![]() ![]() "The report that the purchaser got doesn't say bad rust, it says moderate. He was just sick about the state of the vehicle."īruce Stewart showed CTV News Edmonton the extensive rust damage, including "gaping holes" and crumbling bodywork along the Mazda's support structure. "They weren't even able to put it up on a hoist because the right-side panel had just started to disintegrate," Zsombor said. Almost immediately, they got a call from one of Stewart's mechanics. They brought it to Bruce Stewart's Auto Repair Centre. Her son bought the car, but after a few weeks of driving, he noticed something wasn't right. There were some things to be expected, some mechanical things that we thought, for sure, we would bring it in and get them taken care of." It had a rating of great, 76 out of 100," she said. "I don't know anything about vehicles, so we got the report back. She thought it would be a convenient service that would help provide the last piece of feedback before making the choice to buy the car. Zsombor found a mobile inspection company online that contacts the seller and meets them to do a test drive and visual inspection. "We know that because it was an older vehicle, there was probably going to be a few things that had to be tweaked." "Everything seemed okay, so we went out there and took it for a test drive," Zsombor recalled. She thought they had done their due diligence by checking the car for any liens and viewing its history. ![]() " was super responsive," Zsombor told CTV News Edmonton. He found a private seller offering a 2009 Mazda 3 on Facebook Marketplace. Gian Zsombor's 18-year-old son saved money for years to buy his first car. The story has been updated to reflect that.Īn Edmonton woman hopes others can learn from her experience after she bought a used car that turned out to be a lemon. After a review of the business in this story, AMVIC ruled it does not need to be licenced. Editor's note: This story was originally published using information provided by AMVIC, indicating businesses that conduct inspections need to be licenced. ![]()
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