Too bad for your unfortunate experience
I bought a 2001 Proton from CarMax last December. Had it shipped from Las Vegas to DC. One look and I had to buy it. It looked brand new; could not have been in better shape the day it rolled out of the showroom. It only had 26K miles and I"ve added about 4K without a singe problem or complaint. Guess it depends a lot on who you buy from