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Just when I thought my Lemonotus couldn't get any worse ... my rear clam is at the body shop from damage sustained from Infineon Raceway ... the body person "discovered" that there is a huge section of my rear clam that has already been "fixed" (bondo and blended).
He has taken pictures -- will post later when I get them from the body shop.
I bought the car new from the showroom floor with no plates (from Broadwalk in Redwood City) -- apparently dealers ARE required to report any car damage done at the dealer -- this never happened. So it's likely the car was damage during shipping and repaired at the dock.
As I understand it, damage during shipping is not required to be reported to anyone, not the customer, not Lotus, not the dealer -- the shipping company is permitted to fix (in the cheapest way possible - give that a new rear clam is $11-14K it obvious the shipping company didn't replace it) without notification.
So is it accurate to say that I have NO legal recourse at all? I paid for new undamaged goods, but got damaged goods.
Rob.
P.S. oddly, my wife is more pissed than I am
He has taken pictures -- will post later when I get them from the body shop.
I bought the car new from the showroom floor with no plates (from Broadwalk in Redwood City) -- apparently dealers ARE required to report any car damage done at the dealer -- this never happened. So it's likely the car was damage during shipping and repaired at the dock.
As I understand it, damage during shipping is not required to be reported to anyone, not the customer, not Lotus, not the dealer -- the shipping company is permitted to fix (in the cheapest way possible - give that a new rear clam is $11-14K it obvious the shipping company didn't replace it) without notification.
So is it accurate to say that I have NO legal recourse at all? I paid for new undamaged goods, but got damaged goods.
Rob.
P.S. oddly, my wife is more pissed than I am