Stupid woman.
Did she get the car checked out with CarFax?
That’s what I did before I bought my used car.
It checks for maintenance history, water damage and accident damage - stuff your used car salesman won’t tell you.
You get peace of mind when you buy a used car. I consider it important to do your homework before you buy a used car.
If you buy a used car, and one year later the engine blows, the dealer you brought it from shouldn’t be on the hook unless there’s an extended warranty. Carfax isn’t going to predict something a year in advance. In this case, it sure seems like BMW Canada should make it good (low miles, barely out of warranty, known problem). They may known something about the car’s treatment by the buyer not mentioned here.
CarFax is notoriously unreliable. We use it, but also be careful as it doesn’t uncover anything. I wouldn’t call her “stupid.”
My daughter bought a Ford Escape. Clean Carfax except for cosmetic damage on the rear lift gate. AAA did a thorough inspection (I followed the guy around the car and under it) and there were zero signs of any damage. Looks like the lift gate might have been lightly tapped backing up, but no misalignments anywhere and no sigh of slipped bolted joints.
A couple weeks ago, the transmission interlock to steering started acting up intermittently. Ford claims a soft drink was spilled on the console causing the problem, so not covered by warranty. My daughter doesn’t drink anything with sugar and hasn’t spilled anything in the car. Here we go, battling the after market warranty company. Aaarrrghhh!