Is this illegal, or is she SOL?

[Shinebrightx]

I have a friend who bought a Camaro because she really liked mine. Now, she's not the brightest crayon in the box.. But I'm trying to help her out with something. She texted me a pic of a black on black zl1 that she was going to buy. she got it for $35k which I thought was cheap. Had 30k or so miles on it.. So after she bought it she came to show me and when she popped the hood there was a v6 engine under there!!

The ad (and she has it still) says it is a zl1.. It's badged as a zl1 but it's definitely NOT a zl1. Is there anything legally she can do about this? She's out $35k..

[Geelouise]

Craigslist ad or what

[JLSuperfly]

Not the brightest crayon in the box.....this made me laugh.
Where did she buy it?
When she texted you a picture, you did not recognize that it wasn't a ZL1 (wheels, bumper, etc.) or was it after she already bought it?

[motorhead]

You should had helped instead of just trying to help. She doesn't sound like she should be making major purchases on her own.

[Dimitrim]

That is illegal. Selling party is required to let them know of any changes to the vehicle. It is fraud selling that vehicle as a ZL1 when it not.

[Shinebrightx]

Originally Posted by JLSuperfly

Not the brightest crayon in the box.....this made me laugh.
Where did she buy it?
When she texted you a picture, you did not recognize that it wasn't a ZL1 (wheels, bumper, etc.) or was it after she already bought it?

She texted me a pic of it before she bought it and it was only of the front. It had the wheels, the front end, the badges and the hood vent so I had no idea it was a fake.

[Ruebernard]

How about contacting the state's attorney's office? If it was a dealership, take that story to the local news channel.

[My 5th]

What year LT or LS did she actually get? I'm guessing $35K for any year LT or LS with 30,000 miles is a major ripoff.

[Shinebrightx]

Originally Posted by Geelouise

Craigslist ad or what

Yes Craigslist. She lives a few hours from me and she went about 5 hours from her to pick it up. Her boyfriend was with her and didn't catch that it sounded like a v6

[68rssscamaro]

Holy crap...That's kind of funny but not...Why would she not consult with you first before she bought it?
She got robbed...
That is a tough one, but if it is a licensed dealer I would say yes as it is misrepresentation, as for a PP sale I am not sure as it may vary state to state. What year is it, and I assume it is a LT?

[Ruebernard]

Maybe the local TV station where she bought it....

[Shinebrightx]

Originally Posted by My 5th

What year LT or LS did she actually get? I'm guessing $35K for any year LT or LS with 30,000 miles is a major ripoff.

She told me it was a 2013 zl1. So $35k would have been good to me. But what she really got was either a 2010-2011 (inside wasn't updated like the 2012-2015) with the rs package.

[Ragnar]

Was the car financed? It seems that someone would have known something with the vin#.

[Shinebrightx]

Originally Posted by Ragnar

Was the car financed? It seems that someone would have known something with the vin#.

Nope, her boyfriend was actually the one who bought it for her and he paid cash. They've called the person they bought it from. But haven't heard anything which I don't think they will.