These Are Your Worst Stories Of Getting Ripped Off

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Issues with cars don’t usually live on the surface. It takes careful inspection, or a bit of ownership, before you realize something is off. Sadly, this can lead to people getting more heartache than they bargained for.

Last week, I asked you guys about the worst times you got ripped off when buying a car. Maybe it was a sketchy seller. Maybe the car was just bad and nobody knew it.

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What was universal here, though, was that most of you acknowledged that you were young, dumb and didn’t do enough research. Failure is the best teacher, as the saying goes.

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300ZX Turbo (Elemental83)

The car left.

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That Damn Nissan (petekill)

Getting rid of the Saab was the real loss here.

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Secrets Inside (Ecklesiastik)

Ahhhh man.... sometimes you walk away from the used Audi.

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Rental (LTT)

He did it, he bought a used rental car.

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Friends (Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction)

What’s quite an agreement.

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Always Ask (CodyVella)

Asking too many questions can be a good thing.

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Pics On EBay Looked Great (Umoja)

Not letting it die, though.

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First Time (Kaiser Khan)

Many lessons were learned.

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“Restored” (JamesRL)

Hook, line and sinker.

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No Rust, Please (bmw325_num99)

Guess what he found.

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Wait... (Teh Penguin of Doom)

Uber lost out that day.

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