Texas Direct Auto WATCH OUT!!! This business will rip you off if you are not educated! Houston, Texas

Texas Direct Auto is NOT a Chevy dealer, that is why I took it to the dealer to have the pre sale  inspection and certainly they bear some of the blame, since I took it to them to be sure it was sound. Secondly, Pirelli P-zero's, the same model I have are warrantied for 45,000. I am a highway driver and baby my car so to think the tread should be worn or to say that tires SHOULD be replaced at 20,000 miles is naive at best. I do not race.

Finally, are you serious? Double sided tape is not EVER to be used as the sole material to hang a bumper kit. Texas Direct may or may not have put on the bumper kit, they won't say, but...they sold it to me. You are right. It was slightly used but this does not give any excuse for that practice. I should have bought from a Chevy dealer and at least they would have to fix the problem.

21,000 miles on the original tires on an SS? Not bad These are "High performance" tires and wear very quick in normal use. A moderate user like me would expect to change them out more often than this. You can get replacements that will not grip as well and last considerably longer.

The other problems are not unusual. The car is used.

You saaid the "Aftermarket work was done by them". This I doubt, a Chev dealer can by GM parts cheap enough that aftermarket parts are not needed unless it is a custom look part. Then this is the trade off, tape instead of screws is common.

What I think happened is when the dealer took it on trade it looked fine, they did a mechanical inspection and it checked out.

The previous owner damaged both bumpers and had them replaced, if it was done under insurance he had no choice but to accept less expensive aftermarket replacements.

It is a used car, is operating normally and you were not ripped off by the dealer.

The fact that the body shop did substandard work installing aftermarket parts sucks though.

You really should figure out who they are and report them.