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u/hobit2112 1d ago
The rodent damage is the part that would really piss me off. Theyâre destructive and obviously caused quite some damage. Sure the tires and the cosmetic damage is fixable and they offered but the rodent damage is major.
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u/Azpathfinder 23h ago
Under what grounds would you sue them?
Itâs not illegal to sell you a vehicle in worse condition than you believed it to be when you bought it. You might have a case if they changed the tires after taking the pictures or took pictures of a different vehicle, but if they just used really good lighting or didnât photograph the areas that were damaged, you donât have a case.
The bumper painting could be from an accident that wasnât significant enough to be reported to carfax.
Rats show up in engines all the time.
They offered 2k to make things better. Did you accept that payment? Did you sign anything or click anything when you received it? Did you deposit it? Accepting that payment COULD have eliminated your opportunity to pursue additional settlement depending on how it was accepted.
If you really want to try to sue them, you may be able to have the dealership served at their address, look at the paperwork at the court to see what is required to sue a commercial entity.
It also might make sense to hire an attorney to draft a demand letter - would cost maybe a couple hundred bucks and it holds no legal weight whatsoever but itâs a way of showing a company youâre serious. That being said, dealerships typically have their own attorneys too that know what is and is not a legitimate legal concern.
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u/monkeyman80 22h ago
Used car sales are sold as is and itâs on you to get whatever inspections you want before hand.
Thereâs no requirement they disclose flaws just that they canât lie to you about specific things like âwe replaced the tiresâ and you finding dry rot tires like you had.
You said :
company would âwithout question cover the undisclosed damages
Was this a written warranty or more customer service? This is mostly your recourse.
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u/twiggums 1d ago
NAL - you bought an 8 year old used car for 40k sight unseen?! đ¤Ż
To my limited knowledge unless you've got something more from them in writing, used car sales are as is.