A Minnesota Dealer Faked ‘Certified’ Used Cars for Years — Then Told the State He’s Too Broke to Pay Victims Back
Fridley, Minnesota, isn’t exactly the used-car capital of the world. But a small independent lot...
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Her Nissan Rogue Passed a Clean Carfax Check. It Still Had Three VINs, and It Belonged to Enterprise the Whole Time
Amber Wolnomiejski did the things a careful car buyer is told to do. She pulled...
A $5,295 Fee to ‘Certify’ a Car That Was Already Certified. The Rule Meant to Stop It Died Six Months Ago.
Manchester City Nissan will pay $4 million over alleged junk fees. The bigger story is that a CPO badge is…
31 Felony Charges Later, Georgia’s Tag Office Has One Very Awkward Question: Who Else Has Her Login?
Every title-fraud story The Auto Wire has covered shares one plot point: someone had to...
The Pandemic Turned Your Nissan Lease Buyout Into Free Money — And Some Dealers Grabbed It First
For a strange stretch of the pandemic, leasing a Nissan came with an accidental jackpot...
These Salesmen Beat 176 Stolen-Car Charges in Court. A Paperwork Loophole Still Destroyed Their Careers
Two car salesmen just got cleared of 176 criminal charges apiece for selling stolen vehicles,...
Extended Car Warranties: Sometimes a Lifesaver, Usually Just Fear Dressed Up as a Sales Pitch
The pitch always lands at the worst possible moment. You’ve just agreed to a price,...
Georgia Made Odometer Fraud a Felony. The Bill That Did It Started Out Being About Veterans’ License Plates
A Gwinnett County car broker is accused of rolling back odometers on vehicles he resold...
The Fine Print Behind ‘Certified Pre-Owned’ That Dealers Hope You Never Read
'Certified Pre-Owned' can be worth the money — or a badge slapped on a car that got a quick once-over…
How to Buy a Used Car Without Getting Taken for a Ride
Dealerships do this hundreds of times a year; you do it once every five. Here's how to buy a used…
‘The Good Car Dealer’ Allegedly Forged a Dead Woman’s Signature to Sell Hail-Wrecked Cars as Clean
A Salt Lake City shop called The Good Car Dealer faces 15 felony title-fraud counts after prosecutors say it used…