My New "Used" Car

My mechanic called me to tell me that he found the perfect car for me. It was a 2001 Volvo S40 with 56k miles. When I test drove it, the ride was really smooth. I really liked it. The dealership wanted $4600, but I talked him down to $3800. I only had $2500, but he said he would allow me to make monthly payments.

Before purchasing this car, I had my mechanic extensively check it out. I only purchased it after he said it was in good condition. The night that I drove it away, I noticed that there was a bit of smoke coming out of the muffler. My mechanic assured me that it was probably because it hadn't been driven in a while, and that the smoke would probably go away after a while.

The smoke never went away!!! As a matter of fact, I started noticing that there were oil stains in my garage coming from my car. I had to start turning off my car as soon as I got in the garage because the smell of the smoke was too overwhelming. The unfortunate thing is that the night I drove away with the car, my mechanic went on vacation the next day for 3 weeks. I called a Volvo dealership to see how much it would cost for them to take a look at it. They quoted me $150. I didn't want to pay that.

I didn't know what to do since I had purchased the car As-Is. Everywhere I drove it was soooo embarrassing to see the cloud of smoke following me. This guy was driving next to me in a convertible, and I saw him purposely driving way in the back to avoid the smoke. lol Another guy stopped me and pleased with me to get it looked at because he said, "you're too cute to be stranded on the road"! lmbo

As soon as my mechanic came back, I was in his shop! When he put the car up on the lift, we noticed that it was leaking a whole lot of oil. Oil was even in the exhaust. I was so pissed off with him because he told me this car was in good condition. He told me to go to the dealership and have them wash the engine (like they did before they sold it to hide the leak), so he could go back in to find the exact location of the oil leak. He figured it was coming from the super charger. According to him, if it was the super charger, he said it would cost a lot to fix, so I might as well sell it.

I went over to the dealership after I left the mechanic, and the owner's wife was there. She said she'd relay the message to her husband. I waited for his call, but no one called me back. My mechanic walked over, and explained the situation to the owner. After I spoke to my mechanic, he said the owner said he would help me out. Of course, the mechanic wasn't sure exactly what that meant.

I called the dealership yesterday, and the wife answered again. She contacted her husband, and asked me to bring the car in so they could figure out what's going on. When I brought it in yesterday, the owner and my mechanic was able to pinpoint the problem: the supercharger. The owner said that he would try to find another supercharger and have my mechanic fix it.

After leaving the owner, I had a conversation with my mechanic. He suggested that if the guy can't find a supercharger, that I should suggest that he replace the car with something comparable, since he does have other cars in his lot. We'll see what happens.