If you are paying for a new car it seems unfair to offer one that had any
type of body damage.
I had the same experience with a new Saturn SL2 where they damaged the front
bumper in transit (so they said) and offered me a brand new bumper.
I took their offer but found later that they had poorly mounted the new
bumper and, when I parked with the bumper barely rubbing the parking island,
the new bumper just came apart when I backed out.
When I brought the car back and demanded that they refund my money as they
promised within 30 days, they said:
Since I had incurred body damage the car was no longer new and the 30 day
return policy was voided. So ask for another car fresh from the production
line or go somewhere else.

"Patrick Maloney" <patXXrick_malXXoney@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I'm looking at a 2006 Accord Sedan SE which is Royal Blue Pearl. I love
> the car. It drives great.
>
> But, the rear bumper is scratch on the right rear. They tried to buff it
> out and, of course it's no suprise that, they actually made it worse. The
> scratches are mostly gone, but paint is now 'foggy'.
>
> They have offered to swap rear bumpers with an EX V6 to deal with the
> issue. I said no, thinking that the entire car was painted as a whole
and,
> while the colors might be named the same, there might be some slight
> difference causing it to stand out.
>
> This doesn't even address the damage they would probably cause just doing
> the swap.
>
> Anybody think I should let them do the swap? I really do like the car.
>
> PJ
>
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