The Case of The Broken RS 1.0

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Most states allow a dealer to not disclose damage up to, I want to say, 20% of the value of the car without telling the buyer. I'd asked for a discount on the car before I accepted the gift card.


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[JiroZero713]

I'm living in Hawaii that's why. I plan on modding the car when the warranty is up anyway

[Braces]

Life can't be that bad living in Hawaii.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Braces

Life can't be that bad living in Hawaii.

Life can be bad wherever you live!
Now if you say life can't be that cold living in Hawaii I agree.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by JiroZero713

I'm living in Hawaii that's why. I plan on modding the car when the warranty is up anyway

So that's why they really upcharge the packages?

[JiroZero713]

Recon in hawaii done. Vehicle is having cold air intake put on. Will recieve on Sat sun maybe latest Monday

[sdwagonjp]

You live in Hawaii...How much gas do you need to get around. Fix the bumper.

[themajesticone]

Originally Posted by JiroZero713

So Gents I am in a dilema.

I have found out that the Scion Dealership had been lying to be for 2 months about my car.

My car was damaged in transit and they neglected to tell me this and just held unto my car until a replacement RS 1.0 Bumper came in.

What they didn't realize was the back order for those parts already and when it never came they had to eventually tell me of their lie and they offered me 1000 dollars Gas Card and still full price of the Vehicle.



Now initially I thought I was going to accept this but....this means that this policy is in use by this dealership and they have lied to several customers before.


I think I should be getting News Teams involved here now and potentially hire my own lawyer. I shouldn't have to pay full price for a damaged vehicle no matter that they are replacing the parts completely. It's still an insurance claim on a previously New vehicle.

So legal advice here guys...should I pull my money from them and just buy that Limited BRZ?

Or should I just take the 1000 dollar gas card,

Or should I go to News Teams and hire myself a lawyer and potentially sue them. They did lie to me and I even got the pictures from the Manager of the store who said he didn't know about it til a week ago and that his hire-ups were telling him not to tell me.

Thoughts?

Pics following

Most real attorneys charge anywhere from $200/hr to $500/hr or more. You may want to avoid the layer idea all together. I suggest getting the new bumper on and negotiating for $2,000 gas card or $1500 under msrp/asking price. Either way you can't lose and i'd rather have the gas card. That is like 42 tanks of gas - potentially the first 10,000 miles driven not out of pocket (assuming you avg 250 miles a tank (which you won't lol) give or take).

[Datcrazyeric]

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

I'm a sales consultant. I never push paint protection, ever, and will only include it if my customer is the one that wants and asks for it.

The door ding warranty is awesome. That I definitely suggest (although I always forget to bring it up to my customers ). I got the tire/wheel/windshield/ding package for 5 years on my car. I've already used it to remove three door dings I got from some careless coworker (never found out who dinged my door).

As a car salesman that sells a similiar package i'd recommed it also. I didn't buy it for my FR-S and regretted it this past January since I had one thing happen after another. Had a super long nail in my tire and dings out of this world thanks to careless drivers, spent almost 1,200 in repairs.

[JiroZero713]

Picking up the car tomorrow.

[dnieves]

Originally Posted by FRSupra

Since we are on the subject I would like to add this...

I know of a 10 series manual that is still on the lot that has been jumped backwards, has had fuses blown and a chemical spilt on the paint during post PDI cleanup. It was sent to a body shop and repainted. The first owner will have no idea..

I've wanted to post this for some time.


I've also seen this same dealership crack a block during a transmission job and replaced it without the customer knowing anything.

What POS dealership is this?

[dnieves]

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

I'm a sales consultant. I never push paint protection, ever, and will only include it if my customer is the one that wants and asks for it.

The door ding warranty is awesome. That I definitely suggest (although I always forget to bring it up to my customers ). I got the tire/wheel/windshield/ding package for 5 years on my car. I've already used it to remove three door dings I got from some careless coworker (never found out who dinged my door).

The ding protection sounds like it could pay for itself if you park amongst idiots. But it's useless if the paint is damaged (PDR, right?).

By paint protection do you mean that chemical that's applied to the paint or the plastic film? The OEM plastic film looks good but only half the hood?

[Tcoat]

[QUOTE=dnieves;2051330]The ding protection sounds like it could pay for itself if you park amongst idiots. But it's useless if the paint is damaged (PDR, right?).

QUOTE]
I thought it was a great idea on my Lancer.
Right up to the time I tried to get it actually done.
Slight nick in the paint? Nope can't do that.
Sharp edge to the ding? Not eligible for the repair.
Paint transfer from a door on the ding? Oh that one won't work.
Over 2" circle? Not considered a "ding" needs a body shop.

Of the 10 or so dings it collected they did one!

[Defuser]

[quote=Tcoat;2051342]

Originally Posted by dnieves

The ding protection sounds like it could pay for itself if you park amongst idiots. But it's useless if the paint is damaged (PDR, right?).

QUOTE]
I thought it was a great idea on my Lancer.
Right up to the time I tried to get it actually done.
Slight nick in the paint? Nope can't do that.
Sharp edge to the ding? Not eligible for the repair.
Paint transfer from a door on the ding? Oh that one won't work.
Over 2" circle? Not considered a "ding" needs a body shop.

Of the 10 or so dings it collected they did one!

Remove the periods, submit to NPR's "The Writer's Almanac", and maybe Garrison Keillor will read it during my commute one morning.