I bought a 2006 Toyota Sienna from a used car dealership. It was advertised as clean title no accidents, no mechanical issues. It has 195,000 miles on it. I plugged my scan tool in and the engine was running great. No codes. Tires were good and no rust on body. IM readiness passed too. Test drove it, looked underneath for rust or damage and it was all normal rust looked good. So I bought it for $3,200. Told him I will come back to pick it up with new license plates next week. Went home did a vehicle history report and it says Auction announced as structural damage, and the report said structural damage is severe. I asked the dealer about it he said his mechanic said the frame is fine, the auction sometimes red flags vehicles and it isnt a big deal. So this dealer bought it at an auction and said his mechanic said the frame is good. Is he lying? Do auctions red flag vehicles for no reason and how is the title clean?
I bought a 2006 Toyota Sienna from a used car dealership.
Most used car dealers are the worst place to buy a car, especially BHPH ("Buy Here Pay Here") lots.
It was advertised as clean title no accidents, no mechanical issues.
Did you have a mechanic examine the vehicle before purchase to confirm these advertising claims?
Went home did a vehicle history report and it says Auction announced as structural damage, and the report said structural damage is severe.
That should have been done before purchase. Afterwards is too late.
I asked the dealer about it he said his mechanic said the frame is fine, the auction sometimes red flags vehicles and it isnt a big deal.
The dealer would tell you the frame is fine if it was pieced together with spray foam.
So this dealer bought it at an auction
That's to be expected, it's where used car dealers generally obtain their inventory which of course means they really don't know the history of the vehicles they are selling.
Is he lying?
Were his lips moving?
Do auctions red flag vehicles for no reason
Of course not. They want to sell their vehicles for the highest price they can get which "red flagging" doesn't exactly help.
how is the title clean?
Whatever happened to damage the frame was never reported and neither was the repair work.
This is all pretty much standard fare at most used car lots.
