WOW!! Just found out something crazy about my IS...
well, first you will have to find what's "illegal" about it. like others said, if the car is CPO, then it's probably a problem coz' i believe for a car to be CPO, it can't be in any accident (maybe over certain $ amount). otherwise if it's not CPO, then it's just another normal used car, nothing different from the ones you see at independent dealer lot or private parties.
i don't think at the time of purchase the dealership has to disclose prior history to the car. it's up to you to ask. if you asked them, and they said the car has absolutely no accident what-so-ever (and got it on writing), then you might have a case
of course, using lawyer will help, like marshall said they want their reputation. but to be very honest, there are assumptions you made that are just not right
i don't think at the time of purchase the dealership has to disclose prior history to the car. it's up to you to ask. if you asked them, and they said the car has absolutely no accident what-so-ever (and got it on writing), then you might have a case
of course, using lawyer will help, like marshall said they want their reputation. but to be very honest, there are assumptions you made that are just not right
At least this is what I was told when I traded in my '07 Camry XLE that had an encounter with a deer.
I'm surprised a Lexus dealer would sell that IS rather than wholesale it.The dealer took it in cheap because of the damage and made a big profit with the sale.
The OP should have gotten a Carfax.Not 100% accurate but worth it.
Surprised no one has asked the obvious questions.
Was this some 'deal of a lifetime' you thought you had? How much did you pay for the car?
Any particular reason you were at a body shop for a 3 month old 07 model car?
Was this some 'deal of a lifetime' you thought you had? How much did you pay for the car?
Any particular reason you were at a body shop for a 3 month old 07 model car?
Well,with a side hit like that according to your description of the issues,the side airbags should have went off and if so,there should be a record of that happening on a carfax or somewhere.
My son's '08 Civic was hit on the passenger side and the airbags went off.The Carfax showed that and the value of a car drops dramatically with airbag deployment.
I know because I was going to trade that Civic in and found the trade in value took a big hit and we decided to keep it and let him run it into the ground.
of course YOU bear no responsibility in this, right?caveat emptor (http://lmgtfy.com?q=caveat+emptor)
i don't think at the time of purchase the dealership has to disclose prior history to the car. it's up to you to ask. if you asked them, and they said the car has absolutely no accident what-so-ever (and got it on writing), then you might have a case
of course, using lawyer will help, like marshall said they want their reputation. but to be very honest, there are assumptions you made that are just not right
of course, using lawyer will help, like marshall said they want their reputation. but to be very honest, there are assumptions you made that are just not right
took a look at the CPO info and it only says they do a carfax as far as accidents go, but does not guarantee it hasn't been in an accident. of course the 'meticulous inspection' should find the problems op has!! 
http://www.lexus.com/cpo/overview/index.html
http://www.lexus.com/cpo/overview/index.html
i say contact Carfax as well...they have advertised that if the car has any accidents that's not on the carfax, they will reimburse you. something along those lines, i believe.
edit: looks like it is for cars which have a "branded title"
http://www.carfax.com/guarantee/buyback_pop.cfm
edit: looks like it is for cars which have a "branded title"
http://www.carfax.com/guarantee/buyback_pop.cfm
Last edited by baddis es; Sep 22, 2010 at 09:05 AM.
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I don’t see where the OP has a case from what I read so far.
You have to do your own due diligence, you cannot expect anyone to do it for you or feel entitled to something because of your lack of research.
Unless you can prove they specifically deceived you, you own this one. Next time drive the car to a body shop and flip the guy $20 before you make a purchase, yeah its that easy.
This could be a case where you’re searching for a car and stumble across an “amazing deal” listed at 4-5k less then every other one you looked at and jumped on it. Come to find out it was marked down for a reason………
You have to do your own due diligence, you cannot expect anyone to do it for you or feel entitled to something because of your lack of research.
Unless you can prove they specifically deceived you, you own this one. Next time drive the car to a body shop and flip the guy $20 before you make a purchase, yeah its that easy.
This could be a case where you’re searching for a car and stumble across an “amazing deal” listed at 4-5k less then every other one you looked at and jumped on it. Come to find out it was marked down for a reason………
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I remember when shopping for my mom's replacement car last July...
I was surprised at how many cars on a dealership lot have been in an accident (not just repaints, replaced panels and the whole gamut)--but still have a clean Carfax. Of course the dealer will mention that the car has a clean Carfax...
I was surprised at how many cars on a dealership lot have been in an accident (not just repaints, replaced panels and the whole gamut)--but still have a clean Carfax. Of course the dealer will mention that the car has a clean Carfax...
I remember when shopping for my mom's replacement car last July...
I was surprised at how many cars on a dealership lot have been in an accident (not just repaints, replaced panels and the whole gamut)--but still have a clean Carfax. Of course the dealer will mention that the car has a clean Carfax...
I was surprised at how many cars on a dealership lot have been in an accident (not just repaints, replaced panels and the whole gamut)--but still have a clean Carfax. Of course the dealer will mention that the car has a clean Carfax...
carfax is complete garbage anyway. 2 of my previous cars were hit by someone before, carfax never showed anything. to me if carfax says anything, don't get it for sure. if it's clean, it doesn't tell me anything
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I bought this damn junk for 24,000. So no I didn't even buy it for cheap. If I got it for cheap I'll jus suck it up and drive it. Yea I see my few mistakes but I really trusted the dealer since its lexus. I thought they need to do a full inspection of the car before it gets put on the lot..but I'm wrong I guess. There's no way I'm gonna let this slip away.. oh and the car's record shows that it has 150 point inspection done? Will that help?