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If you noticed your new car was scratched a day after you drove it home from the dealer is the dealer responsible to repair the damage?
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∙ 17y ago
No, unfortunately they cannot be responsible. If you bought your car used most likely you were advised that the car was being sold "as is" and any pre-existing damage was your responsibility to fix if desired. If you bought it brand new the dealer will go over the vehicle with you and show that there is no visible body damage to the car. It's during this pre-delivery inspection that YOU are supposed to look over the car for any signs of pre-existing body damage in case the salesman doing the delivery overlooks anything. Once you drive the car off the lot anything that happens to the body of the car cannot be pinned on the dealer unless something happened with the vehicle body that would be covered under warranty such as rust. Usually scratched aren't covered under warranty. If you were to bring the car back to the lot all the dealer would tell you is that the scratch could have happened any time between you drove it off the lot and the time you brought it back.
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