I'll try to make this concise.
Wanted a new 2012 Suzuki Vstrom 650 adventure. Emailed/talked with local dealers. Found one in stock. Also found one in a neighboring state for sale/less. Emailed local dealer asking if they could match the price, they agreed.
Saw the bike last Wednesday in the showroom. Looked fine. Under the impression the bike had 2 miles on it (the paperwork I signed gave the odometer reading as 2 miles).
Had to leave town Wednesday night, they agreed to deliver it to my house on Monday. Couldn't wait to get home.
Bike is delivered on Monday with, not 2 miles on it but, 37 miles on it...AND it had been dropped during those 37 miles, resulting in damage to the right aluminum case, engine guard, brake lever, and turn signal.
I email the dealer and ask "what's the deal" and they say "that's why the price was discounted, because it had been dropped."
I was not told in the showroom it had been dropped, if not wrecked (I swear I looked over the entire bike, didn't see these scratches.) AND I was lead to believe it had 2 miles on the bike.
What would you do if you were me? I have no doubt the delivered bike is otherwise in perfect condition, I did get a good price on it, but I was expecting a bike in perfect condition for that price.
Are there any legal ramifications to being dishonest on paperwork with odometer readings? And how can they not disclose that the bike had been dropped? Isn't that something you have to say before you sell a "new" bike?
(yes, the bike is in my possession now, yes I rode the bike some and it seems to be in normal working order)
Wanted a new 2012 Suzuki Vstrom 650 adventure. Emailed/talked with local dealers. Found one in stock. Also found one in a neighboring state for sale/less. Emailed local dealer asking if they could match the price, they agreed.
Saw the bike last Wednesday in the showroom. Looked fine. Under the impression the bike had 2 miles on it (the paperwork I signed gave the odometer reading as 2 miles).
Had to leave town Wednesday night, they agreed to deliver it to my house on Monday. Couldn't wait to get home.
Bike is delivered on Monday with, not 2 miles on it but, 37 miles on it...AND it had been dropped during those 37 miles, resulting in damage to the right aluminum case, engine guard, brake lever, and turn signal.
I email the dealer and ask "what's the deal" and they say "that's why the price was discounted, because it had been dropped."
I was not told in the showroom it had been dropped, if not wrecked (I swear I looked over the entire bike, didn't see these scratches.) AND I was lead to believe it had 2 miles on the bike.
What would you do if you were me? I have no doubt the delivered bike is otherwise in perfect condition, I did get a good price on it, but I was expecting a bike in perfect condition for that price.
Are there any legal ramifications to being dishonest on paperwork with odometer readings? And how can they not disclose that the bike had been dropped? Isn't that something you have to say before you sell a "new" bike?
(yes, the bike is in my possession now, yes I rode the bike some and it seems to be in normal working order)