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Submitted 284 days ago...

chrisb

chrisb

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Someone please help answer please

I just sighned a contract to buy a used car yesterday, and already it broke down on me and isnt strating, I was wondering if I have the legal right to get out of this contract within 3 days, and if this would fall under the lemon law since they are selling me a car and it is already broke down. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE help answer. Thank you.

 
 
 
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Submitted 284 days ago...

Jodi-Mesa

Jodi-Mesa

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I don't know what state you are in, but there is a lemon law:

http://www.lemonlawamerica.com/

See if that helps. Good luck - and for future reference, you should never buy a used car that the dealer/seller won't let you have looked over by a mechanic that YOU pick and that YOU trust.

 

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Submitted 284 days ago...

sidelko

sidelko

Brain (3,031)

I would check to see if your car applies as a lemon.

otherwise I would go back to the dealer and tell them the situation and that you want out.


just as a rule of thumb, always get a used car checked out by a third party mechanic before buying it.

 

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Submitted 283 days ago...

esber01

esber01

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If on the bill of sale the vehicle is sold as is then you are stck with it.

 

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Submitted 283 days ago...

sidelko

sidelko

Brain (3,031)

And every used car is sold as is.

it is much harder to get out of a car you bought that is bad, then to not buy the bad car to begin with.

 

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Submitted 43 days ago...

ljord_1959

ljord_1959

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I bought a car from a private owner and to days later i took the car to auto mech. and he said the motor was going out does that fall under the lemon law

 

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Submitted 43 days ago...

Susu

Susu

Professor (1,358)

If you buy a used car that says "As Is" on the car or in the paperwork, you are stuck with it. There really aren't any lemon laws to protect you on used cars. Except: If there is still a manufacturers warranty left on the vehicle, the vehicle was "Certified" by the Manufacturer (in which case it came with a short Manufacturer's Warranty, typically 1 year), the vehicle has been proved to have had mechanical problems prior to you purchasing it and known to the seller (hard to prove), was previously salvaged or wrecked, the odometer was illegally rolled back, or if the car was stolen, stripped and/or rebuilt, and then sold. The only other thing that may apply is if there was a recall on that model at any time. Other than that, you are more than likely going to have to "eat" this one. Just remember, "Caveat emptor" or "Buyer Beware".

Good luck,

Susu

 
 

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