Would you buy a new 370z that has been in a minor accident?

Auston

Wouldn't do it. Get exactly the car you want new if you can, or you'll probably wish
you did down the road and be tempted to trade it in early (which will cost you a lot of
money). Plus, the stock wheels aren't bad

Zolfix

The damage from the pictures was similar to that (less so than the picture), except on the rear bumper:

http://saverinthecity.com/wp-content...der-bender.jpg

IDZRVIT

I would call some dealers in Montreal.

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sinceday1

In regards to 'legal' side of the purchase... if you were to re-sell the car down the road, and if you do not warn the purchaser of this incident you may be liable for any damages arising from the accident. You as a sophisticated party with more knowledge about the car have a duty to warn the purchaser and if the purchaser find out, it may be equivalent to fraud.

z370z

Dealer possibly crashed my car!!

Just wondering if the 370 you are referring to was black?

IMO if you are going to spend this much money on a new car, get exactly what YOU want. Don't settle for little bargain up front, in the future you'll be happier knowing you don't have to worry about anything.

Jeffblue

what a dip ****. (the guy who crashed and the dealer). I wouldn't by a car from a dealer that stated that one of their employees had pushed a brand new unsold car to the point that it did a 180, lost control and crashed with under 20 km on the odometer. Obviously this person and the dealer got caught this time because they crashed the car, but they've probably pulled this kind of crap in lots of other cars that pass through their dealerhship.

If i saw my butcher drop meat on the floor and try to sell it to someone, i wouldn't ever buy meat from him again. Same kind of thing. Don't get a car from a dealership that has employees who joyride cars that they don't own.

Zolfix

It quite possibly is that car!

There certainly was not $10k in damage though. (EDIT: Actually, if two wheels and tires are included it might be closer to that). The exact bill was $4600 (this is dealer COST; retail cost was 6600 + wheels/tires). I got all the pictures and the bill from the dealer and took them to a body shop nearby. I know the guys in that shop for a while now and trust them. They said that there was basically not even any point of them inspecting it because the damages were very minor and there was no way anything serious like the frame or the tranny was damaged from that. They said that they most likely would not even be able to tell it was in an accident. They recommended I get wheel alignment done to make sure there isn't anything wrong and if that checks out I should go for it.

I asked the dealer about frame alignment and they said it was checked and it is perfect. AFAIK they would be in deep ish if that is a lie. They are ok with me taking it wherever I want to confirm whatever I want.

After getting that opinion from the body shop guys I will probably go for the car, but ask for $1.5k more discount and a new set of OEM wheels/tires. I will get them to put in writing that if any issues occur as a result of that accident, they will fix it.

In my mind there is no sense paying 3k-4k more if the car is good as new.

Pat@SMM

This definitely sounds like the car that was intended for me. I saw the car at the body shop after the accident up on the hoist and inspected some of the damage.
I would have some concerns, particularly since they told me that the front rad support was bent and some rear suspension parts broke in half.
If the car drives alright and the price is right I don't see why you wouldn't consider it.

Mannysrt8

Theres one being sold in for 24K

2010 w/sport pckg


Its red and its auto.

It had no accident but was titled salvage as when the dealer took delivery they hit the roof of the car when it was being took off the truck...corner of the roof had to be repaired...because of this it was title salvage as it was a brand new car.

Im thinking about getting it.

Mannysrt8

Just my .02 I wouldnt do it ....3-4K is not enough.

Zolfix

Yes, front rad support has been replaced and all the suspension parts that broke in the rear were bolt-ons which were also replaced. I am pretty sure we are talking about the same car.

Thanks for all the opinions!

kevin.z

i got my car brand new with 20kms on it $1500 under invoice. i wouldnt buy a brand new car if there is anything wrong with it. dont take your chances on sth like this, just go somewhere further till u find the car.
p.s. US dealerships are not allowed to sell new cars to Canadians except Subaru.

Zolfix

Signed for it.

Honestly a better choice would have probably been to shop around some more and buy something properly new, but at this point I am just so damn tired of dealerships and I have so many things going on in my life (I HATE CAR SALES PEOPLE) that I just want to get this process over with. I hammered out another few hundred out of them (what a joke) and pulled the trigger.

Third party inspection tomorrow (still doing that, including wheel alignment check to confirm there aren't any frame issues) and pickup on Friday. Car looks and feels like brand new to me. Logically, it should be no different than a new vehicle. Another big push was that I wouldn't have to wait some unknown number of weeks for delivery.

Thanks again everyone.

z370z

congrats on your purchase! You'll enjoy the car no matter what, if you want to enjoy the sun on Saturday come out for a drive and meet some Zeople!

http://www.the370z.com/canada/15359-...n-ontario.html