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CrusinSusan
Explorer
Jul 25, 2013

Test Drive #2 Smoking Calipers? Help me decide: In Or Out

I've been in the process of buying a used consigned 1999 RoadTrek 190 Popular (Dodge Ram Van chassis), and I have to say first that the dealer has been very responsive to problems as they come up (and...
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time2roll
Nomad
Jul 25, 2013
I would ask for a credit and have my own trusted mechanic make the repairs.
Even if the credit only covered 25% to 50%.

Salesman may not even know what a caliper is let alone tell the correct story to get things fixed. Anybody can just swap parts and call it done rather than investigating the system and repair it complete and proper.

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