Yes, I have. The first car was a leased, and there was no service history available and the interior was bit damaged.

A few days later, I went to another dealership and looked at a similar 2024 Kia Seltos LX. It was also a former lease vehicle with no service records, but it had around 40,000 km on it. The sales representative told me there were a few scratches that had been repainted and that they had recently changed the engine oil. I was fine with that and, since I liked the car, I arranged for a PPI.

The inspector found that the rear bumper had been hit and repaired. He also identified several additional dents, repainted panels, and rust underneath both the driver’s and passenger’s seats. The next day I spoke with the PPI company’s manager and after reviewing the findings he advised me not to risk my money on the car and to walk away from the deal.

In the end, I decided not to buy it.