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I purchased a 2017 Hyundai Sonata 3 days ago. - omnienki

I purchased a 2017 Hyundai Sonata 3 days ago. There was no check engine light, test drove it and it seemed to drive well. I was assured that cars there go through a 150 point inspection and that they're well checked. Well, fast forward to today, 100 miles later, I was driving it on the highway and the check engine light started blinking and it started stalling and lost its speed, it wouldn't drive past 35miles an hour, I was in the middle lane and had to pull over to the side of the highway. I turned it off and back on and the car engine shook and it continued to not be able to accelerate past first/second gear. I called the dealership after I was to pull off the highway and I was told to come in and they'd make it right. I went in, received an apology for the bad experience then I was offered to trade it in for 2000$!! I had just bought it for 4700$ on the 10th. It is the 13th today. It was a shock to hear to say the least. They know that I went in for a cash purchase and that's all I could afford and now I was being totally screwed that I'm in a bad position. After going through it with the salesman, requesting to speak with the manager at least 5 times, the manager approved it as a trade in for around 800-900$ less my out the door price. Basically the taxes and dealer fees I paid. I still feel ripped off. The salesman says they don't inspect certain cars and that it was like buying from an auction. Had I known that in the beginning i would've taken it to my trusted mechanic where he could've checked it. That was the worst purchase experience I ever had. They made sure to take advantage of a bad situation and try to get me to finance for another car when they knew from the beginning I'm a cash buyer. The salesman made sure to let me know that is a business after all, which I understand, but that's not how business is done. I am very frustrated and now I'm at a loss.

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