Bought Crashed car from dealer

fathersymes

Just found out today that a car I bought from the main dealer has had extensive respraying done. I bought this car from the main dealer 2.5 years ago, it is the same brand the dealer has the franchise for, so not a backstreet car dealer. They never disclosed that the car had been crashed/repaired.

Have I comeback?

mikemac

2 and a half years ago is a long time which doesn't help

Name and shame the dealer and don't tell us you'd rather not say. What, do you have sense of loyalty to them?

SuperSean11

fathersymes wrote: »

Just found out today that a car I bought from the main dealer has had extensive respraying done. Have I comeback?

How did you find out might i ask?

fathersymes

ok, they are XXXXX, I am in the process of trading in the car and always had the car serviced by XXXXX, when I showed it to a BMW dealer today they immediatly noticed it had been respayed down one side(door and wing).

I'm furious that a main dealer would sell a damaged car and mention nothing to the buyer. needless to say I'll be visiting them tommorow..



MODEDIT: Name removed

Run_to_da_hills

micmclo wrote: »

2 and a half years ago is a long time which doesn't help

Name and shame the dealer and don't tell us you'd rather not say. What, do you have sense of loyalty to them?

Don't name and shame yet until he can approach the dealer and demand a good trade in price against something else. If this car has been in a bad smash any dealer will cop on to this and the car would be worthless against a trade in.

My ma found out several years after buying a mini (old model) that it was written off by an insurance company after a serious crash. It was a private sale so she could do little about it.

Steve

2.5yrs is borderline - you'd need proper legal advice on this one.

AFAIK they don't have to tell you unless you specifically ask.

peasant

I'd agree on getting legal advice. 2.5 years is an awful long time.

I'd also advise further not to discuss this topic or name names until the matter is resolved.

Things said in anger now could harm your case.

I've removed the name from your post.

fathersymes

thank you!

colm_mcm

the repair could have been to remedy something as simple as a scratch to the wing and door, or it could have been something more serious. the work may have been done before the original owner traded the car in, or it may have been done by the garage themselves,
you also need to find out how much the BMW garage is pulling your trade in price back by as a result of the repair.

Seperate

A friend of mine got one side of the car resprayed cos the previous owner parked beside a bush all the time and there was a few scrapes on it.

Respraying doesnt automatically mean crash.

Run_to_da_hills

The car may have also been damaged and resprayed before it was even sold as new. This happens quite alott in the trade and was only discussed recently on Boards.
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055278840&highlight=damaged

ninty9er

Seperate wrote: »

A friend of mine got one side of the car resprayed cos the previous owner parked beside a bush all the time and there was a few scrapes on it.

Respraying doesnt automatically mean crash.

+1

Had the whole front end of my Corsa resprayed because some put a nice big scratch in the middle of the bonnet. Got both wings, wing mirrors, the bumper and bonnet done. Car hadn't been crashed to my knowledge.

Churchy

fathersymes wrote: »

Just found out today that a car I bought from the main dealer has had extensive respraying done. I bought this car from the main dealer 2.5 years ago, it is the same brand the dealer has the franchise for, so not a backstreet car dealer. They never disclosed that the car had been crashed/repaired.

Have I comeback?

Less anger , more knowledge m8.

Extensive respraying isnt a wing and a door.
2 panels resprayed dont mean a crashed car.

If some toe rag keyed your car on 2 panels - would you want it virtually unsaleable due to stigma of it being crashed?

Has the bonnet been painted? If not thats a good sign of no front end impact.

They don't have to disclosed if it was crashed/repaired, even it they knew about it.

Jumpy

hellboy99 wrote: »

They don't have to disclosed if it was crashed/repaired, even it they knew about it.

*gets popcorn and easy chair*

*watches hellboy99 dousing himself in petrol*

Jumpy

Jumpy wrote: »

*gets popcorn and easy chair*

*watches hellboy99 dousing himself in petrol*

I'm only saying what is known to many out there, it was even on TV a few weeks back about it.
Why not go and do a bit of reseach first before posting stupid comments.

GrumPy

Off topic slightly, but how much would it cost to get an entire car resprayed and what places offer this service?

craichoe

Why not just go back to the dealer you bought it from and see how much he gives you on trade in.

Irish GrumPy

Irish GrumPy wrote: »

Off topic slightly, but how much would it cost to get an entire car resprayed and what places offer this service?

Depends, does it need full or just outer body for a start, here's a good place for you in Dundalk, Co. Louth if your ever about:

Joe McArdle

Linenhall st Dundalk Co. Louth(042)9334059

hi5

I had most of one side of my car resprayed because of a one inch scratch which went through to the metal, I was told it was to blend it in.