Bought “new Prius” from dealer in VA, but already had 700 miles

Last October, I went online and saw a new Prius posted at a dealership in North Virginia. After doing a bunch of research, I went to a local Toyota dealer because they had the car I wanted, for the price I was looking for. The dealership also throws in free oil changes and annual inspections for life when you buy a new car, so that clenched the deal for me.

However, when I drove down and looked at the car, the interior wasn’t the color I wanted. The salesman then went to his computer and told me he found a new Prius, same model, with the features and interior color. The only problem was that the car was at a different Toyota dealership in Virginia. He told if I wanted the car, he could give me the same negotiated price but I’d have to wait a few days so he could get the car from the other dealership,

I agreed and came back a few days later. I inspected the car and it was a new Prius in the model I wanted, with the features and interior color I wanted too. I was happy with what I saw, so went in and signed the paperwork, paid cash and walked out with my “new car”.

Yes, I KNOW I’m an idiot for not looking closer at the car because about a month later, the title arrived from the state. That’s when I noticed my “new car” had been reported by the dealership to have about 700 miles on it when they gave it to me. When I looked at the daily/monthly mileage meter, I saw the car has been driven for about 8 months prior to me purchasing it. I suspect it was a demo car but I was never told that when I bought it. It was sold to me as a “new car”. Whaaaat?????

It’s probably been too long to do anything about it, but does anyone know if I have any recourse against the dealership/salesman? I do love the car and haven’t had any issues with it, but I feel like I was swindled since 700 miles isn’t “new.”

Thanks for reading my rant and for any advice you may have.

 

Ehh, yeah, I figured I was pretty much SOL when I was ranting.

Leadfoot McCoalroller, your wise words are 100% correct. As an ice cream connoisseur, I have personally witnessed few scoops of rocky road successfully curing many ailments like broken hearts, bruised egos, flunking a math test, stupid arguments, I’m positive it’ll do wonders for “stupidly not checking odometers” too

Gotta run now so I zoom to the store in my “used Prius” and grab pint of rocky road “medicine”.

thanks everyone,