My sister-in-law and her husband were going out to buy a used mini van and asked my opinion. Having sold cars in the past i have a fairly good inside view of the workings in this small city and could offer insight . The dealership is owned by a guy who does body work and after seeing the van and hearing the details of the sale i believed that the deal was too good to be true, I told them this and they went ahead and bought the van anyway.
The interior lights work sporadically and sometimes will not go off and the door ajar light will stay on sometimes. The traction control and antilock light will go on and off at random moments and the interior fit and finish is off. i am sure the van was written off and has been repaired and that is why the deal was sooo good.
Tonight I lay in the snow and rerouted the serpentine belt that had come off and left them stranded and they were complaining that the van didn't work well in the snow even though it is equiped with traction control.
My question is this: How long before I can say " I fucking told you not to buy the van and I don't want to here about it any more"?
Maybe I should be more charitable but if they wanted my opinion and then disregarded it anyway then how long do I have to be nice?
