confuse-ius
Junior Member
New Jersey
A friend of mine recently bought a what-he-thought-was-a-great-deal, previously-owned Mitsubishi Lancer from a Subaru dealer. Now he saw a better version (better engine, certified pre-owned, etc) of Lancer in a Mitsubishi dealer and wanted to trade it in. When the dealer was performing an automotive paint inspection of his car, the thickness of the painting is not the same as the standard used by manufacturer. They suspected one side of the car had been repaired and re-painted.
Before he bought his car, he did do an adequate research: run the carfax history, etc. There was no accident history listed. It appears that the person who sold the car to Subaru dealership, got the car into an accident, didn't report the accident, fixed it himself, and sold it.
What are his options? Can he get a full-refund from Subaru dealer?
Thank you in advance for your advice.
A friend of mine recently bought a what-he-thought-was-a-great-deal, previously-owned Mitsubishi Lancer from a Subaru dealer. Now he saw a better version (better engine, certified pre-owned, etc) of Lancer in a Mitsubishi dealer and wanted to trade it in. When the dealer was performing an automotive paint inspection of his car, the thickness of the painting is not the same as the standard used by manufacturer. They suspected one side of the car had been repaired and re-painted.
Before he bought his car, he did do an adequate research: run the carfax history, etc. There was no accident history listed. It appears that the person who sold the car to Subaru dealership, got the car into an accident, didn't report the accident, fixed it himself, and sold it.
What are his options? Can he get a full-refund from Subaru dealer?
Thank you in advance for your advice.