Buying a manufacturer buyback ram…..

[OldMarine]

thats great to hear ...now when you sold the buy back car back did they give you a fair deal?

lol....gave it to my son.

 

[SKT Customs]

It must have been a dealer buyback, and not a Ram buyback. When the buyback goes through Ram corporates the dealer doesn't keep the vehicle. It goes back to Ram for diagnosis/repair. Then would end up in a dealer auction type place if they "fixed" the issue.

And maybe it's different from state to state, but pretty sure a Lemon Law buy back can't be resold. Which is why most manufacturers will just offer a buyback without going through the lemon law process.

I can’t say for sure since it wasn’t my vehicle it was my friend’s. I didn’t know there was a difference between lemon law and dealer buyback honestly. He had a lawyer to get the truck lemon law’d here in California but I think the dealer agreed to buy it back as soon as he mentioned he had a lawyer. Nonetheless it doesn’t take anything away from how shady the dealership can be! And for the people who are considering buyback trucks saying “well the truck was bought back because of this super simple fix” think about it…if it was so simple why in the world would they have needed to buy it back?? Sounds like more shadiness to me.

 

[Topsella40]

I can’t say for sure since it wasn’t my vehicle it was my friend’s. I didn’t know there was a difference between lemon law and dealer buyback honestly. He had a lawyer to get the truck lemon law’d here in California but I think the dealer agreed to buy it back as soon as he mentioned he had a lawyer. Nonetheless it doesn’t take anything away from how shady the dealership can be! And for the people who are considering buyback trucks saying “well the truck was bought back because of this super simple fix” think about it…if it was so simple why in the world would they have needed to buy it back?? Sounds like more shadiness to me.

def possible ....they are little too high in price for the buy back truck they would need to drop down more for me to be more interested

 

[Belvedere]

I had a '15 Cherokee. Was in the shop 6 or 7 times over a 6 month period for the same issue without remedy. After the last time I took it back, found my salesman, got the dealership owner to sit down with us. As soon as I mentioned lemon law and lawyer, they offered to buy it back. I left that day with a new AWD 300 and had 4 trouble free years with it.

I seriously doubt they did anything, but a detail and stuck it on the used lot. They couldn't fix it in 6 months of ownership, but it was back on the lot within a week?

I don't touch low mileage nearly new vehicles.

Got a buddy who just went through two different super low mile, nearly new GMC's. Both left him needing a new engine several states from home.

 

[Quint]

Not lemon law like my other story, but when my 2015 Ram was diagnosed with cam & lifter failure I traded it in on my 2021 Ram. Multiple dealers that I was shopping at told me that they would not fix my 2015 but just sell it at dealer auction. The dealer who sold me my 2021, put it on the used lot the next day. I emailed them from a dummy account and was told that the truck had no major problems and did not require any repairs from the dealer.

They dealer sold my truck to someone knowing the the cam shaft and lifter #5 was failing. Shameful.

 

[Topsella40]

Not lemon law like my other story, but when my 2015 Ram was diagnosed with cam & lifter failure I traded it in on my 2021 Ram. Multiple dealers that I was shopping at told me that they would not fix my 2015 but just sell it at dealer auction. The dealer who sold me my 2021, put it on the used lot the next day. I emailed them from a dummy account and was told that the truck had no major problems and did not require any repairs from the dealer.

They dealer sold my truck to someone knowing the the cam shaft and lifter #5 was failing. Shameful.

So sad and wrong!!karma man that’s fkd up
They do that

 

[SKT Customs]

Not lemon law like my other story, but when my 2015 Ram was diagnosed with cam & lifter failure I traded it in on my 2021 Ram. Multiple dealers that I was shopping at told me that they would not fix my 2015 but just sell it at dealer auction. The dealer who sold me my 2021, put it on the used lot the next day. I emailed them from a dummy account and was told that the truck had no major problems and did not require any repairs from the dealer.

They dealer sold my truck to someone knowing the the cam shaft and lifter #5 was failing. Shameful.

Wowww! I wish dealers like that would get sued. That’s pathetic on their end

 

[BowDown]

I'll toss in my .02. The truck may be fine, and you may get a good deal on it. Be aware that if/when you ever decide to sell it or trade it in, it will still be listed as a Dealer Buyack/Lemon Law vehicle. That means that the deal you get now will likely be money you lose on the back end.

No you want, you're being compensated for that loss of value up front when you buy it. You shouldn't be expecting the same amount at the time you sell it as a non buyback vehicle but you also didn't pay the same at the time of purchase as a non buy back vehicle

 

[BowDown]

It must have been a dealer buyback, and not a Ram buyback. When the buyback goes through Ram corporates the dealer doesn't keep the vehicle. It goes back to Ram for diagnosis/repair. Then would end up in a dealer auction type place if they "fixed" the issue.

And maybe it's different from state to state, but pretty sure a Lemon Law buy back can't be resold. Which is why most manufacturers will just offer a buyback without going through the lemon law process.

You are correct, there's a dealer in AZ that sells a lot of FCA corporate buyback vehicles