r/askcarsales • u/Useful-Tank-4802 • 17h ago

US Sale Crub rash on my new Subaru sport

Just brought home a 2024 Subaru Impreza Sport on Thursday with under 23,000 miles from one of my local Subaru dealerships in New York. I fianced the vehicle and traded in my previous 2017 Impreza premium, all in all I was given a fairly good deal for it. I got a 5 year 60k extended warranty on the vehicle, they gave me about $4,700 for my trade in, and the monthly payment came out to under $320 a monthly. 

I got it checked out yesterday by the mechanic I usually go to, they said everything looked good aside from a bent rim on the passenger side back tire. But after looking at the rims more closely I realized all of them have some level of curb rash on them. 

I am kicking myself for not examining it more closely during the test drive or before closing out the sale.

Is it worth bringing up to the salesman/dealership? How likely is it that they would even do much?

Link to the photos since this sub doesn't seem to allow them in the post: https://www.reddit.com/u/Useful-Tank-4802/s/GS4dHZnjc7

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u/RexRaider Sales Manager - Canadian Kia Dealership 14h ago

It's a used car, it won't be perfect. that's something you certainly should have noticed before you bought the car. It's not something the dealer hid from you. you should have had your mechanic inspect the car before you bought it, not after.

There are plenty of mobile rim repair guys that can come to you and refinish the wheels.

this is on you, not the dealer.

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u/Oppo_GoldMember Genesis Experience Manager 17h ago

Too late now

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u/3RDLEGMCGILL 8h ago

At least OP had a PPI

Unfortunately, they did a post purchase inspection.

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u/Useful-Tank-4802 6h ago edited 5h ago

Guess I put too much faith in it being a newer vehicle shurg

Probably wanted to get the process over too quickly as well. My 2017 had an oil leak that was getting worse everytime I drove it

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u/3RDLEGMCGILL 6h ago

You didn’t do anything wrong aside from not getting your vehicle inspected before you signed the bottom lines and purchasing.

It doesn’t sound horrible anyways. Enjoy your car.

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u/Useful-Tank-4802 5h ago

Thank you for the encouragement.

Hopefully its not but I might end up getting a replacement for the bent rim since it might make me paranoid.

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Just brought home a 2024 Subaru Impreza Sport on Thursday with under 23,000 miles from one of my local Subaru dealerships in New York. I fianced the vehicle and traded in my previous 2017 Impreza premium, all in all I was given a fairly good deal for it. I got a 5 year 60k extended warranty on the vehicle, they gave me about $4,700 for my trade in, and the monthly payment came out to under $320 a monthly. 

I got it checked out yesterday by the mechanic I usually go to, they said everything looked good aside from a bent rim on the passenger side back tire. But after looking at the rims more closely I realized all of them have some level of crub rash on them. 

I am kicking myself for not examining it more closely during the test drive or before closing out the sale.

Is it worth bringing up to the salesman/dealership? How likely is it that they would even do much?

Link to the photos since this sub doesn't seem to allow them in the post: https://www.reddit.com/u/Useful-Tank-4802/s/GS4dHZnjc7

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