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So I finally got my car into a repair shop to troubleshoot why it's been overheating. Thankfully it wasn't a blown head gasket as I expected and there was no damage to the engine. However, my mechanic found a considerable crack in the radiator.
Do you think this crack was there when I purchased the car, therefore should be the dealers responsibility? I've had the car for a little over 90 days and have only put 1,600 miles on it (total mileage at 44k). Something like this concerns me because I wonder if it was a pre-existing problem that was just made worse, or just happened to break at the wrong time.
Regardless, I'm looking at about a $2,500 repair bill (includes new radiator from Maserati, new thermostat and new air and oil filters). Does this cost sound about right? The shop thats doing it is the only guy that will work on these cars remotely around me so I'm not sure if he's inflating the price a bit or if this is standard for what this should cost? I hate to dump $2,500 into a car I just purchased, do you think I have a (legal) right to make the dealer pay for this repair?
Do you think this crack was there when I purchased the car, therefore should be the dealers responsibility? I've had the car for a little over 90 days and have only put 1,600 miles on it (total mileage at 44k). Something like this concerns me because I wonder if it was a pre-existing problem that was just made worse, or just happened to break at the wrong time.
Regardless, I'm looking at about a $2,500 repair bill (includes new radiator from Maserati, new thermostat and new air and oil filters). Does this cost sound about right? The shop thats doing it is the only guy that will work on these cars remotely around me so I'm not sure if he's inflating the price a bit or if this is standard for what this should cost? I hate to dump $2,500 into a car I just purchased, do you think I have a (legal) right to make the dealer pay for this repair?