“Oh yeah, forgot to mention this Supra comes with a glass pack which is why it sounds so tight when you drive it.”

I just got my Sienna last year as well as starting my new job. Hopefully I will be at your level in 12 years. 

No, the point I was making was it will be fine for all parties if, as a result of the suit, the dealership is found to have neglected to perform the proper inspections and checks, refunds the buyers, repairs the car, etc. It will NOT be fine if the dealer knew the car didn’t have a catalytic converter (or removed it),…

Christ... buying a car like that instead of something cheaper/more reliable, putting the rest aside for an appreciating asset, like stocks or real estate? Like, do people not understand this shit?

Does he have kids? Because a Q7 is a bitch car when you line up with a GLS (v8) or X7.

huh? thats exactly the point you were trying to make. you said it would be fine (for the dealer) if they didnt know about the cats, but in CA it does not matter its the law

I have a relative that also works two jobs and lives pay check to pay check. He recently bought “The car that proves you made it #hustlelife #dreamcar” a new Audi Q7...that he doesn’t have covered parking at his apartment complex.

So this is actual local to me. The guy makes It sound like he was given a clean carfax. In his Interview he said something along the lines of “I didn’t know that I car could have a clean carfax and still have been In an accident”

I’ve taken a mechanic with me before that I’ve known and he’s found things that were potential red flags without even putting the car on a lift. Doesn’t hurt to call the dealership and ask. At the very least, just do some extensive research, go on the forums and find out any issues owners have had, what to look out…

Never EVER go to a dealership star-struck. Also, dream cars are really just not all that great if you have to work 2 jobs to save up for a rapidly depreciating commodity that’s being sold way above its value. It will break and stop feeling new, and you will not like it.  If they think I’m going to buy something and…

How does one “take a trusted mechanic” when buying a car? I AM my trusted mechanic, so it’s easy, but how does one take an external trusted mechanic I mean. You could pay them for their time. I’ve never seen a dealer that would let me take the car to a shop and have it looked over. But most of the places I go are…

Yes, I get that, but that’s not the point I’m making.

Yes, I get that, but that’s not the point I’m making.

“Does the fact that did not do so put him “at fault” in any way?”

It doesn’t matter if they didn’t knowingly sell a non-compliant car. By CA law (and dealer laws in many other states), dealers are required to sell customers cars that can be legally driven off the lot. It doesn’t matter if a dealer didn’t know when they first bought the car, they had an obligation to ensure it was…

No converter is a gift to the buyer. Giving the buyer opportunity to unwind the purchase. Difficult to unwind based on accident history. 

Ultimately, this will all be fine IF the dealership did not KNOWINGLY sell him a non-compliant car. They took it in on trade, didn’t perform an inspection, and turned it over to someone else. The sticking point here is the CEL coming on shortly after purchase. That reeks of willful deception/negligence.

While the dealer is definitely scummy, Munoz is not without fault here, either. Munoz should have done more to check and make sure that everything with that car was fine

...and what? What else is he stuck with?

Name the dealer.  There are plenty of shitty ones here in SD.