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Yeah, this happens, sadly.This happened to me, I purchased a new Ford Edge. Fast forward 4 years I was in a minor fender bender when someone backed into me. I took it to the body shop and the mechanic told me this car was hit before and fixed. I told him that was impossible because I bought it brand new. He showed me the aftermarket headlight and how the quarter panel didnāt match. I was pissed the dealer sold me a new car that was previously damaged without my knowledge.
I had repaired a few new vehicles, that were damaged off the transport or from an accidental 'nudge and run' when it was on the lot or out for a test drive.
If you don't notice something is off, they will never tell you and still sell it as a new vehicle. It can come back to haunt you and/or the dealership if the damaged area is part of a recall or the vehicle is involved in a fender-bender and taken in for repair/estimate.
The place I worked at just took those vehicles as dealer demo's (that sales people drove) and sold them at a 'discount' if it had the options, trim, or color someone was looking for.
I'm not sure if it was ever mentioned to the buyer that it had been damaged, but I'd bet on it was never brought up.
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