>be older, white person who's had plenty of expirience buying used vehicles >chinese college student gf wants to buy her first car >mother tells her her friend is selling hers >mother and sister keep telling her it's a good deal >tell gf she needs to test drive the car before giving them any money, and that I should at least have a look at it >her family tells her not to listen to me, my word isn't "god's" >mom promises to pay half >gf gives mom's friend the full price of the car in cash >she finally drives it for the first time a week later >tons of issues, she feels extremely uncomfortable because the interior is gross (she's a clean freak) >can't see out back window because tint is peeling >car feels funny to her and it's hard to press the pedals >mother renegs on the deal to pay for half >seller has already flown to China >has to pay hundreds of dollars to clean the interior, remove the tint, and fix a bunch of other random shit >could have negotiated a lower price easily >mom comments that the car might explode because she saw the car leaking out the exhaust after gf washed car down with a hose >mfw she I have to listen to this story spiral out of control for an entire month while her family convinces her to ignore me the entire time
Well... That's what you get for dealing with the chinese, they just are terrible people, complete and utter, terrible shitfaces.
Jeremiah Williams
Post pics of Chinese gf
Hunter Morales
>relative's '98 Scénic is having a lot of issues >pretty much total loss >time for a new car >asks me for advice >tell him to get a Toyota Verso because muh reliability and especially not to get a new Scénic because it scores terribly in reliability reports >ignores my advice and buys an '07 Scénic instead because muh LPG >clutch breaks down 2 days later
Carter Martinez
>Acquaintance of mine is a total frat bro. >Make the mistake of talking to him about cars. >"Hey dude I totally drifted my Wrangler in the parking lot yesterday, it was fucking lit dude." >Tell him that's probably a bad idea. >"Fine, go ahead and be a pussy." >mfw seeing him slam his Jeep into a curb while pulling out of the university's parking lot the next day.
Justin Reed
Update to this story. Just brought it into friend's shop and he said she got ripped off by a grand and he'll have to do a bit of work.
Christopher Kelly
You either learn by experience, or learn by listening to experience. She chose the former. Can't do anything about it now.
Adam Wright
well it's not your money so you're golden. also use this opportunity to make her listen to your advice in the future. also maybe get a more intelligent gf. buying a car unseen if it's not an amazing import and/or you have more than enough to blow on a full restoration is dumb.
James Edwards
Here's the story of my old college roommate buying his first car. >He just wants something cheap and reliable >Suggest the usual civic/accord/camry/corolla >Apparently his uncle works at a used car dealership >Goes there to look at an accord he saw online >It had already sold >Tell him to keep looking on craigslist >He instead buys a 04 mercury cougar at the dealership >For $6000 >Says his uncle got him a "deal" >The cougar has had its engine replaced, there are burn holes in the seat and it is covered in scratches >I go for a ride in it and can tell the transmission has no idea when to shift and if he gives it gas on the highway it wont rev higher it just very gradually increases speed >Less then a month after he bought it the starter goes out
When he told me he paid 6 grand for that shitbox I wanted to slap him, but he was so happy he finally got his first car.
