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Originally Posted by tailfins1959  My guess is that you would prevail in small claims court if it came to that. No one could reasonably expect a consumer to spot such a thing during the initial inspection. Remember that you do NOT need an attorney to file a small claims case. |
Toolfins...you seem like the kid in High School who was picked on and instead of standing up for yourself you told the school bully that the people picking on you called his mother a whore. If you have to resort to small claims court immediately then you are seriously in lack of social skills and should probably just stay holed up in your home wondering when you are going to fixup that beater you call a classic. There is a chain of command with ERAC just like any company and if you do the right thing then you should be okay.
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You informed the branch there was an issue in a timely manner, they did not have you sign a document stating that there was damage (if you did then you are an idiot) and they let you go without doing so then they released you of liability. If they did not properly document the fact that you returned the car, it was driving funny and then immediately shop it your argument is that there is no written proof you damaged the car. It is just as likely that one of the did it and decided to blame you. Wait for the small claims court until after you are stonewalled, ignored and told to pay.