I recently bought a 2007 Scion from a respectable dealership and it had 1000 miles on it. When I asked about the miles the saleman said that the car was only staff driven to pick people up and drop them off when they had service done to their vehicles. I specifically asked him if it was a rental car and he said NO. I bought it April 3rd and last night found in the very back of the glove box a reciept they must of missed from someone who rented my car!!!! He lied, I feel I could of got more money off of it had I known renters were beating it up. I know it was only 1000 miles but still - the dude lied. What should I do?
2007-06-13 05:13:17 · 16 answers · asked by crystal n 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Buying & Selling
in our state they are required by law to tell you if it is a rental
2007-06-13 05:21:28 · answer #1 · answered by littlblueyes 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To be an official "rental car" it has to reported to the department of motor vehicles, and it would show up in a CarFax report.
Was this an actual "New" car that you bought or did you buy it as "used"? If you bought it as a "new"vehicle, you do have a legitimate complaint, if you bought it as "used", then likely the complaint will not hold up.
Don't blame the salesperson- he may have not known about the rental status of the vehicle.
"Rental" does not affect the vehicle's value. It's the wear and tear on it that would. If it had dings or dents or major mechanical problems, then that would deduct from the value, but just the fact that it was a loaner or a rental does not affect the value.
Take it to the manager of the dealership- if you didn't get anything in writting about it not being a rental, your complaint may not hold up.
If all else fails, take it up with the better business bureau.
Just speaking from experience.
2007-06-13 10:07:55 · answer #2 · answered by Flip's Girl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you think the staff somehow didn't abuse the car then you're living in a fantasy world. They are the worst abuser of cars (worse than paying renters) because they hate their jobs and their boss, so they take it out on the cars. You shouldn't have bought a car with 1000 miles if this bothers you so much. Next time look for cars that recently arrived. They usually only have 2 miles on them.
2007-06-13 05:28:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The dealership must disclose if the car was a rental. It's more than possible the car was a loaner, and therefore have a reciept similar to a rental.
2007-06-13 06:17:36 · answer #4 · answered by jay 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Legally for the car to be rented, it's use class would have to be changed to reflect that. Is it possible the car was loaned out to people having repair work done at the dealership? Possibly, but regardless of what it's status was when you purchased it, 1,000 miles is 1,000 miles. It doesn't really matter who drove it those 1,000 miles,or whether they were freeway miles or city miles. I wouldn't get too upset about this, especially if you are happy overall with your purchase.
2007-06-13 07:26:30 · answer #5 · answered by fisherwoman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bring the reciept to manager and demand some money back . Threaten to Report to Better Business Bureau. Trade car back in.
2007-06-13 05:17:45 · answer #6 · answered by brandielynn320 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some states require that a former rental or lease car be revealed as such to prospective buyers. Florida is one of them. Of course I do not know which state you are in. If it happens to be Florida you can complain 1st thru the dealer and 2nd thru the state attys office. Check with your state's consumer affairs division to see if your state has such a law. If not you've got no options.
2007-06-13 05:20:58 · answer #7 · answered by Dogbettor 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You'd have a very difficult time proving this. Unless the salesperson put it in writing, it's your word against theirs. You also have no proof how it was driven, even if it was a rental. A used car is a used car.
2007-06-13 05:20:21 · answer #8 · answered by Scott H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First off, let it go! You are dealing with a salesman. If you ever want to check the history of a vehicle before you buy one go to carfax.com. This will give you detailed history from owners to accidents. Secondly a Scion why? Those things are so ugly. Just my opinion of course.
2007-06-13 05:27:40 · answer #9 · answered by wvdevilgirl06 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Take the car and the reciept you have back to the dealer and speak to the general manager. And tell him he can either get you a better deal or he can take the car back and you will notify the better business about what they did.
2007-06-13 05:21:26 · answer #10 · answered by Heather B 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Go to the dealership and complain to the sales manager, I doubt it they will do anything about it, if they dont do anything about it, report them to the better business bureau in your area, they should at least you give you something like free oil changes for a year or something. Complain and make a big scene if they refuse to do anything about it.
2007-06-13 05:18:38 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋