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Originally Posted by bimmertl
Close friend had an identical situation a couple of years ago. Fairly new Cadillac got sideswiped in parking lot accident. $5,000 damage. While at the dealership sales manager approached and had the same song and dance. Tremendous loss in value due to damage. Even alleged it would show up on a Carfax report, despite the fact they don't release customer information to Carfax.
Fortunately she blew him off and got the car fixed and kept it.
So I don't really doubt the basic premise of the story or the possibility of some gullible senior falling for it.
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Without knowing all of the information, I can only share my experience about “accident” reports occurring when you don’t expect them. I was transferring title, etc to FL when I was asked if I had ever had an accident with that car bc of the insurance. I answered “No” and was told that I had — I was like a deer in the headlights, trying to remember. Then it occurred to me they were referring to the claim that I made when the neighbor’s tree fell on the car. In my mind that was not an accident. So that stuff can come back to get you when you least expect it.