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Darcars Crysler sold us a "demo" car with 3000 miles as a new car, when they had known it was in an and didn't tell us until I discoverd it myself!!!

Ok, so here's the deal. My dad and I went to buy a new Chrysler Town & Country van today. It was advertised at $15,900 for a 2004 with 3000 miles on it from Darcars Crysler/Plymouth. My dad went yesterday, and worked out a deal with them. He originally spoke to the sales manager Hamid on the phone. When he arrived, he was greeted by James, a sales associate who helped him. They were asking $17,000, with our trade in of our old van included. When this was too high, James went to his sales manager Hamid, and they agreed that we would take the van for $15,000 with no trade in. My dad put down a $500 deposit, and said that he would be back tomorrow to purchase the vehicle. This was yesterday.

So today, my dad and I went to purchace and take delivery of the new van. We went through all of the paperwork, signed everything, recieved temporary tags, and a registration. Everything was going smoothly until we were about to jump in the new van and leave. The entire time that we were taking care of the paperwork, they had the van in detailing, so I had never seen it. When I finally saw it when we were about to leave, I noticed that there was a larger than usual gap between the hood and the bumper. Then I noticed that the gaps between the headlights and the bumpers on both sides were uneven. We popped the hood, and when we pressed down on the plastic clips on the rubber seal on the hood, the clips snaped into place signifying that it had been removed at one point or another. I speculated that this car had been in a front end collision, but severl sales associates were trying to convince me that that's just the way they're built. Eventually, one honest sales associate did a little research and discovered that this car had actually been in a front end colision. This car was a "demo" car for the dealership meaning, one of the employess had driven it for the 3000 miles, paying the dealership someing like $179 a month, for up to 5000 miles.

Here's where the legal part comes in. We bought the car as a new car, with the new car warranty and all. Isn't it against some law for a dealer to sell a car as a new car, and not tell the buyer that it has been in a previous collision? Currently, they have the registration, our check for $17,XXX, and the reciept. We are returning tomorrow to talk with the sales manager. Also, my dad remembers the sales associate James mention something about how Hamid the sales manager was the one who was driving the car. Doesn't that mean that he knew about the ?

Legal advice please!!!! Where should we go from here??? If we can't work out a better deal, who should we report this to??? Help please!!!