I'm not saying there will be a legal consequence, it's just a reflection of the unnecessary dramatics over a vehicle the OP could simply tick off his list rather than scream here over things he claims as fact, yet was immediately disputed by somebody who actually went and saw the vehicle and even had good things to say about the dealer. Two people stated opinions about a dealer, but only one actually visited the shop, who's opinion would you trust?
What you're saying matters not. You're splitting hairs.
It doesn't matter that someone else said that the undercarriage wasn't rusty because:
1. One man's "rust free" is another man's rust bucket.
2. The fact that you have to wade through all of these rust buckets and people saying RUST FREE! RUST FREE! and then the very first time you lay eyes underneath there's rust only amplifies my point.
3. If they are too shady and lazy to take photos, what else are they hiding and too lazy to do?
Why do you think that homicide detectives insist on finding out what you were doing and where you were during their victims homicide?
Because they are trying to lock you into a story.
This dealer not only refused to get onto their lazy ass and take photos, but they also refused to answer any of my questions over email and demanded that I talk to them on the phone.
Why? Because spoken words disappear with the wind. Written words do not. And they cannot have this. Why? Because they are shady.
They don't want to be locked into a story, whether it's something as simple as having a spare key, all the way to something as serious as title status, maintenance and agreed upon price.
When you have a dealer who refuses to send photos, refuses to discuss details over the phone, and refuses to give you an out-the-door price: they are shady via circumstancial evidence and common sense.
They can't afford to be locked into a story and then have actual written words promising anything. So there doesn't need to be a smoking gun - the fact that they refuse to lock themselves into anything at all shows their complete LACK OF CONFIDENCE in the vehicle. Anyone with a vehicle which they are confident in would CHALLENGE you to FIND something wrong with it.
This is not rocket science.
I'm here posting this so that someone else doesn't waste their time and get ripped.
Don't we all want to help each other?
Why the hell are you sticking up for them instead of your LC brethren?
Exactly.