[pavulon]

To be clear, I have the broker telling me in writing that the car is "all original with no body work" and "in splendid condition" (all this after speaking to the previous owner). That statement was in response to my telling the broker that I was "very set on no damage/body repair history" and "I'm definitely not willing to do chassis repair or rear quarter/roof/rocker repairs...".

Oregon does have fair trade laws in place. Carfax was clean.

Interestingly, after I contacted my lawyer and explained the situation, he told me that he had jsut finished a case invovling the car's previous owner settling (as a defendant) for poor engineering work done by his firm.

Honestly, I'm so pissed about this that I'm tempted to try to cram the whole thing down their throats but would probably settle for my money and expenses...he can have the car.

Thanks for everyone's continued input...I truly appreciate your time and consideration.