New York City Says CarGurus Rated a Honda $2,212 Under Market. With Fees, It Was $1,473 Over.
New York City says a CarGurus “Great Deal” Honda cost $1,473 over market once dealer fees were added. Here is…
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Missouri Gives Tow Yards Your Car’s Title If You Sign. One Tow Boss Skipped the Asking Part and Got 153 Months
Dennis Cleveland used forged owner signatures to get Missouri lien titles on stolen cars. The state’s lien law treats that…
Sunset Auto Sold a Mustang With No Title. The Refund Took 500 Days and a Prosecutor.
Two Wichita buyers got $20,600 back from Sunset Auto Sales' surety bond, but only after a prosecutor sued and the…
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...
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…