Ended up a huge disappointment!
I was happy with the contact I had with the staff with regards to purchasing a 2019 RAV4, it was all going so well, all my questions answered promptly, a personalised video of the car (stating how immaculate it was!), the offer of £150 off towards travel costs etc and a tank full of petrol should I buy the RAV. I was so hopeful that I'd finally found the one!
After a 3 hour journey to get there my experience quickly turned to disappointment upon viewing the car! It was obvious that the left front wing had been resprayed as there was too much metallic in new paint, so one area hugely glistened in the light!
I could have accepted this and considered negotiating to have it resprayed however on further investigation of the car we noticed a huge gap between the rear of the roof and the top of the tailgate, you could practically fit your fingers in it! We then noticed the tailgate wasn't fitting flush, protruding by about 1/4". Inside the car it smelt strange, I wouldn't be surprised if water was getting from the tailgate and they tried to mask the smell! Interestingly it had been put into dry storage over night.
When we brought this to the member of staff's attention he didn't seem surprised (i didn't mention the smell), he just said they bought it at auction so didn't know the damage history (I'm not convinced!), he then said he would speak to his manager about what could be done on the price. I was offered £200...obviously I walked away... highly disappointed and over £100 out of pocket!
Why can't people just be honest, I guess I expected more from a Toyota dealership!
25 novembre 2023
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