[speeder]

Good point. The problem is that so many dealers have historically hosed consumers using deception that people feel that all is fair in dealing with them.

Still, that does not make it right. Every dealing, (and every dealer), should be given the benefit of being a unique situation. Having worked in the retail new car business, that's a huge and stupid mistake on the part of the dealer. The minute that VIN numbers don't match, you have the wrong car. A dealer might have a dozen red Civics or Accords, VINs are always physically checked when doing transaction paperwork.