I took the little red wagon in to my adopted Maza dealer for its 30K yesterday. They get most of the way through it, then the service chief asks me, "Are you aware that your vehicle might have been in an accident?" Uh...no? He shows me that the ABS sensor under the hood is pushed back and that the lines out of it are bent, which could cause the ABS not to function. I, not accustomed to the precision with which imports are generally assembled, didn't think to notice this since I'm so used to things just being crammed under the hood any which way.
Apparently the car took a hit on the front passenger's side before I got it and wasn't repaired quite to Mazda spec. (Apparently the former service advisor wasn't quite up to spec either, after letting this go unseen for 2 oil changes before this service.)
I got the car from a Chevy dealer in PA back when I lived there in February. I have a feeling that news of this accident would be world premiere information to the dealer. So now to open a real can of worms with some questions:
- Is there a statute of limitations on something like this?
- What happens if the dealer really didn't know about the accident and believes the car was sold without a defect? Am I up the creek because he can disclaim responsibility? Would he try to pin it on me after all this time?
- Will this eventually need a lawyer (or two) to fix, despite not being a lemon law case?
I hate to get even deeper into this, but it's just one of several battles I just don't furkin' need to be dealin' with right now. I just want it done.
Apparently the car took a hit on the front passenger's side before I got it and wasn't repaired quite to Mazda spec. (Apparently the former service advisor wasn't quite up to spec either, after letting this go unseen for 2 oil changes before this service.)
I got the car from a Chevy dealer in PA back when I lived there in February. I have a feeling that news of this accident would be world premiere information to the dealer. So now to open a real can of worms with some questions:
- Is there a statute of limitations on something like this?
- What happens if the dealer really didn't know about the accident and believes the car was sold without a defect? Am I up the creek because he can disclaim responsibility? Would he try to pin it on me after all this time?
- Will this eventually need a lawyer (or two) to fix, despite not being a lemon law case?
I hate to get even deeper into this, but it's just one of several battles I just don't furkin' need to be dealin' with right now. I just want it done.