Buying a new car certainly has its perks, but there are also disadvantages worth taking into consideration before taking the plunge. Aside from having to deal with depreciation, you're also stuck with respecting the maintenance schedule to the letter. If not, you're going to end up like this poor man from Ontario. He has learned his lesson the hard way after failing to change the oil in time, which consequently voided the warranty.
Meet Moses Fosuo. He bought a brand-new 2018 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel that came bundled with a 100,000-kilometer (62,000-mile) warranty. When his truck's engine seized all of the sudden, the odometer was showing 91,000 kilometers (56,544 miles). Up until that point, it had been a reliable vehicle and well-suited for a family man with two kids and dogs.
An electrician from Bowmanville, Fosuo got in touch with the dealer to talk about his unexpected predicament. Little did he know, the warranty was no longer valid after missing the oil change specified in the documentation that came with the truck. In an interview with CTV News Toronto, he explained his difficult situation:
