Moore County, North Carolina – A North Carolina veteran bought a car for more than $68,000 only to learn months later that it had been sold as a stolen car. And that’s just the beginning of the drama surrounding the car.
This was a great purchase for Jason Scott. He bought a Maserati for more than $68,000 from Carvana in November as a birthday present for his wife.
“It was exciting to come down the hill, waiting for him outside, everything was fine,” Scott said.
Everything was fine until Scott went to service the car at a Maserati dealership in February.
“That’s when they found out the car was stolen,” Scott added.
In the paperwork from the Carvana when the Scott bought it, it says the car is a 2021 model, but during service, the technician notes that it was discovered that the car’s parts did not match the year of the VIN number. Upon further investigation, it was discovered that the car is not a 2021 model, but a 2017 Maserati.
“When they checked the VIN on the chassis, they noticed it was a stolen car. The VIN on the car on the window and door of the car was different,” Scott said.
The police were called and Scott said he was questioned. After showing evidence that he had bought a Maserati from Carvana, he was free to go but as the car was a stolen car, it was detained by the police.
Scott immediately called Karvana.
She said, “Well, we can’t trade the car back until you give the car back.” I said, ‘I can’t return the car.’ So I said, ‘The police have the car,'” Scott told the company.
He said he gave the police report to Carvana to show he could not return the car. He also wanted to make the down payment, as well as return two payments for the two cars.
“They didn’t respond to anything at all,” Scott said.
Karvana said Troubleshooter ABC11 Diane Wilson that due to pending litigation, they are unable to comment.
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Scott has an attorney who sent a letter to Carvana with his demands, which were $1 million in damages for losses, both financially and reputationally, and a public apology. Carvana sent a letter in response to Scott’s attorney, who said in part that Carvana denied any foreknowledge that the car was stolen when it was purchased, and apologized for his experience. The letter states that one of Carvana’s clients’ attorneys told Scott they would return the money he had previously made for the purchase or he could trade in another car of his choosing and also offered him $1,000 as a goodwill gesture.
Besides wanting all of his money back, Scott is seeking $1 million in compensation for what he went through and has said he wants Carvana to take steps to prevent this from happening to anyone else.
“I know they say they have 150 checkpoints. I want them to have 151. Check to see if the car is stolen. The last thing I want anyone to do is get you arrested late at night on a strange road in a remote area. And they can’t Check it out and see that person as a criminal.”
The North Carolina Attorney General’s office said they are investigating Carvana because they have 130 complaints against the company, but are not aware of any complaints related to the sale of stolen vehicles.
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