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Do car dealers have to disclose if a car was a rental?
I live in Indiana and purchased a 2007 Ford Focus from a car lot in Kentucky.
Since the day we bought the car, we've only been getting 18 mpg and we've already had part of the transmission rebuilt (luckily factorty warranty paid for that). Currently, the car is back in the shop having the fuel mileage checked which their test also revealed that it's only getting 18 mpg in the city, which, as I was told, is poor for that car. So, they're working on figuring out what the problem is because it's not giving off any codes.
When we got our title work at the end of last month, I realized that a fleet company had owned the car so I now suspect that we purchased a rental car. I thought I read some where that they have to disclose that, but now I can't find that and I want some sort of legal recourse if we continue having problems with this car.
Does any one know?
6 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Mad Jack is correct. I would rather buy a used fleet car than a personally owned one. I know you think of most rental cars are driven hard because the renters are not the cars owner. But, most rental cars are driven on the highway as much or more than in town and the fleet cars are better maintained than most privately owned cars. The problems you are having has nothing to do with the fact that the car was fleet owned. Good luck. I know you will get the bugs worked out. Glad you still have some warranty left.
- Mad JackLv 71 decade ago
They do not have to disclose the prior owner. The reason you can not find this is that it doesn't exist.
By the way, it is usually better when purchasing a used car to get a program car (fleet car) than a normal used car. With a normal used car, you have no idea on how the previous owner maintained it. Fleet cars are usually well maintained with all of the scheduled maintenance completed on time.
- 5 years ago
No. there is particularly no distinction between a former condo vehicle or a vehicle owned by way of a new child that extra pizzas for a dwelling. The dealership would not would desire to demonstrate previous possession information.
- 1 decade ago
You can get a CAR-FAX for a fee from the vin number, this will tell you all the information on repairs and if the car was a fleet car.
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
when spending 15 or 20 K a carfax at 25 dollars is a good deal
- Anonymous5 years ago
Interesting, I was wondering the same thing myself
