Just a thought (in both cases here, your van and the Durango), it's
possible that the work was done at the factory after it rolled off the
line. If the vehicle fails final inspection, usually the factory will
try to go back and rework whatever failed (bad paint on a body panel,
something misaligned, etc.) a few times before they scrap it.
My father's Durango (a special-order) didn't pass final inspection when
it came off the line; got sent back through a couple departments (paint
included), then they decided it wasn't fixable so they put that one out
to pasture and built a new one. The one that failed? Probably became a
test mule, or was torn down for training, or God only knows what else.
But, had they been able to bring it up to spec, it would have been
shipped to him.
AMCXPRESS@aol.com wrote:
>
> I bought a Chevy Astro back in 1995. It was brand new and I traded a vehicle
> in on it.
> I had it a few days and took it to the shop to have some custom wheels put
> on. Up on the lift the mechanic noticed some overspray, some masking tape,
> and some grinding and sanding marks. Called the dealer, he was shocked.
> Brought the truck in so they could inspect it. Gave me a loaner for a few
> days until they were done. They determined it was done prior to them getting
> the truck on the lot. They offered to repaint it for me or give me a new
> truck, but they couldn't find the same color and said I had to pick one out
> of their stock. I wasn't happy and called Chevrolet HQ's in Michigan. Gave
> them the VIN # and they did a check. Turns out they had no record of it being
> damaged at all. Said if it was it would have been repaired at the plant and
> you would never know it was damaged. Even if it was damaged in transit they
> would have a report. I believe they are responsible until the dealer takes
> delivery. I filed a complaint with Chevrolet HQ's about the dealer and took
> my trade in back plus my cash and went somewhere else. Turns out the dealer
> did a bunch of work to my trade in too so I came out ahead on that deal.
>
> Dave
> AMCXPRESS@aol.com
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