I'm in trouble I believe. I purchased this car about six months ago from a dealership "as is". I'm still making payments as well. I didn't bother looking at the strut towers, whoops... lesson learned. The rear passenger strut tower is badly rusted and looks as if it's starting to tear away. I went to an auto body shop today for an estimate which turned out to be the car's entire worth; $3500. I'm a college student attending 16 credits worth of classes and working full-time but I'm still broke as all hell. There's no way in hell I'm paying that much. I can't just dump the car either, I'm still paying the loan.
I'm not car savvy when it comes to auto body, so if someone could help me out I'd be very grateful.
What I would like to know:
- Has anyone fixed this, if you did, how so?
- Do I have options (ex. the Lemon Law) with the dealership?
- Are there any actual options other than dumping the car?
Thanks in advance folks,
A. Cicchetto
