If the manufacturer says the dealer is not authorized, and if the dealer ssys that they are authorized, then one of them is wrong. Now who is more likely to know whether there is a manufacturer's warranty or not? I would think it would be the person who is actually honouring the warranty, i.e. the manufacturer.
I would buy nothing from a business that lied to me on such a fundamental point. If they lied to you about that, what else have they lied about?
I would buy nothing from a business that lied to me on such a fundamental point. If they lied to you about that, what else have they lied about?