michael, 1st off if you think that Pemberton is any different in disclosing paintwork and is an "ASSET" then you are sadly mistaken. i'm sure he is a nice guy and gives you all perfect cars for $.01 over what he paid. get real!!
i am not a car salesman, i never could do it. i am not a fast talking thief. i market all of our cars on the internet.
i am not surprised at you people for being concerned, i just think you, as do retail consumers, make too big of a deal over it. is the car worth less than retail if it has, yes of course it is. go to any, and i mean any, car dealer and ask them to tell you which and every car on thier lot has had paintwork, if it was in an accident, and where the damage was. i guarantee you that no one will do it, not pemberton, not bob's corner used car sales, no one!
teal viper-as for the whole s2000 thing, how old was it and how many miles were on it when you went to trade it in. honestly, right now an 00 s2000 is not worth over 20k wholesale with low miles. they only retail in the lower 20's. if it was the day after you bought it, then you were being ripped off, but if it was recently, then i don't think anyone was trying to screw you.
guys, overall, i can understand your concern, i have been in this business for almost 10 years and it just seems like normal everyday talk. and to hear it from outsider's really makes it sound much worse than it is. if the car is fixed correctly, then i can't see a reason to worry, honestly. not trying to make any enimies here, just giving the opinion of someone who does this everyday. you all can think what you want about this car, but i don't think that the dealer is doing anything intentionally deceiving or to put harm to anyone else. he may be nieve about the whole thing and not know its history and maybe next time he will not put "never in an accident" if he doesn't know. but just so that you all know, this post has spurred dozens of emails to him about this car's history.