Would you buy a new 370z that has been in a minor accident?

FricFrac

What about Monteral or Toronto? You've got lots of options in a very short distance.... buying a damaged (used AND abused) car at new car prices isn't wise. If you have to resell it good luck....

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FricFrac

..oh and what about getting it in the US - the warranty is good in Canada, USA and Mexico. Our dollar is almost at par and we'll likely be above the US $ in the near future (again).

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Lemers

I just moved from Watertown Ny (40 mins from Canada). I realize that dealers up there have a Sumer stock and a winter stock. Come spring time when a lot more Zs are on the lot dealers will come down on price. Right on there is more demand than supply. Damaged "new" car is not worth it. I'd wait if they are not budging give the dealer your phone number a the price you are willing to pay then leave. It's a reasonable price they will call you.

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Auston

Wouldn't do it. Get exactly the car you want new if you can, or you'll probably wish
you did down the road and be tempted to trade it in early (which will cost you a lot of
money). Plus, the stock wheels aren't bad

Zolfix

The damage from the pictures was similar to that (less so than the picture), except on the rear bumper:

http://saverinthecity.com/wp-content...der-bender.jpg

Jeffblue

what a dip ****. (the guy who crashed and the dealer). I wouldn't by a car from a dealer that stated that one of their employees had pushed a brand new unsold car to the point that it did a 180, lost control and crashed with under 20 km on the odometer. Obviously this person and the dealer got caught this time because they crashed the car, but they've probably pulled this kind of crap in lots of other cars that pass through their dealerhship.

If i saw my butcher drop meat on the floor and try to sell it to someone, i wouldn't ever buy meat from him again. Same kind of thing. Don't get a car from a dealership that has employees who joyride cars that they don't own.

Pat@SMM

This definitely sounds like the car that was intended for me. I saw the car at the body shop after the accident up on the hoist and inspected some of the damage.
I would have some concerns, particularly since they told me that the front rad support was bent and some rear suspension parts broke in half.
If the car drives alright and the price is right I don't see why you wouldn't consider it.

Zolfix

Yes, front rad support has been replaced and all the suspension parts that broke in the rear were bolt-ons which were also replaced. I am pretty sure we are talking about the same car.

Thanks for all the opinions!

kevin.z

i got my car brand new with 20kms on it $1500 under invoice. i wouldnt buy a brand new car if there is anything wrong with it. dont take your chances on sth like this, just go somewhere further till u find the car.
p.s. US dealerships are not allowed to sell new cars to Canadians except Subaru.

Zolfix

Signed for it.

Honestly a better choice would have probably been to shop around some more and buy something properly new, but at this point I am just so damn tired of dealerships and I have so many things going on in my life (I HATE CAR SALES PEOPLE) that I just want to get this process over with. I hammered out another few hundred out of them (what a joke) and pulled the trigger.

Third party inspection tomorrow (still doing that, including wheel alignment check to confirm there aren't any frame issues) and pickup on Friday. Car looks and feels like brand new to me. Logically, it should be no different than a new vehicle. Another big push was that I wouldn't have to wait some unknown number of weeks for delivery.

Thanks again everyone.

z370z

congrats on your purchase! You'll enjoy the car no matter what, if you want to enjoy the sun on Saturday come out for a drive and meet some Zeople!

http://www.the370z.com/canada/15359-...n-ontario.html