I bought a wrecked EVO IX :(

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Mar 20, 2007, 08:36 AM

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Here is the deal. They don't have to announce previous damage if it wasn't announced to them (auction). If it was a trade-in then they should have seen the paintwork a mile away. We would never buy a car for that kind of money that has been wrecked. If they didn't see the previous damage there are only 2 sources to see if it had been wrecked, Vincheck and Carfax, neither one of them are even close to being perfect. Good luck with everything and let us know what happens.

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Mar 20, 2007, 08:36 AM

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Regarding Carfax... sometimes accidents do not appear. This could be due to several reasons:

1. Accident was not reported to police
2. State DMV does not release reports to carfax
3. Body shop does not release reports to carfax

There could be a multitude of other reasons why accidents don't show, so going by a Carfax statement alone is not the smartest thing to do.

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Mar 20, 2007, 08:42 AM

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Just curious....how much did you pay for the car?

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Mar 20, 2007, 08:46 AM

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I paid 28500 for the car, it had about 6000 miles on it

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Mar 20, 2007, 08:47 AM

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Ouch id be pissed paying that much if it was in perfect condition!

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Mar 20, 2007, 08:49 AM

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hey what dealership? Im wondering because Im from Raleigh and hope its not Leith Mitsu

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Mar 20, 2007, 08:54 AM

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that sux man,are you gonna get rid of the IX

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Mar 20, 2007, 08:58 AM

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Well, as long it doesn't have frame damage and engine damage the car is still good..

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Mar 20, 2007, 09:11 AM

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That's alot of money. Sorry about your experience it sucks that your a repeat customer and they didnt give your all the info on the car. Good Luck.

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Mar 20, 2007, 09:16 AM

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That dealership probably only sells damaged vehicles. If you bought a G35 and it was wrecked why wouldnt you check if the EVO was in an accident? What they do is get damaged vehicles and fix them so they can sell. Not a good look.