this happen to a friend of mine, and what i heard really doesn't make sense to me. hopefully you guys could shed some light on it.
he bought an used 99 a4, i can't remember if it was certified or not.. anyway, this is what happenend.
he got in an accident. the right wheel got smashed in and was in the shop for few weeks to get that fixed. when he went to pick up his car, the mechanic at the dealer told him that his car seems a bit off, prob since it's been sitting in the lot for a while, so to get the kinks out take the car out for a spin on the highway.
well right after he picked up the car, he took it on the highway as suggested by the mechanic, and soon after, the car over heated and came to a complete stop. when he took the car back in, they said the engine was caked w/ dried up oil, the timing belt melted, the plastic tray of sorts was melted. also according to the dealer, the turbo was shot along w/ the engine, so he had to get a new one there too.. the damage: $3500.
the thing is he changed his oil every 5k, altho not at the dealer, and he's not sure if the oil change place that he used, used synthetics or not. the car showed no signs of having any problems until the accident. then all of a sudden, right after the car comes back from the bodyshop all this happens to him.. (ie: on his way home!!) his car has 54000 miles, and the dealer blamed the whole thing on my friend, citing his negligence, ie: the caked on oil in his engine didn't build up overnight, so the whole issue came about due to his negligence, so it was all on him.
he just picked up his car yesterday after paying the $3500 tab, and told me about it today. i smelled something fishy, but since i'm not a guru on cars, i thought i'd bug you guys about it. i wonder if the dealer took him for a ride since he doesn't really speak english too well and he doesn't know all that much about cars.. *sigh* thanks for reading all that and any input would be welcome.
he bought an used 99 a4, i can't remember if it was certified or not.. anyway, this is what happenend.
he got in an accident. the right wheel got smashed in and was in the shop for few weeks to get that fixed. when he went to pick up his car, the mechanic at the dealer told him that his car seems a bit off, prob since it's been sitting in the lot for a while, so to get the kinks out take the car out for a spin on the highway.
well right after he picked up the car, he took it on the highway as suggested by the mechanic, and soon after, the car over heated and came to a complete stop. when he took the car back in, they said the engine was caked w/ dried up oil, the timing belt melted, the plastic tray of sorts was melted. also according to the dealer, the turbo was shot along w/ the engine, so he had to get a new one there too.. the damage: $3500.
the thing is he changed his oil every 5k, altho not at the dealer, and he's not sure if the oil change place that he used, used synthetics or not. the car showed no signs of having any problems until the accident. then all of a sudden, right after the car comes back from the bodyshop all this happens to him.. (ie: on his way home!!) his car has 54000 miles, and the dealer blamed the whole thing on my friend, citing his negligence, ie: the caked on oil in his engine didn't build up overnight, so the whole issue came about due to his negligence, so it was all on him.
he just picked up his car yesterday after paying the $3500 tab, and told me about it today. i smelled something fishy, but since i'm not a guru on cars, i thought i'd bug you guys about it. i wonder if the dealer took him for a ride since he doesn't really speak english too well and he doesn't know all that much about cars.. *sigh* thanks for reading all that and any input would be welcome.