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Smart Shopper Mileage Fraud!! Odometer was rolled back!!! What to do?
152 messages, Last post on Oct 29, 2009 at 8:22 AM
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Replying to: solaraman2003 (Jun 04, 2009 12:25 pm)
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Replying to: mitzij (Jun 10, 2009 10:32 am) I have already contacted Toyota (headquarters) and am awaiting their response. I want to confirm with them that my warranty started the day I purchased it. I forgot to mention...when I spoke to the salesman (a really great guy) he said the reason the "Vehicle Inquiry Report" showed that it was already put into service was because someone bought the car, but never "bought" the car. When the originating dealer sold the car they filed an RDR (Retail Delivery Report) to Toyota (headquarters). But when the buyer failed to follow through with the transaction, the originating dealer DID NOT reverse the RDR, since they would've incurred some financial penalty in doing so. The originating dealer then transferred (sold) the vehicle to their "sister" dealership (owned by the same moneybaggers) and that's where I purchased it. So, NO Toyota dealer was ever able to inquire on this vehicle (as a "new" vehicle) being available, since it had alread been RDRed and not reversed. My salesman is now telling me that eventually when Toyota reverses this RDR, the originating dealer is going to still have to pay some penalty for the reversal. That's all I know. I hope I've explained this accurately. But the bottom line is, right now the only thing I have hanging is that I have to confirm with Toyota (headquarters) that the vehicle that I own has a 3/36k warranty starting the day I purchased it. I have everything in writing that confirms that, but I really don't want to wait 2 years and/or 20k miles to find out that this mixup is going to cause me grief. I'd rather deal with it now ! Meanwhile, I'm driving around in a gorgeous vehicle and all I want to do is DRIVE !  There's actually something to be learned from this....It makes sense to me to run a CarFax (and/or AutoCheck) EVEN IF the vehicle you're going to purchase is "new". |
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The new odometer showed only 5 miles, but when I asked for an explanation- was advised they installed a sticker on the door post saying to add 23567! No charge! Look for the stickers. 
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I purchased a 1996 Toyota Camry from a private party. I found out quite by accident that the mileage had been rolled back by 145,000 miles. I called the guy and threatened him and got my money back. Now, I've recieved a title in the mail with his name on it and my address. The DMV and the Dealer Compliance person told me to just sign it and give it to him. No way I'm going to do that as the next person that gets ripped off will have my address from the title and torch my house. Who do I turn him into so that this car can't be sold again? Or that he is fined, strung up or both? |
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Replying to: moneymoo (Oct 29, 2009 7:07 am) Best regards, Shipo |
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Replying to: moneymoo (Oct 29, 2009 7:07 am)
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Replying to: british_rover (Oct 29, 2009 7:47 am)
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Replying to: qbrozen (Oct 29, 2009 8:21 am) I don't Ford expected their cars to last that long yet. 
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