I bought a 2002 ford focus w/out a warranty and it broke down on me 30 days

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#1 of 1 I bought a 2002 ford focus w/out a warranty and it broke down on me 30 days by mythreeandme Mar 14, 2009 (10:50 am)
I financed a 02 ford focus LX & it broke down on me exactly 30 days later. I put $2000 down and i pay $300 a month. My car insurance is $118.64. When the car broke down I called the dealership & told them what happened and they immediately asked me if the timing belt brake? I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT CARS! When the tow truck arrived the driver asked me to start my car and told me it sounds like the timing belt broke. WOW HOW IRONIC.The dealership knew about this problem b4 they sold it to me. The tire area was making a noise when I test drove it & the salesman told me that it would go away(and it did for the moment), he also said theres nothing wrong with the car & they would not sell me a car thats gonna break down because if I stop paying my car note they wont get paid for the car...basically trying to reassure me that everything was fine. They also installed a kill switch. They saw me as easy bait. Some things seemed kinda fishy about that dealership. If anyone has any advice I would greatly appreciate it. I am so upset, frustrated ad sad.

#1 of 1: I bought a 2002 ford focus w/out a warranty and it broke down on me 30 days by mythreeandme; Mar 14, 2009 (10:50 am)

I financed a 02 ford focus LX & it broke down on me exactly 30 days later. I put $2000 down and i pay $300 a month. My car insurance is $118.64. When the car broke down I called the dealership & told them what happened and they immediately asked me if the timing belt brake? I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT CARS! When the tow truck arrived the driver asked me to start my car and told me it sounds like the timing belt broke. WOW HOW IRONIC.The dealership knew about this problem b4 they sold it to me. The tire area was making a noise when I test drove it & the salesman told me that it would go away(and it did for the moment), he also said theres nothing wrong with the car & they would not sell me a car thats gonna break down because if I stop paying my car note they wont get paid for the car...basically trying to reassure me that everything was fine. They also installed a kill switch. They saw me as easy bait. Some things seemed kinda fishy about that dealership. If anyone has any advice I would greatly appreciate it. I am so upset, frustrated ad sad.