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I know you love the car, and your not asking me for your advice, just
keep in mind that within a few months, your have a lot more then just a
few scratches on your bumper, rear and front. No car can stay in
pervert condition, well, unless you never drive it.

Take a step-back, and a deep breath, and walk away from the deal.
Either wait for another one just like it from the same dealer, or find
one at another dealer. First of all, show patience in your purchase of
the new Accord, or you will be forever sorry that you went ahead with
the purchase. Don't EVER fall in love with a particular sample of a
new car; just like women, there are plenty of them out there!

Brian,
Perhaps you don't understand.
The bumper is supposed to sustain damage in excess of 5 mph without falling
apart. What I did was back up at perhaps at almost 0 mph with the bottom of
the bumper barely rubbing against a parking island (you could hardly hear
it).
Do you really think that the whole bumper should come apart under these
conditions?
I'm 73 years old and have owned about 12 different cars during that time and
none of them ever lost a bumper.
And, I might add that I've been a lot harder on those cars than the Saturn.


"Brian Smith" <Halifax@NovaScotia.Canada> wrote in message
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> "murray" <murraysch@optonline.net> wrote in message
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> > 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.
>
> Let me get this straight. YOU did damage to the car and YOU expected the
> dealership to repair YOUR damage for free. Am I correct in the way I read
> what you are saying?
>
>
>
>

"murray" <murraysch@optonline.net> wrote in message
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> Brian,
> Perhaps you don't understand.
> The bumper is supposed to sustain damage in excess of 5 mph without
> falling
> apart. What I did was back up at perhaps at almost 0 mph with the bottom
> of
> the bumper barely rubbing against a parking island (you could hardly hear
> it).
> Do you really think that the whole bumper should come apart under these
> conditions?
> I'm 73 years old and have owned about 12 different cars during that time
> and
> none of them ever lost a bumper.
> And, I might add that I've been a lot harder on those cars than the
> Saturn.

Murray,
Now that you've given me (and the rest of us here <g>) more details, what
you said makes more sense about the problem with the bumper.

Brian

On 2/21/2006 12:00 PM mopa spake these words of knowledge:

> I know you love the car, and your not asking me for your advice, just
> keep in mind that within a few months, your have a lot more then just a
> few scratches on your bumper, rear and front. No car can stay in
> pervert condition, well, unless you never drive it.

Hmm. There's a slip of the ol' Freudian tongue...

RFT!!!
Dave Kelsen
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Thanks Dave, I'll keep that in mind.

Well its true, I have met quite a few people who buy a new car, or get
a used car repainted, and only a few months or so, there are a few
scratches. I know my car too, but lets face it, everyones car is going
to get a few scratches. It's only a piece of material.

On 2/22/2006 12:38 PM mopa spake these words of knowledge:

> Thanks Dave, I'll keep that in mind.
>
> Well its true, I have met quite a few people who buy a new car, or get
> a used car repainted, and only a few months or so, there are a few
> scratches. I know my car too, but lets face it, everyones car is going
> to get a few scratches. It's only a piece of material.
>

Mopa, I can't tell from your response if you knew or not, but what I was
referring to was the fact that in your original post, you said, "...No
car can stay in _*pervert*_ condition, well, unless you never drive it."

RFT!!!
Dave Kelsen
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"Brian Smith" <Halifax@NovaScotia.Canada> wrote in message
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> "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.
>
> Let them do the swap and then decide if you're happy with how the colours
> match up between the body panels.
>
> Brian

Have them line up both cars together side by side (very close) and look them
over together.

>
>
>

"Larry J." <usenet2@DE.LETE.THISljvideo.com> wrote in
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> Waiving the right to remain silent, Patrick Maloney
> <patXXrick_malXXoney@hotmail.com> said:
>
>> 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.
>
> If they are plastic bumpers, then they are probably not painted at
> the same time as the body. Different paint formulations, IIRC.
>

Once I mentioned the VIN sticker issue, it was off the table. Car was sold
a few days ago anyway.

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In article <Xns9775DBDF63B4patXXrickmalXXoneyho@24.24.2.165 >,
Patrick Maloney <patXXrick_malXXoney@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Once I mentioned the VIN sticker issue, it was off the table.

???? I don't remember you mentioning a VIN sticker issue. ??