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2009 TOYOTA YARIS — STRUCTURE:BODY

crash · 993477 · 2013-07-12

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
YARIS
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I'M WRITING THIS LETTER TO YOUR OFFICE, BECAUSE OF THE UNFAIR AND DECEIT PRACTICE OF AUTO LOAN FINDERS, INC; LOCATED AT 1800 SANDY PLAINS INDUSTRIAL PARKWAY, SUITE 320, IN MARIETTA, GEORGIA 30066. I PRAY YOU CAN ASSIST ME WITH THIS MATTER. IN NOVEMBER OF 2010, I HAD PURCHASED A USED 2009 TOYOTA YARIS SEDAN WITH 47,398 MILES ON IT. IT IS A BASIC MODEL VEHICLE WITH MANUAL ROLL DOWN WINDOWS. I WAS INFORMED BY THE SALES REPRESENTATIVE AT THE TIME, THAT AFTER A YEAR I CAN GO TO A TRADITIONAL AUTO DEALER AND TRADE THE VEHICLE MENTIONED ABOVE; FOR A LOWER INTEREST RATE. I WAITED 2 YEARS AND 7 MONTHS TO TRADE THIS VEHICLE IN; KEEPING MY $420.00 MONTHLY PAYMENT ON TIME. I WENT TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN METRO ATLANTA ON SUNDAY JUNE 30, 2013 TO TRADE IN THE TOYOTA YARIS AND WAS INFORMED BY THE SALES REPRESENTATIVE THAT MY VEHICLE HAD STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND THEY ONLY COULD GIVE ME $2,500.00 VICE THE $6,000.00; IF THE VEHICLE WASN'T STRUCTURALLY DAMAGE. HE SHOWED ME THE CARFAX ON THE VEHICLE MENTIONED ABOVE; HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT IN JANUARY OF 2010 AND THAT SAME VEHICLE WAS SOLD TO ME IN NOVEMBER OF 2010 AND THE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO IT WASN'T DISCLOSED TO ME. NO MATTER WHAT MY SITUATION WAS I WOULDN'T HAVE BOUGHT A STRUCTURAL DAMAGE VEHICLE PUTTING MYSELF, PASSENGERS AND OTHER MOTORISTS IN DANGER. THE SALES REPRESENTATIVE WENT ON TO SAY, THE ONLY THING THEY CAN DO WITH THAT PARTICULAR VEHICLE, IS SELL IT AT AN AUCTION; BECAUSE THEY WILL NOT SELL AN UNSAFE VEHICLE TO ANYONE.

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
10524618
Machine
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