I agree - it smells a little funny. Maybe you could make the sale contingent
on the van's passing the acid test of an extended test drive (say a three
day weekend camping in the mountains) and an independent pre-purchase
inspection.
Coby
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I have problems with both of these arguments. I grew up in the military,
and I've
never heard of someone buying a car back becase of a transfer.
It's a valid
reason
for breaking an apartment lease, but not for returning a car. For the
second
reason, VWof A must be pretty kind-hearted to buy back a vehicle
for squeaks
and
chipped paint. I really don't see it.
I told the salesman that I was interested if the buyback was not done
because of
something major -- like the engine falling out. He assures me that it
wasn't, but
I don't think that I'm getting a straight story from them.
Here are my questions. Is this worth pursuing? Has anyone else been
involved in a
repurchase? Does anyone know who regulates car sales in
California? Maybe
there's
some sort of full disclosure law I don't know about.
This looks pretty good to me. I ought to be able to pick up a
new EVC at a
substantial discount, but the repurchase is a bit scary.
Curt
