Kate Baker —

Summary: In Dec 2023, we purchased a 2021 Ram ProMaster from Bob Caldwell Chrysler Jeep Dodge in Columbus, OH, with 59,213 miles and a 5-year/125k-mile extended warranty. We were told, “If anything goes wrong, it’s covered.” Last week, at only 89,000 miles, the transmission failed. The warranty provider denied the claim, citing a missed 60,000-mile service—something never disclosed, despite the sale occurring less than 800 miles before that interval.

Tang Fei is a speculative fiction writer whose fiction has been featured (under various pen names) in magazines in China such as Science Fiction World, Jiuzhou Fantasy, and Fantasy Old and New. She has written fantasy, science fiction, fairy tales, and wuxia (martial arts fantasy), but prefers to write in a way that straddles or stretches genre boundaries. She is also a genre critic, and her critical essays have been published in The Economic Observer.

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