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Originally Posted by clintj
To me that sounds like a defect of workmanship or materials on a Toyota car that you bought from Toyota which was covered under the TCUV. If the dealer did not disclose the paint would not be covered I would fight that tooth and nail. Maybe threaten with the Better Business Bureau first and just keep harassing them.
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But it's not Toyota's workmanship. Neither the dealer nor Carfaxed promised anyone that the car was NOT in an accident (did they?). It's nearly impossible to prove a negative. Nobody got guaranteed anything. That 160-point inspection makes them check off that there are no dents and that all the paint is lustrous and even. Apparently the paint was good enough at the time of the sale that it passed inspection. The original poster BOUGHT the car, so it must have looked pretty good.
The TCUV Program reduces your risk as a used car buyer, but these are still
used cars. They're not new cars. And the dealer is not insisting that it WASN'T in an accident. In fact, the original poster noted that two different Toyota folks said that it appeared that the bumper had been re-painted in the past. The dealer is simply not admitting that they knew about the damage (and they probably didn't).
In my opinion to the original poster: this is going to cost you WAY more in time and effort trying to fight your way into a $200 paint repair. You may sour your relationship with your local dealer, and that's not good for anyone. You took a risk and bought a used car like many do (my '07 was a TCUV also). This time, the car had damage that wasn't apparent at the time of the sale. The dealer apparently didn't see it, you didn't see it. Life sucks. Time to move on (again, just in my own opinion). Take it to a professional body shop. If it's just the bumper paint that's getting messed up, it won't cost more than a few hundred bucks to get it repaired.
Spending the money up front to re-paint it probably doesn't seem like a good deal, but stewing over what the dealer coulda/woulda/shoulda found is adding stress to your life that you probably don't need (I know I don't!).
