Stacey Dubé sold me a used truck with a full inspection - DevB
Stacey Dubé sold me a used truck with a full inspection report that said it was good to go. I asked her that when I travel from Edmonton to make the purchase, that it be left outside so I could hear the engine on startup since thats when any issues are most obvious. She promised to do so. When I arrived the truck was in a warm shop after being started and driven that morning. Her and the managers Ryan Baum and David Labindao promised up and down that there were no issues and it was passed all inspections with flying colors.
So, I decided to trust them, did the paperwork and drove it back to Edmonton. Went to cold start it the next day and the starter made a loud aweful clanging sound. I sent them videos and they swore they didn't hear anything of the kind, not Stacey, not even the mechanic. So the manager offered me $100 to cover the deductable for the extended warranty I purchased through them so I could have it fixed at a shop here in Edmonton. Only the warranty doesn't cover the starter or flex plate because they are wearable items. They also dont cover the cost of diagnosing anything so that was an extra $420 I had to fork out. The shop I took it to showed pictures of missing teeth on the flex plate and worn teeth on the starter and replacing them is over $2500 - which is not covered by the warranty. The shop also said the truck needs an additional $5500 worth of engine work to replace the cam-phasers and timing chain - of which the warranty would only cover $2500 (per claim), even though I paid over $2900 for the extended warranty. In total the truck needs over $8400 in work and $420 in diagnosticss coming to $9220 and the warranty only covers $2500 of that. Oh but Cochrane managers offered me $100 to smooth things over.
They lied on the inspection form, were deceptive with the cold start, sold me a pretty useless warranty and now they won't even return my calls. Im not asking for the moon here but they should at least cover the starter issue because THAT was obvious on day 1.
Aweful place and shady practices.
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