Accident damaged car

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Hi There

So i bought a car in December 2017, took it to the dealer recently for a engine light that came on, car is under motorplan.

I now find out that the 14 months later that the vehicle was in a smash to the value of R170 000, I was not informed of any accident damage. The car was bought from the same dealer who is fixing it now, they bought the car as smashed, repaired it and sold it to me without declaring it, I specifically asked the dealer if the vehicle had ever been in an accident and the answer was NO. I have the quote for parts used which i managed to obtain, they cannot say they did not know as the dealer had the car repaired and was sold to me.

I am not happy with this deal, if i knew about this i most certainly would not have bought the car, is there anything i can do? Its passed the 6 month cooling period.
 
I would speak to your bank. They are legally obliged to tell you if it was accident damaged.

You could also try the motoring ombudsman.
 
Have them claiming car was not in accident in writing? .
What was damaged, replaced?
 
Good luck whatever recourse you decide...businesses and individuals like those need to be taken off the map and out of circulation.

Trust you name and shame this reprehensible dealer as well as take him to the cleaner's legally so to speak.
 
MirageF1 said:
Good luck whatever recourse you decide...businesses and individuals like those need to be taken off the map and out of circulation.

Trust you name and shame this reprehensible dealer as well as take him to the cleaner's legally so to speak.
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Roughly, there's an issue every week, being posted here.
WTH is going on?
I think its time to create a thread to name and shame these despicable people. Keep the thread locked and only open it to update it
 
ArtyLoop said:
Roughly, there's an issue every week, being posted here.
WTH is going on?
I think its time to create a thread to name and shame these despicable people. Keep the thread locked and only open it to update it
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Agreed!

Additionally people need to get out of this mindset of being afraid to name & shame!

If a company banged over on a deal & you tried the correct channels of recourse & zero luck then it unfortunately needs to get ugly.

Name the fuker!
 
I had something similar happen a couple of years ago. I asked whether the vehicle was in an accident and was told 'no'. I later started noticing small things which indicated to the opposite and had a 3rd party inspect the vehicle and pointed out the 'flaws' they tried to cover up.

Long story short, phoned up the dealer manager, told him about the situation and he had no issues in replacing the vehicle. This was after him seeing my complaints on social media which he was begging me to remove.
 
FiestaST said:
Agreed!

Additionally people need to get out of this mindset of being afraid to name & shame!

If a company banged over on a deal & you tried the correct channels of recourse & zero luck then it unfortunately needs to get ugly.

Name the fuker!
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At the same time people should also stop freaking out about vehicles having been in accidents.

Even buying a brand new car you wouldn’t know if it fell off the truck or not.
 
SauRoNZA said:
At the same time people should also stop freaking out about vehicles having been in accidents.

Even buying a brand new car you wouldn’t know if it fell off the truck or not.
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Very **** attitude man, specially considering serious accidents affect the safety of a vehicle down the line. I wonder how you'll feel if your wife or kids die in a car accident because the car wasn't up to keep them safe due to a previous accident. Someone will also just tell you "stop freaking out man".
 
I 50% agree with @SauRoNZA, depending on the damage and how it was repaired I would really have an issue with accident cars. And R170k isn't a lot, also depending on the car. That might just be a small bump damaging new LED front lights, one or two brackets under the bumper making replacing necessary and a few small things.

That kind of damage on a Polo (cheap entry level car example) would make me worried.
 
Can OP tell us at least:

1) What make and model car is it.
2) What damage was repaired.

Cars can be repaired to factory spec if it's things like bumpers, doors, bootlids etc. If the airbags etc. pop and their is frame damage, that's a different story. Cars can be damaged, but not have been in accidents per se (the traditional accident, where 2 vehicles collide on the road.) What about stationary damage in parking lots, hail etc. That's not going to affect the safety necessarily. I'm not saying OP isn't right to be angry, but we need more context/info to make a call.

I'm fairly certain the 2 year old car I bought from a franchised dealer had a very hard life with its previous owner, due to the amount of loose things - probably the **** roads in Limpopo.
 
I think the issue here is the non-disclosure by the dealer. Whether you believe accident damaged and repaired vehicles are just fine or not is not the issue.

A buyer has a right to information so that she can make an informed decision on whether to spend their hard earned money or not.
 
Toxxyc said:
Very **** attitude man, specially considering serious accidents affect the safety of a vehicle down the line. I wonder how you'll feel if your wife or kids die in a car accident because the car wasn't up to keep them safe due to a previous accident. Someone will also just tell you "stop freaking out man".
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Who said anything about a serious accident?

Then it’s up to you to check what kind of accident it was.

There was no mention made of WHAT car was damaged here and WHAT was repaired.

For all we know it’s a Porsche and 170k is a mere bumper bash.

It’s ludicrous to lose one’s mind because for instance a car was scraped against a pillar and the front and passenger doors were damaged and replaced for instance.

Obviously deeply structure damage is a no no, “OMG my car was in an accident and the bumper was replaced and nobody told me...THEY MUST TAKE IT BACK and pay me damages for emotional trauma” is simply retarded and taking the piss.
 
Gaz{M} said:
Can OP tell us at least:

1) What make and model car is it.
2) What damage was repaired.

Cars can be repaired to factory spec if it's things like bumpers, doors, bootlids etc. If the airbags etc. pop and their is frame damage, that's a different story. Cars can be damaged, but not have been in accidents per se (the traditional accident, where 2 vehicles collide on the road.) What about stationary damage in parking lots, hail etc. That's not going to affect the safety necessarily. I'm not saying OP isn't right to be angry, but we need more context/info to make a call.

I'm fairly certain the 2 year old car I bought from a franchised dealer had a very hard life with its previous owner, due to the amount of loose things - probably the **** roads in Limpopo.
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Thank you! Someone else has a brain in this thread without going straight to insulting my mother without even considering what I meant.
 
SauRoNZA said:
Who said anything about a serious accident?

Then it’s up to you to check what kind of accident it was.

There was no mention made of WHAT car was damaged here and WHAT was repaired.

For all we know it’s a Porsche and 170k is a mere bumper bash.

It’s ludicrous to lose one’s mind because for instance a car was scraped against a pillar and the front and passenger doors were damaged and replaced for instance.

Obviously deeply structure damage is a no no, “OMG my car was in an accident and the bumper was replaced and nobody told me...THEY MUST TAKE IT BACK and pay me damages for emotional trauma” is simply retarded and taking the piss.
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Actually, AFAIK it's illegal to withhold accident info, so even if it was a R2k bumper bash on a Suzuki Alto, it has to be mentioned (if the dealers knows about it).

On the car, I agree. I actually have a sneaky suspicion it's a BMW 235i, so while it's not a write-off value, it's still a relatively lekker boop.
 
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