After paying, the buyer noticed a front light was broken,
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and the Tuffy mechanic admitted that he knew it,
and said that he would give a free oil change and replace light if buyer purchased the part for $30,
and he also offered to work on the car in the future,
and even on buyer's other car at his home.
The Tuffy mechanic opened and closed the sunroof, but
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did not notice that it does not close all the way.
Ford dealer mechanics noticed and confirmed that sunroof does not close,
and instead of fixing it for $1000,
manually closed it and disconnected switche to save money.
The Tuffy mechanic said that he cleaned it, but
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when car was picked up, the backup camera stopped working and car was still full of animal fur and trash,
and buyer spent 2 hours just vacuuming the inside at the car wash, but it still smelled.
The Tuffy mechanic said that he would check it, but stopped responding, so
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another mechanic checked it, and in 5 minutes noted urgent repairs for steering, gas and brakes
and showed that the vehicle had obvious accident damage.
Estimate was received for thousands of dollars just to check the fuel tank and struts.
The Ford Dealer found
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$6400 of urgent repairs, and suggested to sell it to auction for $500.
So the Tuffy mechanic stated that it was "all good," "nothing wrong,"
but the Ford dealer stated over $6000.00 to replace leaking fuel tank, broken strut mounts,
NOT including, sunroof, camera, brakes and other items.
The Tuffy mechanic threatened to bring harassment charges against buyer,
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after he offered the Tuffy mechanic and Tuffy manager to take car back for $500 less than paid price,
and the manager agreed to text buyer.
The Tuffy manager again failed to respond,
and the mechanic refused to do anything, breaking his promise of free oil change and repairing light.
Additionally, the Tuffy mechanic
sent text about Florida law allowing sale even with know problems
and threatened to bring harassment charges against buyer.
The buyer learned that it is better to have a Ford dealer mechanic check out a vehicle before purchase,
and NOT a "Dealer Alternative" part-changer technician who made false statements and broken promises.