- Jurisdiction
- Indiana
Hello all! I am hoping this community can give me some advice.
I was in the market for a vehicle. I found a potential vehicle to purchase a few states away, in Virginia, and hired an inspection company called "The Lemonsquad" to inspect the vehicle and provide a full report of the cosmetic and mechanical condition. This is commonly known as a pre-purchase inspection.
The company is a third party and uses sub-contractors to perform the inspections. When you agree to the service, you sign an agreement that is full of exculpatory clauses that prevents them from being liable from anything more than the cost of the inspection.
The inspection was performed and I received the report. It portrayed the vehicle as being satisfactory for the price and what I was looking for and I purchased, via a wire transfer, and made arrangements to pick the vehicle up.
When I picked the vehicle up, it was nothing like what was portrayed in the report. There were many safety issues; including structural rust damage to the frame. The vehicle's cosmetic and mechanical damage were completely neglected to be shown accurately in the report.
I contacted The Lemonsquad, sent them a description of the issues with photo and video evidence. They immediately refunded my service amount. I asked for the inspector's information because I told them I would be pursuing this individual in civil, small claims court, and they are refusing to provide.
So, my question is where do I go from here? Do I even have a case? The neglected to report damages to the vehicle are about $10,000. I was an automotive inspector at one point in my career and I can attest that this was egregious neglect on the inspector's part.
Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated.
I was in the market for a vehicle. I found a potential vehicle to purchase a few states away, in Virginia, and hired an inspection company called "The Lemonsquad" to inspect the vehicle and provide a full report of the cosmetic and mechanical condition. This is commonly known as a pre-purchase inspection.
The company is a third party and uses sub-contractors to perform the inspections. When you agree to the service, you sign an agreement that is full of exculpatory clauses that prevents them from being liable from anything more than the cost of the inspection.
The inspection was performed and I received the report. It portrayed the vehicle as being satisfactory for the price and what I was looking for and I purchased, via a wire transfer, and made arrangements to pick the vehicle up.
When I picked the vehicle up, it was nothing like what was portrayed in the report. There were many safety issues; including structural rust damage to the frame. The vehicle's cosmetic and mechanical damage were completely neglected to be shown accurately in the report.
I contacted The Lemonsquad, sent them a description of the issues with photo and video evidence. They immediately refunded my service amount. I asked for the inspector's information because I told them I would be pursuing this individual in civil, small claims court, and they are refusing to provide.
So, my question is where do I go from here? Do I even have a case? The neglected to report damages to the vehicle are about $10,000. I was an automotive inspector at one point in my career and I can attest that this was egregious neglect on the inspector's part.
Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated.
