Originally Posted by 280z/300zx

Heard about a similar issue with a STR-4 neon back in 2006. Apparently some guy got on the SRT forums warrning people about a particular SRT-4 at a dealership. I guess he was at the dealer when one of the employs, after joyriding in a NEW SRT, pulled in with the front bumper hanging off. Can't remember the details but essentially the dealer did the repairs and still had the car on the showroom floor as new. Luckily the guy reported it on the forums and it got enough attention that eventually the dealer had to ship it off to another dealer out of state. Unfortunately some other poor soul probably ended up with it.

During the discussions on the forum it was said that if a car is damaged while NEW in care of the dealer the damages could be repaired, the car sold as new still, and the issues never had to be disclosed. Apparently this is common practice as minor damage is common when loading and unloading cars off boats/trucks. Not sure if this is 100% accurate info but this was posted by several different people at that time.