days later the brakes went AFTER being "repaired" by their mechanic. Called them back for assistance and they said they didn't want to be bothered anymore. Very terrible business. 12 grand people..
A. new or re-manufactured part goes for $1200. No other reputable mechanic I talked to would even use a junkyard turbo.
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