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Originally Posted by da mayor
it is the job of the dealership to certify and check all parts of the vehicle before trading it in. if paperwork shows that it was agreed on as in condition and you purchaed the new vehicle, it is not your fault but theirs for not doing a full trade in appraisal. I've worked at the dealership for years as a manager and I've gotten under the car in my suit especially checking the subaru's and other Infiniti's that would come in traded in. Let them eat it and put on a new cat and call it a day
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This isn't necessarily true. They can't, as a practical matter, open the motor and see if you've changed internals or something like that. It really depends on the terms of the sales contract that one signs and applicable State laws. They probably SHOULD have looked for cats, but if part of the sales contract terms require disclosure of exhaust modifications or cats, and you sign on the line then you are bound by the terms. Remember, their intent is to sell it to a member of the public and it needs to pass State inspection. Sounds to me like the terms of sale are actually good for consumers on the whole, though it seems to have had an unfortunate turn here.