Feel your pain! Been there done that. Took me 7+ months in the buy back process but I eventually got my money back and the pile of crap jeep with less than 8 thousand miles was gone.
If you haven't yet. Start the lemon law or buy back process!
I have a pair of Merrell Trail Gloves. They are awesome and are very much a minimalist shoe with zero drop and no padding except for the Vibram sole. It took me some getting use to but now they are my go to running shoes. They are essentially Vibram 5 fingers without the individual fingers for...