i dont get it, i would have thought you would have contacted the dealer back in December when you first took delivery of the vehicle,

i personally would have returned it to them, but as i dont know your country or the distance involved, thats difficult for me to say.

i would think that buying a 9 year old car you would seriously need to personally check it out, trust no one.

i also dont understand why you wouldn't have jumped on a plane and flew to where the car was for sale and personally checked it out.

from your description of the apparent repairs and over spray you would have easily decided that this was not the car for you.

all you would have wasted is a little time and money.

easy to be wise after the event, however after the elapsed time since purchase i think you are probably wasting your time on the dealer

that said i think i would give it a go even just to vent steam, you never know he might be a reasonable person

good luck which ever way you go,

oh i wouldnt worry about how much money the car owes you, if you get happiness out of knowing its perfect and you intend to keep it for a good while your efforts now will reward you in the future.

my OTHER car is a 17 year old Jeep Cherokee, i recently spent thousands on suspension and new diffs,( lower ratios) new brakes etc, and just had the hood roof and tailgate striped to bare metal and repainted, ive spent vastly more than the car is worth, but i dont care i love the old girl.

Ewen