Legal Question in Consumer Law in Washington

Rebuilt Title Fraud

In march of this year, my husband and I bought a used 1997 Subaru Outback from a dealership in Shoreline, WA. We paid only 4800 and the car appeared to be in very good condition, so we thought we got a great deal. A week later, the alternator died, but we didn't agree to a warrenty of any kind, so we chalked it up to bad luck and had it fixed. Today, while organizing papers, we opened the title we were mailed, and were surprised to see ''WA REBUILT'' written across it in large block letters. We checked back through all our purchase paperwork for any disclosure of this fact, to find absolutely nothing. We called the dealer in question, who told us they had no idea the car was a rebuild, impressed upon us their desire to avoid court proceedings, and asked us to name our compensation. We realize from looking it up that we were supposed to be notified the car was a rebuild at purchase, and that this is a serious offense on the dealer's part. Where do we go from here? I am wary of accepting cash from the dealer, in case of later safety concerns that may arise from whatever happened to the car. We purchased a CARFAX report that says the car was a salvage, but no other info is available so we don't know what happened to it. Help?

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