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Used car salesman pulled light out of my cars dash to hide flaws?
I bought a 1997 Dodge Stratus ES in April 2012 for 1,500. - as is - from a large reputable new/used car lot in Philadelphia. Now July 16-2012 and its been in the shop more times than i have driven it.
I have spent over 4,000.00 in repairs so far and i am still finding more problems.
2 major questions about the sale of this car.
1. i found out later that it failed inspection because the EGR valve was flipped upside down to cover up that it was cracked so it was leaking. I am from NJ and it failed.
2. I also failed inspection because the check engine light bulb was pulled out so to cover up any flaws so the car would sell. i put the bulb back in and the light stayed on with 3 codes coming on.
Can any of these 2 problems be argued in court? If so could I win? If so how much, since i spent over 4,000. in repairs in about 3 months and hardly drove it? Receipts as proof.
it was advertised on autotrader.com as running well and in good condition.
Bought as is, with NO warrenty
i thought it would not matter who removed the check engine light bulb. I thought if that lot is selling it, they have to make sure that the light works before they sell that car. So the lot selling the car is responsible for not having the light working for the buyer.
4 Answers
- Anonymous9 years agoFavorite Answer
What did you think "as is" meant ?
Unless your state has some kind of law that says it must pass inspection, you are SOL.
You cant prove the salesman did ANYTHING.
Its a 16 year old $1500 as-is car. You got what you paid for.
That said, most new car dealers will not sell such cheap cars because its bad for their reputation. Im very surprised they did.
And if you spent $4000 on it you need a new brain.
You aren't going to court and if you did, you would be throwing good money after bad as you would lose.
But you arent getting your money back or a dime out of the dealer.
- Scott HLv 79 years ago
You have no case. Primary reason is it's a 16 year old car that you purchased "as is/no warranty". That means you have no recourse against the seller and you accepted the car in whatever condition it was in at the time of sale. Second reason is you can't prove who removed the check engine light. It could have been the dealer, it could have been the previous owner - who knows?
- rogerLv 79 years ago
and you know of course most dealers buy cars CHEAP AT AN AUCTION. what is your response after dragging this guy to court and he says I bought the car at an auction your honor? you will be sol dude sorry but it happens day in and day out. did you take the car to a good mechanic and have a good inspection done BEFORE YOU BOUGHT IT? DID YOU TEST drive the car for 40 minutes to an hour before buyiing it and make sure everything in the car worked before you bought it? sometimes you have to do the bare minimum and stop depending on some sleazy greasy car dealer ace ok?
- 9 years ago
Well, if there was any warranty policy on your car, you may be able to try that. Otherwise, it was false advertisement of the vehicle you purchased. If He sold it to you saying it ran well and there was no problems, he lied to you. You didn't receive the item advertised. There may
Be something to look into here.
